Early experiences of rehabilitation for individuals post-COVID to improve fatigue, breathlessness exercise capacity and cognition

Early experiences of rehabilitation for individuals post-COVID to improve fatigue, breathlessness exercise capacity and cognition – A cohort study

Published:2021-01-01 Issue: Volume:18 Page:147997312110156
ISSN:1479-9731
Container-title:Chronic Respiratory Disease
language:en
Short-container-title:Chron Respir Dis

Author:

Daynes Enya¹²^ORCID,Gerlis Charlotte¹,Chaplin Emma¹,Gardiner Nikki¹,Singh Sally J¹²

Affiliation:

1. Centre of Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK

2. Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Abstract

Individuals with lasting symptoms of COVID-19 should be offered a comprehensive recovery programme. 30 individuals (mean[SD] age 58[16]) that completed a 6 week, twice supervised rehabilitation programme demonstrated statistically significant improvements in exercise capacity, respiratory symptoms, fatigue and cognition. Participants improved by 112 m on the Incremental Shuttle Walking Test and 544 seconds on the Endurance Shuttle Walking Test. There were no serious adverse events recorded, and there were no dropouts related to symptom worsening. COVID-19 rehabilitation appears feasible and significantly improves clinical outcomes.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/14799731211015691

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