COVID-19: Post-Acute Rehabilitation

Post-COVID-19 syndrome , also known as "PCS," “COVID-19 long-haul syndrome” and "Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS COV-2 are conditions were patients experience symptoms such as mood disorders, fatigue and perceived cognitive impairment which affect their daily activities. Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 Activity Rehabilitation program (CARP) study about evaluation and treatment of patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome conducted 93 days after infection between June 1 and Dec. 31, 2020 with a mean age of 45 and 68% of them were female. .

the study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings reported that more than one-third of patients had difficulties performing basic daily activities and only 1 in 3 patients had returned to unrestricted work activity.
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"Most patients in the study had no pre - existing comorbidities prior to COVID-19 infection, and many did not experience symptoms related to COVID-19 that were severe enough to require hospitalization," says Greg Vanichkachorn, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 Activity Rehabilitation program and first author of the study.
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< The most common symptom of post-COVID-19 syndrome is fatigue affects the thinking capacity and difficulty to do basic works results in abandonment, guilt and frustration feelings.

"Most patients with whom we worked required physical therapy, occupational therapy or brain rehabilitation to address the perceived cognitive impairment," says Dr. Vanichkachorn. .

As the pandemic continues, the need for rehabilitation is a key strategy to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the health and function of people with the help of health care providers.



Source-Eurekalert