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Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused distress for healthcare providers due to the respiratory problems it causes, among others. In this situation, rehabilitation of the respiratory system has been suggested and implemented in different COVID-19 patients. This study evaluated the feasibility and effectiv...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8306449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34299962 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147511 |
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author | Gonzalez-Gerez, Juan Jose Saavedra-Hernandez, Manuel Anarte-Lazo, Ernesto Bernal-Utrera, Carlos Perez-Ale, Manuel Rodriguez-Blanco, Cleofas |
author_facet | Gonzalez-Gerez, Juan Jose Saavedra-Hernandez, Manuel Anarte-Lazo, Ernesto Bernal-Utrera, Carlos Perez-Ale, Manuel Rodriguez-Blanco, Cleofas |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic has caused distress for healthcare providers due to the respiratory problems it causes, among others. In this situation, rehabilitation of the respiratory system has been suggested and implemented in different COVID-19 patients. This study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel program based on breathing exercises through telerehabilitation tools in COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptomatology in the acute stage. Forty subjects were randomized in an experimental group, based on pulmonary rehabilitation, and in a control group, of which the subjects did not perform physical activity. Thirty-eight subjects, with nineteen in each group, completed the one-week intervention. We performed measurements using the Six-Minute Walk Test, Multidimensional Dyspnoea-12, Thirty-Second Sit-To-Stand Test, and Borg Scale. Both groups were comparable at baseline. Significant differences were found for all of the outcome measures in favour of the experimental group. Ninety percent adherence was found in our program. A one-week telerehabilitation program based on respiratory exercises is effective, safe, and feasible in COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptomatology in the acute stage. |
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spelling | pubmed-83064492021-07-25 Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study Gonzalez-Gerez, Juan Jose Saavedra-Hernandez, Manuel Anarte-Lazo, Ernesto Bernal-Utrera, Carlos Perez-Ale, Manuel Rodriguez-Blanco, Cleofas Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The COVID-19 pandemic has caused distress for healthcare providers due to the respiratory problems it causes, among others. In this situation, rehabilitation of the respiratory system has been suggested and implemented in different COVID-19 patients. This study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel program based on breathing exercises through telerehabilitation tools in COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptomatology in the acute stage. Forty subjects were randomized in an experimental group, based on pulmonary rehabilitation, and in a control group, of which the subjects did not perform physical activity. Thirty-eight subjects, with nineteen in each group, completed the one-week intervention. We performed measurements using the Six-Minute Walk Test, Multidimensional Dyspnoea-12, Thirty-Second Sit-To-Stand Test, and Borg Scale. Both groups were comparable at baseline. Significant differences were found for all of the outcome measures in favour of the experimental group. Ninety percent adherence was found in our program. A one-week telerehabilitation program based on respiratory exercises is effective, safe, and feasible in COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptomatology in the acute stage. MDPI 2021-07-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8306449/ /pubmed/34299962 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147511 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Gonzalez-Gerez, Juan Jose Saavedra-Hernandez, Manuel Anarte-Lazo, Ernesto Bernal-Utrera, Carlos Perez-Ale, Manuel Rodriguez-Blanco, Cleofas Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study |
title | Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study |
title_full | Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study |
title_fullStr | Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study |
title_short | Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study |
title_sort | short-term effects of a respiratory telerehabilitation program in confined covid-19 patients in the acute phase: a pilot study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8306449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34299962 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147511 |
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