Trial reportJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia2023
Effects of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program with and without telecoaching on health-related outcomes in COVID-19 survivors: a randomized controlled clinical study.
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- Effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training and multicomponent physical training in patients with post-COVID conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of rehabilitation interventions for old adults with long COVID: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Journal of global health · 2024Pooled it
- Rehabilitation Interventions for Physical Capacity and Quality of Life in Adults With Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with long COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseasePooled it
- Symptom-based rehabilitation in people with post-COVID-19 condition (RELOAD study): a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open respiratory research · 2026Trial
- Telerehabilitation with breathing exercises as a strategy to improve functional capacity of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: randomized clinical trial.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Trial
- Evaluating the feasibility and preliminary effects of a group-based telerehabilitation program in individuals with persistent dyspnea after COVID-19 (TEPCO): a pilot randomized controlled study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Corrigendum to 'Effects of therapeutic interventions on long COVID: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials'.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Targeting dyspnoea through exercise intensity: insights from pulmonary rehabilitation and beyond, a narrative review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Effects of therapeutic interventions on long COVID: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Hybrid Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Cardiorespiratory Exercise Fitness in Formerly Hospitalised Long COVID Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Multimodal Web-Based Telerehabilitation for Patients With Post-COVID-19 Condition: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Efficacy of remote respiratory rehabilitation in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and factors affecting acute exacerbation.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Telerehabilitation Protocols for Improving Functionality in Post-COVID-19 Patients.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Take Fatigue or Fatigues into Account in Physiotherapy Interventions? A Rapid Scoping Review.Physical therapy research · 2025Review
- Rehabilitative interventions in patients with persistent post COVID-19 symptoms-a review of recent advances and future perspectives.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2024Review
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- Effects of a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programme on submaximal exercise in Tunisian patients with long-COVID19: A randomized clinical trial.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Does virtual professional support improve the effectiveness of home pulmonary rehabilitation?Authors' ReplyEffects of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program with and without telecoaching on health-related outcomes in COVID-19 survivors a randomized controlled clinical studyCorrect use of repeated measures analysis of variance.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2023Article
- Hardiness and Zoom Fatigue on Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Indonesia During Online Learning.Advances in medical education and practice · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the effects of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program with and without telecoaching on health-related outcomes in COVID-19 survivors.
methodsA total of 42 COVID-19 patients who completed medical treatment were randomly divided into two groups: the study (telecoaching) group (n = 21) and the control (no telecoaching) group (n = 21). Both groups participated in an 8-week home-based PR program including education, breathing exercises, strength training, and regular walking. The study group received phone calls from a physiotherapist once a week. Both groups of patients were assessed before and after the program by means of the following: pulmonary function tests; the modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale; the six-minute walk test; extremity muscle strength measurement; the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (to assess disease-related quality of life); the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36, to assess overall quality of life); and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
resultsIn both groups, there were significant improvements in the following: FVC; the six-minute walk distance; right and left deltoid muscle strength; Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire activity domain, impact domain, and total scores; and SF-36 social functioning, role-physical, role-emotional, and bodily pain domain scores (p < 0.05). Decreases in daily-life dyspnea, exertional dyspnea, and exertional fatigue were significant in the study group (p < 0.05), and the improvement in SF-36 social functioning domain scores was greater in the study group (p < 0.05).
conclusionsA home-based PR program with telecoaching increases social functioning and decreases daily-life dyspnea, exertional dyspnea, and exertional fatigue in COVID-19 survivors in comparison with a home-based PR program without telecoaching.
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