The Effectiveness of a Four-Week Digital Physiotherapy Intervention to Improve Functional Capacity and Adherence to Intervention in Patients with Long Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15514968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | María‐José Estebanez‐Pérez (0000-0001-5537-7786, Universidad de Málaga, corresponding author), José‐Manuel Pastora‐Bernal (0000-0003-2108-9975, Universidad de Málaga), José-Manuel Pastora-Bernal (Universidad de Málaga), Rocío Martín‐Valero (Universidad de Málaga), Rocío Martín-Valero (0000-0002-1664-3647, Universidad de Málaga) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pages | 9566-9566 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-03 |
| 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/ijerph19159566 |
| PMID | 35954922 |
| OpenAlex | W4289711232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 54 |
Long COVID-19 has been defined as the condition occurring in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, with related symptoms lasting at least 2 months and not explainable by an alternative diagnosis. The practice of digital physiotherapy presents itself as a promising complementary treatment method to standard physiotherapy, playing a key role in the recovery of function in subjects who have passed the disease and who maintain some symptomatology over time. The aims of this research are to explore the effect of a digital physiotherapy intervention on functional recovery in patients diagnosed with Long COVID-19 and to identify the level of adherence to the treatment carried out. A quasi-experimental pre-post study assessed initially and at the end of the 4-week intervention the functional capacity (1-min STS and SPPB) and the adherence (software) of a total of 32 participants. After the 4-week digital physiotherapy practice intervention with an individualised and customise exercise programme, a statistically significant improvement was observed (p < 0.05) with a small to medium effect size, high adherence rates and values above the minimal clinically important difference (MCID). We consider our intervention feasible, safe and consistent with our objectives. However, further randomised clinical trials and studies with larger samples are needed to draw extrapolable conclusions. Trial registration NCT04742946
Clinical trial · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Intervention (counseling · Minimal clinically important difference · Physical therapy · Randomized controlled trial · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Nursing · Internal Medicine · Surgery
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |