Patel Jaini, Franklin Barry A, Pujary Disha, Kaur Gagandeep, Deodhar Ankita, Kharbanda Sakshi, Contractor Aashish
Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India.
Department of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Beaumont Health, Royal OAK, Michigan, USA.
Int J Telerehabil. 2021 Jun 22;13(1):e6349. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2021.6349. eCollection 2021.
The world is currently undergoing a pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). According to the World Health Organization, patients with chronic illnesses appear to be at the highest risk for COVID-19 associated sequelae. Inability to participate in outpatient-based rehabilitation programs and being home-bound can increase the risk for and potential worsening of chronic health conditions. This study evaluated the short-term effects of telerehabilitation on patients' walk test performance and health related quality of life (HRQoL).
47 patients (23 cardiovascular, 15 pulmonary, 9 oncology) participated in the telerehabilitation program. At baseline and following a 1-month intervention, patients had their 6-minute walk test distance (6MWTD) and HRQoL assessed. Average daily step counts were measured by the PACER App.
Our results indicate that a short-term, supervised virtual telerehabilitation program had significant positive effects on 6MWTD and HRQoL in cardiac, pulmonary and oncology patients during COVID-19.
目前全球正在经历由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)病毒(新冠病毒病)引发的大流行。根据世界卫生组织的说法,慢性病患者似乎面临与新冠病毒病相关后遗症的最高风险。无法参加门诊康复项目以及居家隔离会增加慢性健康状况的风险和潜在恶化程度。本研究评估了远程康复对患者步行测试表现及健康相关生活质量(HRQoL)的短期影响。
47名患者(23名心血管疾病患者、15名肺部疾病患者、9名肿瘤患者)参与了远程康复项目。在基线期及为期1个月的干预之后,对患者进行6分钟步行测试距离(6MWTD)和健康相关生活质量评估。通过PACER应用程序测量每日平均步数。
我们的结果表明,在新冠病毒病期间,一项短期的、有监督的虚拟远程康复项目对心脏、肺部和肿瘤患者的6MWTD和健康相关生活质量产生了显著的积极影响。