Artículo
Short-term effects of a conditioning telerehabilitation program in confined patients affected by COVID-19 in the acute phase. A pilot randomized controlled trial
Autor/es | Rodríguez Blanco, Cleofás
González Gerez, Juan José Bernal Utrera, Carlos Anarte-Lazo, Ernesto Pérez-Ale, Manuel Saavedra Hernández, Manuel |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Fisioterapia |
Fecha de publicación | 2021-07-03 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-11-23 |
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Resumen | Background and objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has become a challenge for health
systems and, specifically, to physical therapists obligated to adapt their job and stop face-to-face
consultations. In this situation, ... Background and objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has become a challenge for health systems and, specifically, to physical therapists obligated to adapt their job and stop face-to-face consultations. In this situation, therapeutic exercise has been implemented in different COVID-19 patients. This study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel therapeutic exercise program through telerehabilitation tools in COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptomatology in the acute stage. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 subjects were randomized an experimental group, based on muscle conditioning, and in a control group, who did not perform physical activity. Thirty six subjects, 18 in each group, completed the one-week intervention. We measured the six-minute walking test, multidimensional dyspnoea-12, thirty seconds sit-to-stand test, and Borg Scale. Results: Both groups were comparable at baseline. Statistically significant improvement between groups (p < 0.05) in favor of the experimental group was obtained. No differences between gender were found (p > 0.05). Ninety percent adherence was found in our program. Conclusion: A one-week telerehabilitation program based on muscle toning exercise is effective, safe, and feasible in COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptomatology in the acute stage. |
Cita | Rodríguez Blanco, C., González-Gerez, J.J., Bernal Utrera, C., Anarte-Lazo, E., Pérez-Ale, M. y Saavedra-Hernández, M. (2021). Short-term effects of a conditioning telerehabilitation program in confined patients affected by COVID-19 in the acute phase. A pilot randomized controlled trial. Medicina-Lithuania, 75 (7), 684. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57070684. |
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