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ArticleInternational journal of telerehabilitation2021

Telerehabilitation is Effective to Recover Functionality and Increase Skeletal Muscle Mass Index in COVID-19 Survivors.

Jorge Cancino-López, Patricio Zarricueta Vergara, Bárbara Leyton Dinamarca, Pedro Figueroa Contreras, Luis Miño Cárcamo, Nicolás Cartagena Ibarra, Johana Soto-Sánchez

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Article in International journal of telerehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jorge Cancino-LópezExercise Physiology and Metabolism Laboratory, Medicine Faculty, Finis Terrae University, Santiago, Chile.
Patricio Zarricueta VergaraSports Corporation of Florida, Chile.
Bárbara Leyton DinamarcaInstitute Of Nutrition And Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Pedro Figueroa ContrerasSports Corporation of Florida, Chile.
Luis Miño CárcamoSports Corporation of Florida, Chile.
Nicolás Cartagena IbarraInstitute Of Nutrition And Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Johana Soto-SánchezDepartment of Physical Activity, Faculty of Sciences of Physical Activity and Sports, Research Laboratory in Physical Activity and Sport. University of Playa Ancha, Valparaiso, Chile.
Production Development Corporation · CLUniversity of Chile · CLFinis Terrae University · CLUniversidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación · CL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a telerehabilitation program for COVID-19 survivors on their functionality, aerobic capacity, upper-lower body strength and skeletal muscle mass index. Methods: Fifty patients (22 M); age 54.1±15.4 who became ill with COVID-19 during 2020 completed a 24-session telerehabilitation program. The following measures were taken: Barthel's index, two minutes step test (2MST), elbow flexion one-repetition maximal (1RM), short physical performance battery (SPPB), hand grip strength, 30-second chair stand, skeletal muscle index (SMI), body fat percentage, resting pulse, arterial blood pressure, and pulse oximetry. Results: There was a significant increase in the Barthel index (p≤0.0001), 2MST (p≤0.0001), 1RM elbow flexion (p≤0.0001), SPPB (p≤0.0001), hand grip strength (p≤0.0001), 30-second chair stand (p≤0.000l), and SMI (p≤0.0001). Conclusion: A 24 session in-home telerehabilitation program promoted the recovery of physical independence and increases in skeletal muscle mass index and physical fitness.

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Barthel indexCOVID-19Hand grip strengthPhysical therapySkeletal muscle massTelerehabilitation

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PMID35646231
PMCPMC9098132
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