Open AccessSix-Week Hospital-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Covid Pneumonia ICU Survivors: Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Central India
Author(s) -
Alkesh Kumar Khurana,
Aqeel Hussain,
Abhishek Goyal,
Sunaina Tejpal Karna,
Saurabh Saigal,
Raj Krishnan Soman,
Mahesh Verma,
Sagar Khadanga,
Gaurav Sahu,
Brijendra Singh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
turkish thoracic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2149-2530
DOI - 10.5152/turkthoracj.2022.21159
Subject(s) - pulmonary rehabilitation , medicine , physical therapy , rehabilitation , hospital anxiety and depression scale , intensive care unit , pneumonia , quality of life (healthcare) , anxiety , depression (economics) , nursing , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
There is very limited data on the usefulness of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with coronavirus pneumonia who have survived intensive care unit care. The primary aim was to explore the feasibility of conducting a pulmonary rehabilitation program in patients with coronavirus disease-19 pneumonia surviving intensive care. The secondary aim was to study the impact of a hospital-based 6-week pulmonary rehabilitation program on exercise capacity, quality of life, and psychological parameters in these patients. This study was conducted at the Center for Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Department of Pulmonary Medicine of the institute.