Αποτελεσματικότητα προγράμματος αποκατάστασης σε ασθενείς με σύνδρομο long- ή post-covid
Effectiveness of a rehabilitation program in patients with long- or post-covid syndrome
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Keywords
Long-covid σύνδρομο ; Post-covid σύνδρομο ; Πρόγραμμα αποκατάστασης ; Νοσοκομείο Ευαγγελισμός ; Αποκατάσταση ασθενών ; COVID-19 ; Αποτελεσματικότητα αποκατάστασης ; Long-covid ; Post-covidAbstract
In the "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, operates a center for cardiorespiratory rehabilitation for patients who have recovered from COVID-19 but continue to exhibit symptoms for a long period of time (months or even years) after their recovery. In essence, this center assists in the rehabilitation of patients suffering from long-COVID syndrome.
Data from these patients were collected and analyzed to answer certain questions and draw conclusions. The questions revolved around the effectiveness of the rehabilitation program, whether its effectiveness is related to gender or age of the
patients, whether the severity of COVID-19 affects the program's outcome, whether the time of entry into the program is related to its success, and if so, what is the optimal time to enter the program. The tools used for data analysis were the R programming
language version 4.2.0, IBM SPSS Statistics 27, and Excel.
Statistical methods employed in this research included the Shapiro –Wilk normality test, logistic regression, non-parametric Mann–Whitney test, paired T-Test, and independent samples T-Test.
The results of the analysis showed that while gender does not affect the outcome of rehabilitation, the age of the patients affects their heart rates. Additionally, the outcome of heart rates after the end of rehabilitation is related to the sev erity of the
COVID-19 disease and the presence of high oxygen mixtures. Finally, the timing of a patient's entry into the program affects the changes in the strength of the patients' legs as well as their heart rates.
Based on the data, the optimal time for someone to start a rehabilitation program to improve his/her leg strength is at least 6 months after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms, and to reduce his/ her heart rate is within 3 months after being discharged from the hospital (for hospitalized patients). These results are based on data from 25, 26, and 29 patients, respectively.