Functional outcomes of protocol-based rehabilitation for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in an acute care setting

Autor: Yoshitaka Wada, Seiko Shibata, Ayato Shinohara, Koji Mizutani, Masahiko Mukaino, Yohei Otaka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Fujita Medical Journal, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 35-42 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2189-7247
2189-7255
DOI: 10.20407/fmj.2023-015
Popis: Objectives: To examine the functional outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who underwent a new protocol-based rehabilitation program. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we enrolled patients who were hospitalised in a university hospital in Japan because of COVID-19 from 1st September, 2020–5th July, 2021. The primary outcome was the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) subtotal score for motor items at discharge. The secondary outcomes included the FIM cognitive subtotal score, length of hospital stay, rehabilitation period, total rehabilitation time, final rehabilitation protocol level, and discharge destination. Results: Of the 78 enrolled patients (49 men; mean age [standard deviation], 70.3 [13.9] years), 24 died (30.8%) during hospitalisation. Disease severity was classified as mild, moderate I, moderate II, and severe in 1, 6, 41, and 30 patients, respectively. The FIM motor subtotal score differed significantly among groups for all participants (p=0.027). Post hoc analysis revealed that the FIM motor subtotal score in the severe group was significantly lower than that in the moderate II group (p=0.030). Conclusions: Disease severity significantly affected patients’ functional outcome for COVID-19 at discharge. Our protocol-based program provides a benchmark for COVID-19 rehabilitation in an acute care setting.
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