Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Effectiveness of a Three-Week Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for Patients after COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Study.
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- Evidence-based position paper on physical and rehabilitation medicine professional practice for persons with COVID-19, including post COVID-19 condition: the European PRM position (UEMS PRM Section).European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Guideline
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- Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Post-Viral Syndromes, Including Long COVID: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence, risk factors and treatments for post-COVID-19 breathlessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Approaches on Dyspnea, Exercise Capacity, Fatigue, Lung Functions, and Quality of Life in Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic Review of COVID-19-Related Physical Activity-Based Rehabilitations: Benefits to Be Confirmed by More Robust Methodological Approaches.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of comprehensive rehabilitation for functional recovery and symptom reduction in long COVID: results from a six‑month randomised controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Improving the care of people affected by post-COVID syndrome (LCovB):study protocol of a mixed-methods study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Physiotherapy interventions in post- and long-COVID-19: a scoping review of the literature up to February 2023.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The Effort, Dyspnea, and Cooperation Scores in Mild and Moderate Post-COVID-19 Patients: Results of a Retrospective Study.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2025Article
- Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation program in a community based hospital in California.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Investigation and analysis of rehabilitation therapists' current situation in Hunan province after the COVID-19 epidemic: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
- Identifying Factors That Might Affect Outcomes of Exercise-Based Therapies in Long-COVID.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Impact of post-COVID symptoms on activity and participation of women and men.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Optimizing cardiopulmonary rehabilitation duration for long COVID patients: an exercise physiology monitoring approach.GeroScience · 2024Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Functional Capacity and Pulmonary Outcomes in the Hail Region: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Pulmonary rehabilitation in follow-up and inpatient rehabilitation for Long COVID: twelve months of follow-up.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Observational
- Device-assessed physical activity and sleep quality of post-COVID patients undergoing a rehabilitation program.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Evidence of quality of life for hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a scoping review.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024Article
- Practical Recommendations for Exercise Training in Patients with Long COVID with or without Post-exertional Malaise: A Best Practice Proposal.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
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Abstract
For COVID-19 patients who remain symptomatic after the acute phase, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is recommended. However, only a few studies have investigated the effectiveness of PR, especially considering the duration between the acute phase of COVID-19 and the onset of rehabilitation, as well as the initial severity. This prospective observational study evaluated the efficacy of PR in patients after COVID-19. A total of 120 still-symptomatic patients referred for PR after overcoming acute COVID-19 were asked to participate, of whom 108 (mean age 55.6 ± 10.1 years, 45.4% female) consented. The patients were assigned to three groups according to the time of referral and initial disease severity (severe acute; severe after interval; mild after interval). The primary outcome was dyspnea. Secondary outcomes included other respiratory disease symptoms, physical capacity, lung function, fatigue, quality of life (QoL), depression, and anxiety. Furthermore, patients rated the overall effectiveness of PR and their subjective change in health status. At the end of PR, we detected improvements with large effect sizes in exertional dyspnea, physical capacity, QoL, fatigue, and depression in the overall group. Other parameters changed with small to medium effect sizes. PR was effective after acute COVID-19 in all three groups analyzed.
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