Wells Chris L, Kegelmeyer Deb, Mayer Kirby P, Kumble Sowmya, Reilley Anne, Campbell Angela, Martin Rebecca
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
J Acute Care Phys Ther. 2022 Apr;13(2):62-76. doi: 10.1097/JAT.0000000000000172. Epub 2021 Sep 9.
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged as a major health concern within the United States in early 2020. Because this is a novel virus, little guidance exists for best practice to evaluate this population within the field of physical therapy.
An expert task force appointed by the leadership of 9 different academies or sections of the American Physical Therapy Association was formed to develop recommendations for a set of core outcome measures for individuals with or recovering from COVID-19.
This perspective provides guidance on a best practice recommendation to physical therapists and researchers regarding the use of core outcome measures for individuals with or recovering from COVID-19. The process for the selection of core measures for this population is presented and discussed.
Core outcome measures improve the ability to track progress and change across the continuum of care at both the patient and population levels.
新型冠状病毒(COVID-19)在2020年初成为美国主要的健康问题。由于这是一种新型病毒,在物理治疗领域,对于评估这一人群的最佳实践几乎没有指导意见。
由美国物理治疗协会9个不同学会或部门的领导层任命了一个专家特别工作组,以制定针对感染COVID-19或正在康复的个体的一套核心结局指标的建议。
本观点为物理治疗师和研究人员提供了关于对感染COVID-19或正在康复的个体使用核心结局指标的最佳实践建议的指导。介绍并讨论了为该人群选择核心指标的过程。
核心结局指标提高了在患者和人群层面跟踪整个护理过程中的进展和变化的能力。