ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
Effects of Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Program in Patients with Long COVID-19: Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation (PCR SIRIO 8) Study.
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- Effects of Exercise-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Long COVID: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- A Descriptive Pilot Assessment of Simple Outpatient Functional Measures Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults with Chronic Diseases.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Long covid and general practice: a survey of patients in the Republic of Ireland.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- A longitudinal evaluation of the community-based rehabilitation support programme for Post-COVID-19 condition in Hong Kong.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Post-COVID-19 Muscle Weakness and Recovery Patterns After Mild-to-Moderate Infection: A Retrospective Analysis of a Structured Rehabilitation Program Using the MRC Scale.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Depression, but Not Fatigue, Improves as Part of Multimodal Post-COVID Rehabilitation.Psychotherapy and psychosomatics · 2026Article
- Assessment and management of post-COVID-19 pulmonary complications: a rapid review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Review
- Rehabilitation strategies for long COVID: integrating human factors engineering.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Quality of Life and Functional Status in Individuals with Persistent Post-COVID Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Comparison by Reported Rehabilitation.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Towards consensus: The need for standardised definitions in Long (post) COVID care in 34 European countries.The European journal of general practice · 2025Article
- Development and Validation of the German Version of the Modified COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRSm).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Physical Function Differences by COVID-19 Status: A Cross-sectional Analysis From the RECOVER Adult Cohort.Physical therapy · 2025Observational
- Hybrid Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Cardiorespiratory Exercise Fitness in Formerly Hospitalised Long COVID Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Improvement of Fatigue and Body Composition in Women with Long COVID After Non-Aerobic Therapeutic Exercise Program.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Superficial Neuromodulation in Dysautonomia in Women with Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Pilot Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- No impairment of maximal oxygen uptake in patients diagnosed with long COVID?European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Impact of underlying diseases and complications on COVID-19 mortality in South Korea: analysis of national health insurance service data.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation interventions and outcomes for post-COVID condition: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Up to 80% of COVID-19 survivors experience prolonged symptoms known as long COVID-19. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program in patients with long COVID-19. The rehabilitation program was composed of physical training (aerobic, resistance, and breathing exercises), education, and group psychotherapy. After 6 weeks of rehabilitation in 97 patients with long COVID-19, body composition analysis revealed a significant decrease of abdominal fatty tissue (from 2.75 kg to 2.5 kg; p = 0.0086) with concomitant increase in skeletal muscle mass (from 23.2 kg to 24.2 kg; p = 0.0104). Almost 80% of participants reported dyspnea improvement assessed with the modified Medical Research Council scale. Patients’ physical capacity assessed with the 6 Minute Walking Test increased from 320 to 382.5 m (p < 0.0001), the number of repetitions in the 30 s Chair Stand Test improved from 13 to 16 (p < 0.0001), as well as physical fitness in the Short Physical Performance Battery Test from 14 to 16 (p < 0.0001). The impact of fatigue on everyday functioning was reduced in the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale from 37 to 27 (p < 0.0001). Cardiopulmonary exercise test did not show any change. The multidisciplinary rehabilitation program has improved body composition, dyspnea, fatigue and physical capacity in long COVID-19 patients.
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