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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

How a Developing Country Faces COVID-19 Rehabilitation: The Chilean Experience.

Rodrigo Torres-Castro, Ximena Neculhueque-Zapata, Katherina Hrzic-Miranda, Ruvistay Gutiérrez-Arias, Raúl Valenzuela-Suazo, Cristobal Castro-Acuña, Marianela Ríos-Quevedo, Camilo Águila-Villanueva, Pamela Seron

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Rodrigo Torres-CastroDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Ximena Neculhueque-ZapataDepartment of Rehabilitation and Disability, Subsecretary of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Santiago, Chile.
Katherina Hrzic-MirandaDepartment of Rehabilitation and Disability, Subsecretary of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Santiago, Chile.
Ruvistay Gutiérrez-AriasServicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Instituto Nacional del Tórax, Santiago, Chile.
Raúl Valenzuela-SuazoDepartment of Rehabilitation and Disability, Subsecretary of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Santiago, Chile.
Cristobal Castro-AcuñaDepartment of Rehabilitation and Disability, Subsecretary of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Santiago, Chile.
Marianela Ríos-QuevedoDepartment of Rehabilitation and Disability, Subsecretary of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Santiago, Chile.
Camilo Águila-VillanuevaDepartment of Rehabilitation and Disability, Subsecretary of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Santiago, Chile.
Pamela SeronInternal Medicine Department and CIGES, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
Ministry of Health · CLUniversidad Andrés Bello · CLUniversidad de La Frontera · CLUniversity of Chile · CL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has been one of the most significant challenges to public health in recent decades. The heterogeneity of government responses and the varying preparedness of health systems has determined that the pandemic's impact differs from country to country. Chile is no stranger to the challenges posed by rehabilitation in a developing country. We aimed to describe the approach to rehabilitation during the pandemic in Chile in the public health system since rehabilitation is considered a relevant health strategy from the prevention to management of complications, mitigation of sequelae, or new complications associated with COVID-19. For this, a descriptive study was conducted on the rehabilitation strategies implemented by Chile to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis includes the context of the Chilean health system and the matrix of access to rehabilitation services in COVID-19. The Health Ministry (MINSAL) rehabilitation strategy includes five central axes: approaches, specific lines, transversal lines, intervention, and funding. Additionally, the policies were based and supported by the WHO recommendations. Intensive care unit beds were increased approximately 68%, and the primary care response was the reconversion of function depending on the epidemiological context. During the 2021-2022 period, the estimated number of people diagnosed with a post-COVID-19 condition was 80,528. With this, we can conclude that a developing country has managed to coordinate a rehabilitation policy for people with COVID-19 by generating a structure of the different health system levels. However, the effectiveness of this policy will need to be evaluated in the future.

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COVID-19PandemicsChileDeveloping CountriesHumansSARS-CoV-2COVID-19developing countryhealth policyhealth servicesrehabilitation

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