A Pulmonary Telerehabilitation Program Improves Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life in Young Females Post-COVID-19 Patients.

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Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine-ARM Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-20 DOI:10.5535/arm.23060

Ashwag S Alsharidah, FatmaAlzahraa H Kamel, Afrah A Alanazi, Enas A Alhawsah, Hajar K Alharbi, Zahrah O Alrshedi, Maged A Basha

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Abstract

Objective: To examine the impact of telerehabilitation training on exercise capacity, lung function, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in comparison to no rehabilitation for post-COVID-19 symptoms in adult females.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial of 48 females after mild to moderate COVID-19 survival were equally and randomly assigned to one of two groups: intervention group or control group. Three sessions per week for 6 weeks of a telerehabilitation program provided via a smartphone to the intervention group. Spirometry was used to quantify lung function, a 6-minute walk test (6MWT) measured in meters to measure exercise capacity, and the Short Form Health Survey-36 was used to assess HRQOL.

Results: After treatment, there was no statistically significant difference in forced vital capacity (FVC) or forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) between groups (p>0.05), but the 6MWT of the intervention group increased significantly more than that of the control group (p=0.001). The percent of change in 6MWT for the intervention group and control group was 14.22% and 4.21%, respectively. After therapy, the intervention group's HRQOL significantly improved when compared to the control group's (p=0.001).

Conclusion: This study showed that a telerehabilitation programs improved exercise capacity and HRQOL in young females post-COVID-19 compared to no rehabilitation.

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肺部远程康复计划可提高年轻女性covid -19后患者的运动能力和生活质量

目的:研究远程康复训练对成年女性covid -19后症状患者的运动能力、肺功能和健康相关生活质量(HRQOL)的影响，并与未进行康复训练的患者进行比较。方法:采用随机对照试验方法，将48例轻中度COVID-19存活后的女性随机分为干预组和对照组。每周三次，为期六周，通过智能手机向干预组提供远程康复计划。肺活量测定法用于量化肺功能，6分钟步行测试(6MWT)以米为单位测量运动能力，短形式健康调查-36用于评估HRQOL。结果:治疗后，两组患者用力肺活量(FVC)和用力呼气量(FEV1)比较，差异均无统计学意义(p < 0.05)，但干预组6MWT显著高于对照组(p=0.001)。干预组和对照组6MWT变化百分比分别为14.22%和4.21%。治疗后，干预组HRQOL较对照组显著改善(p=0.001)。结论:本研究表明，与未进行康复治疗相比，远程康复计划改善了covid -19后年轻女性的运动能力和HRQOL。

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