Functional Recovery of Adults Following Acute COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

CONCLUSION: Patients have reduced physical function more than 3 months after COVID-19 infection. Better physical function in multiple physical domains is found after a longer recovery time.IMPACT: Physical function as measured by the 6-minute walk test, hand grip strength, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing is reduced at 3 months after COVID-19 infection and can remain over 11 months of follow-up. This protracted recovery following acute COVID-19 infection supports the need to assess physical function at any clinical follow-up, and further research into rehabilitation programs and intervention for patients who have not recovered.PMID:38386981 | DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzae023

Source: Physical Therapy - February 22, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Sophie Middleton Christos V Chalitsios Tanvi Mungale Zeinab M Hassanein Alex R Jenkins Charlotte E Bolton Tricia M McKeever Source Type: research