COVID-19 Pandemic
Conditions
Brief summary
The prospective study was conducted at a single location within the COVID-19 department of a city hospital. The study included COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized in the COVID-19 service and consulted for physiotherapy, were between the ages of 18 and 65, and had the capacity and inclination to participate in one daily physiotherapy session five days per week.
Detailed description
A hospital's COVID-19 service recruited 32 participants for the study. Patients were divided into two groups: COVID-19 (n=16; age = 53.81 9.48) and mutation (n=16; age = 55.25 10.12). Both groups underwent physiotherapy consisting of mobilization, normal range of motion, and a respiratory exercise program (COVID-19 group: 9.945.85 days; mutation group: 7.632.83 days). Every patient participated in a once-daily physiotherapy program. The patients' muscle strength, mobility, daily activities, exercise capacity, and perception of fatigue were assessed. To compare groups, the mixed repeated measures ANOVA model was used.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy
Sponsors
Giresun University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized in the COVID-19 service Patients were consulted for physiotherapy Patients with the capacity and willingness to participate in one daily physiotherapy session five days a week
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who had an exercise contraindication, were uncooperative, had multi-organ failure, had an acute infection, or were PEG-fed were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| muscle strength | an average of 9 days | Using a scale developed by the Medical Research Council (MRC), muscle strength was measured. Using this instrument, the muscles of the lower and upper extremities are evaluated bilaterally. Each of the six main muscle groups evaluated receives a score between 0 (no contraction) and 5 (normal contraction). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mobility assessment | an average of 9 days | For the purpose of measuring mobility, the Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI) was applied. |
| Exercise capacity | an average of 9 days | Exercise capacity was evaluated with the 5-repetition sit to stand test (5STS). |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed