Satisfacción y utilidad del tratamiento rehabilitador a través de material educativo en pacientes con COVID-19

OBJECTIVE: In Madrid, during the pandemic, due to hospital saturation, medicalisation of hotels was required for the transfer of patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 with favourable evolution. Their typical clinical situation was one of fatigue and physical deconditioning, requiring and benefiting from a rehabilitative approach. The Rehabilitation Department developed educational material in paper format on therapeutic exercise adapted to the different functional situations detected. To describe the profile of patients admitted to a medicalised hotel and to analyse the degree of satisfaction, utility and adherence to the exercise prescribed during hospitalisation and at home and the related factors. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We conducted a descriptive study of patients admitted to the Hotel Colon during April and May 2020. We analysed the socio-demographic and clinical variables, as well as the responses to the adherence and satisfaction questionnaires about rehabilitation management during admission and at discharge. RESULTS: 100 patients participated in the study with a mean age of 52 ± 14.5 years, where 61% (n = 61) were women. 99% (n = 99) reported they understood the material with a 90% (n = 90) adherence to exercise during admission and 58% (n = 58) at discharge. 92% (n = 92) were “very satisfied” with the educational material and considered it easy to perform in 100% (n = 100) of cases. CONCLUSION: The use of paper-based educational material of therapeutic exercise appears to be an effective resource in the management of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection during admission, thus minimising the exposure of healthcare staff.