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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2026

Long-term outcomes following a pulmonary telerehabilitation trial for people with respiratory post-acute sequelae of COVID: a 12-month follow-up study.

Jack M Reeves, Lisa M Spencer, Ling-Ling Tsai, Andrew J Baillie, Joshua Bishop, Amanda McAnulty, Yuna Han, Regina Leung, Jennifer A Alison

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Jack M ReevesSydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Graduate School of Health, Faculty of Health, The University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Physiotherapy Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. jack.reeves@uts.edu.au.
Lisa M SpencerSydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Physiotherapy Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Ling-Ling TsaiSydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Physiotherapy Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Andrew J BaillieSydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Professorial Unit, Allied Health, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Joshua BishopPhysiotherapy Department, Balmain Hospital, NSW, Australia.
Amanda McAnultyPhysiotherapy Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Yuna HanSydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Physiotherapy Department, Canterbury Hospital, NSW, Australia.
Regina LeungPhysiotherapy Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Thoracic Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Jennifer A AlisonSydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Professorial Unit, Allied Health, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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Abstract

objectiveTo determine whether changes in physical and psychological outcomes occurred in the 12 months following completion of a randomized controlled trial comparing a 4-week pulmonary telerehabilitation programme with a control group of usual care in people with respiratory post-acute sequelae of COVID.

methodsThis was a prospective, observational, multi-site, assessor-blinded study. PRIMARY OUTCOME: 1-minute sit-to-stand test. SECONDARY OUTCOMES: 5-repetition sit-to-stand test; Montreal Cognitive Assessment; COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale; COPD Assessment Test; 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; Fatigue Severity Scale; and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. All outcomes were assessed at baseline and 12 months following randomized controlled trial participation. All participants were analysed as a single group at 12 months, given there were no significant differences in the randomized controlled trial.

resultsOf 50 participants enrolled in the randomized controlled trial, 29 (58%) participated in the 12-month follow-up. Compared with baseline, at the 12-month follow-up there was no statistically significant improvement in the primary outcome of the 1-min sit-to-stand test (1.5 points, CI: -1.3 to 4.2), yet statistically significant differences in the 5-repetition sit-to-stand test (-1.4 seconds CI: -2.7 to -0.1), COPD Assessment Test (-4.1 points CI: -6.8 to -1.4), and some domains of SF-36 and COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale.

conclusionThis study demonstrated that people reporting respiratory post-acute sequelae of COVID experienced some recovery at 12 months, despite not improving initially during a 4-week pulmonary telerehabilitation programme or control period.

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