A Pilot Study on a Nurse Rehabilitation Program
Could It Be Applied to Covid-19 Patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15468594 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José Moreira (0000-0003-4633-6944, University of Évora, corresponding author), Pedro Fonseca (0000-0002-4885-4924, USF Alcaides, 7050-155 Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal), Pedro Cezar Dutra Fonseca (0000-0002-6785-6001), Silvia Miguel (0000-0001-8830-070X, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil), SUSANA MIGUEL (0000-0002-1197-5052, Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Endocrinology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology, 1099-023 Lisbon, Portugal) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 14365-14365 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph192114365 |
| PMID | 36361244 |
| OpenAlex | W4309091720 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
(1) Background: An aging population, pollution and an increase in life habits that are harmful to respiratory health, and more recently the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to an increase in chronic respiratory diseases. Thus, this pilot study aims to describe an intervention program on the training of respiratory patients to maintain airway permeability and preventing complications. (2) Methods: An observational, analytical, and prospective study was proposed. After the initial evaluation of each user during hospitalization, the program started with two sessions, at discharge for the second phase, and fifteen days after discharge for the third phase. Throughout the program's implementation, the modified Medical Research Council scale and the Barthel Index were applied. (3) Results: The population studied aged between 39 and 76 years, diagnosed with pneumonia or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, showed a significant improvement in the degrees of dyspnea and levels of functionality, as well as an adequate level of learning. (4) Conclusions: This program positively impacted the patients' independence by reducing dyspnea and increasing functionality of the patients included in this study. The set of exercises and techniques can be replicated at home and may be fundamental in the management of respective recovery, as well as in the COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Betacoronavirus · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Outbreak · Pathology · Physical therapy · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Health and Well-being Studies · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Rehabilitation · Virology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |