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ArticleJournal of physiotherapy2022

Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting and beyond: an update to clinical practice recommendations.

Peter Thomas, Claire Baldwin, Lisa Beach, Bernie Bissett, Ianthe Boden, Sherene Magana Cruz, Rik Gosselink, Catherine L Granger, Carol Hodgson, Anne E Holland and 7 more

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Article in Journal of physiotherapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 15 institutions in 3 countries.

Peter ThomasDepartment of Physiotherapy, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Electronic address: PeterJ.Thomas@health.qld.gov.au.
Claire BaldwinCaring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
Lisa BeachDepartment of Physiotherapy, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Bernie BissettDiscipline of Physiotherapy, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia; Physiotherapy Department, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia.
Ianthe BodenPhysiotherapy Department, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.
Sherene Magana CruzAustralian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Rik GosselinkDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Critical Care, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Catherine L GrangerDepartment of Physiotherapy, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Carol HodgsonAustralian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia.
Anne E HollandCentral Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Departments of Physiotherapy and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
Alice Ym JonesSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Michelle E KhoSchool of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada; The Research Institute of St Joe's, Hamilton, Canada.
Lisa van der LeePhysiotherapy Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia.
Rachael MosesNHS Leadership Academy, Leadership and Lifelong Learning, People Directorate, NHS England and Improvement, London, UK.
George NtoumenopoulosDepartment of Physiotherapy, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Selina M ParryDepartment of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Shane PatmanFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences & Physiotherapy, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth, Australia.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUAustralian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society · AUFiona Stanley Hospital · AUFlinders University · AUKU Leuven · BEMonash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre · AUNHS EnglandRoyal Brisbane and Women's Hospital · AUSt. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton · CASt Vincent's Hospital Melbourne · AUThe University of Notre Dame Australia · AUThe University of Queensland · AUUniversity of Canberra · AUUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This document provides an update to the recommendations for physiotherapy management for adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the acute hospital setting. It includes: physiotherapy workforce planning and preparation; a screening tool for determining requirement for physiotherapy; and recommendations for the use of physiotherapy treatments and personal protective equipment. New advice and recommendations are provided on: workload management; staff health, including vaccination; providing clinical education; personal protective equipment; interventions, including awake proning, mobilisation and rehabilitation in patients with hypoxaemia. Additionally, recommendations for recovery after COVID-19 have been added, including roles that physiotherapy can offer in the management of post-COVID syndrome. The updated guidelines are intended for use by physiotherapists and other relevant stakeholders caring for adult patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 in the acute care setting and beyond.

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COVID-19HospitalsHumansPersonal Protective EquipmentPhysical Therapy ModalitiesSARS-CoV-2CoronavirusCOVID-19Physical therapy

Identifiers

PMID34953756
PMCPMC8695547
OpenAlexW4200249506

What Socratic holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.