Polizzi Jessica, Tosto-Mancuso Jenna, Tabacof Laura, Wood Jamie, Putrino David
Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
Front Rehabil Sci. 2024 Jul 12;5:1411344. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2024.1411344. eCollection 2024.
Long COVID involves debilitating symptoms, many of which mirror those observed with dysautonomia, and care must be taken with rehabilitation for autonomic dysfunction to avoid post-exertional malaise/post-exertional symptom exacerbation. Resonant breathing (breathing slowly at a defined rate of breaths per minute) requires less exertion and can potentially improve autonomic function. The objective of this work was to report on the impact of a resonant breathing program on self-reported symptoms and wellbeing in people with Long COVID.
A retrospective analysis of de-identified data was completed in a convenience sample of people with Long COVID, who participated in the Meo Health (formerly known as Stasis HP) resonant breathing program. Participants completed baseline and follow up surveys.
Data were available for 99 participants. Most measures of symptoms and wellbeing improved at follow up, with the largest differences per participant seen in sense of wellness (47.3%, < 0.0001), ability to focus (57.5%, < 0.0001), ability to breathe (47.5%, < 0.0001), ability to control stress (61.8%, < 0.0001) and sleep quality (34.9%, = 0.0002). Most (92%) participants reported improvement at follow up on the Patient Global Impression of Change Scale.
Self-reported symptoms and wellbeing improved in people with Long COVID completing resonant breathing. Resonant breathing can be considered as an option within the broader treatment plan of people with Long COVID.
新冠后综合征会出现使人虚弱的症状，其中许多与自主神经功能障碍所观察到的症状相似，在对自主神经功能障碍进行康复治疗时必须小心，以避免运动后不适/运动后症状加重。共振呼吸（以每分钟规定的呼吸频率缓慢呼吸）所需的体力消耗较少，并且有可能改善自主神经功能。这项工作的目的是报告共振呼吸计划对新冠后综合征患者自我报告的症状和健康状况的影响。
对参与Meo Health（前身为Stasis HP）共振呼吸计划的新冠后综合征患者的便利样本进行了去识别数据的回顾性分析。参与者完成了基线和随访调查。
有99名参与者的数据可用。大多数症状和健康状况指标在随访时有所改善，每位参与者在健康感（47.3%，<0.0001）、注意力集中能力（57.5%，<0.0001）、呼吸能力（47.5%，<0.0001）、控制压力能力（61.8%，<0.0001）和睡眠质量（34.9%，=0.0002）方面的差异最大。大多数（92%）参与者在随访时报告在患者整体变化印象量表上有所改善。
完成共振呼吸的新冠后综合征患者自我报告的症状和健康状况有所改善。共振呼吸可被视为新冠后综合征患者更广泛治疗计划中的一种选择。
