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ArticleViruses2023

Clinical and Biomarker Profile Responses to Rehabilitation Treatment in Patients with Long COVID Characterized by Chronic Fatigue.

Jessica Binetti, Monica Real, Marcela Renzulli, Laia Bertran, David Riesco, Carles Perpiñan, Alba Mohedano, Rosa San Segundo, Marta Ortiz, José Antonio Porras and 2 more

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Article in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica BinettiGEMMAIR Research Group, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV), Rovira i Virgili University (URV), 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
Monica RealInternal Medicine Unit, Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
Marcela RenzulliRehabilitation Unit, Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
Laia BertranGEMMAIR Research Group, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV), Rovira i Virgili University (URV), 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9052-1368
David RiescoGEMMAIR Research Group, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV), Rovira i Virgili University (URV), 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
Carles PerpiñanCatalan Institute for Health (ICS), 43202 Reus, Spain.
Alba MohedanoInternal Medicine Unit, Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0009-0005-0732-6868
Rosa San SegundoRehabilitation Unit, Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
Marta OrtizRehabilitation Unit, Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
José Antonio PorrasGEMMAIR Research Group, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV), Rovira i Virgili University (URV), 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
Daniela Rosanna PinedaRehabilitation Unit, Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
Teresa AuguetGEMMAIR Research Group, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV), Rovira i Virgili University (URV), 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0396-6428
Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona · ESInstitut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long COVID (LC) syndrome is a complex multiorgan symptom that persists beyond >12 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection. The most frequently associated symptom is fatigue. Physical activity and exercise are recommended, although specific studies are lacking. The objectives of the present work are to analyze the impact of a supervised exercise program on the clinical evolution of LC with fatigue patients and to identify whether certain circulating biomarkers could predict the response to rehabilitation. The rehabilitation treatment response was analyzed in 14 women diagnosed with LC and fatigue, based on the changes in the 6 min walk test and Borg/Fatigue Impact scales. Patients who showed improvement in the meters walked were considered "responders" to the therapy. A total of 65% of patients responded to the exercise program, with an improvement in the meters walked and in oxygen saturation, with stability in the percentage of meters walked. Participants with obesity and those double-vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 presented a lower degree of fatigue. LC patients presented a favorable response to a supervised exercise program. Differences in creatinine and protein levels were observed between rehabilitation therapy "responders" and "nonresponders". A good state of protein nutrition was related to a better rehabilitation response. The results are promising regarding possible predictive biomarkers of rehabilitation response, such as creatinine.

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COVID-19Fatigue Syndrome, ChronicCreatinineFemaleHumansPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeSARS-CoV-2Creatininebiomarkerschronic fatiguelong COVIDphysical rehabilitationSARS-CoV-2

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PMID37515140
PMCPMC10384083
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