Low physical functioning and impaired performance of activities of daily life in COVID-19 patients who survived hospitalisation

Stefano Belli; Bruno Balbi; Ilaria Prince; Davide Cattaneo; Francesca Masocco; Sergio Zaccaria; Luca Bertalli; Francesco Cattini; Arianna Lomazzo; Francesca Dal Negro; Marica Giardini; Frits M E Franssen; Daisy J A Janssen; Martijn A Spruit

doi:10.1183/13993003.02096-2020

Low physical functioning and impaired performance of activities of daily life in COVID-19 patients who survived hospitalisation

Eur Respir J. 2020 Oct 15;56(4):2002096. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02096-2020. Print 2020 Oct.

Authors

Stefano Belli¹, Bruno Balbi¹, Ilaria Prince¹, Davide Cattaneo¹, Francesca Masocco¹, Sergio Zaccaria¹, Luca Bertalli¹, Francesco Cattini¹, Arianna Lomazzo¹, Francesca Dal Negro¹, Marica Giardini¹, Frits M E Franssen^{2

3

4}, Daisy J A Janssen^{2

5}, Martijn A Spruit^{2

3

4

6}

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary Rehabilitation of the Institute of Veruno, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Novara, Italy.
² Dept of Research and Development, CIRO+, Horn, The Netherlands.
³ Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
⁴ NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
⁵ Dept of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
⁶ REVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Abstract

About half of post-COVID-19 patients had severe impairments in physical functioning and during activities of daily living at discharge home, providing a clear rationale to study the safety and efficacy of rehabilitative interventions in these patients https://bit.ly/3hJvXJa

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living*
Aged
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections* / physiopathology
Coronavirus Infections* / psychology
Coronavirus Infections* / rehabilitation
Exercise Test / methods
Female
Health Services Accessibility / standards
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Needs Assessment
Pandemics*
Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data*
Physical Functional Performance*
Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral* / physiopathology
Pneumonia, Viral* / psychology
Pneumonia, Viral* / rehabilitation
Quality of Life*
Recovery of Function
Rehabilitation Centers / organization & administration
Rehabilitation Centers / supply & distribution
Respiratory Function Tests / methods
SARS-CoV-2