Torres-Castro Rodrigo, Núñez-Cortés Rodrigo, Larrateguy Santiago, Alsina-Restoy Xavier, Barberà Joan Albert, Gimeno-Santos Elena, García Agustin Roberto, Sibila Oriol, Blanco Isabel
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile.
Life (Basel). 2023 Feb 23;13(3):621. doi: 10.3390/life13030621.
There is a wide range of sequelae affecting COVID-19 survivors, including impaired physical capacity. These sequelae can affect the quality of life and return to work of the active population. Therefore, one of the pillars of following-up is the evaluation of physical capacity, which can be assessed with field tests (such as the six-minute walk test, the one-minute standing test, the Chester step test, and the shuttle walking test) or laboratory tests (such as the cardiopulmonary exercise test). These tests can be performed in different contexts and have amply demonstrated their usefulness in the assessment of physical capacity both in post-COVID-19 patients and in other chronic respiratory, metabolic, cardiologic, or neurologic diseases. However, when traditional tests cannot be performed, physical function can be a good substitute, especially for assessing the effects of an intervention. For example, the Short Physical Performance Battery assessment and the Timed Up and Go assessment are widely accepted in older adults. Thus, the test should be chosen according to the characteristics of each subject.
新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）康复者会受到多种后遗症的影响，包括身体机能受损。这些后遗症会影响生活质量以及劳动人口的复工情况。因此，后续跟进的关键之一是对身体机能进行评估，可通过现场测试（如六分钟步行测试、一分钟站立测试、切斯特台阶测试和往返步行测试）或实验室测试（如心肺运动测试）来进行评估。这些测试可在不同环境下进行，并且已充分证明其在评估COVID-19康复患者以及其他慢性呼吸道、代谢、心脏或神经疾病患者身体机能方面的有效性。然而，当无法进行传统测试时，身体功能可以作为一个很好的替代指标，特别是在评估干预效果时。例如，简短体能状况量表评估和计时起立行走测试在老年人中被广泛接受。因此，应根据每个受试者的特点选择测试方法。
