Open AccessEffectiveness of Physiotherapy on Psychosocial Factors in COVID-19 Positive Patients: An Interventional Study
Author(s) -
Isha Trivedi,
Sweety Shah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-9571
DOI - 10.52403/ijhsr.20210550
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , anxiety , physical therapy , psychological intervention , depression (economics) , intervention (counseling) , covid-19 , mental health , nursing , psychiatry , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
Objectives: Corona virus has impacted mental health a lot along with the physical health. The patients have to stay isolated and all alone at hospital for treatment purposes. So the aim of the study was to find out the effectiveness of physiotherapy on psychosocial factors in covid19 positive patients.Methods: 26 patients were included. Three components of psychosocial health were assessed. Anxiety was assessed with Corona Anxiety Scale, Stress assessed with Corona Stress Scales and Depression assessed with Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) pre and post physiotherapy interventions.Results: Significant improvement was seen in all the three components pre and post physiotherapy intervention.Conclusion: According to the study it is concluded that physiotherapy plays a positive role in management of psychosocial factors in covid19 patients and it should be included as an integral part of treatment protocol in managing the same.Key words: COVID-19, stress, anxiety, depression, physiotherapy.