Effects of Adding an Online Exercise Program on Physical Function in Individuals Hospitalized by COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 19(24)2022 12 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2155109
ABSTRACT
The worldwide pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus has impacted all healthcare systems. One potential sequela experienced by hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors includes muscle weakness with a reduction in strength and, consequently, a possible increase in frailty. The aim of this clinical trial was to evaluate the efficacy of adding an online therapeutic exercise program for 8 weeks to the medical prescriptions on functional variables in patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. A randomized controlled trial including 70 previously hospitalized COVID-19 survivors was conducted. Patients were randomly allocated to an experimental (n = 35) or control (n = 35) group. Both groups received regular prescriptions provided by their medical doctors. The experimental group also received a live online therapeutic exercise program for 8 weeks (3 sessions/week). Handgrip strength, gait speed, lower-extremity strength, balance, and frailty were assessed at baseline, at the end of the program, and one month after the end of the intervention. The repeated measures analysis of variance revealed significant Group*Time interactions for all the outcomes:
(handgrip dominant F = 17.395, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.24; handgrip non-dominant F = 33.197, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.33; 4 m walk test (4WT) F = 13.039, p = 0.001, η2 = 0.16; short physical performance battery (SPPB) F = 26.421, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.28; the five chair-raise test (5CRT) F = 5.628, p = 0.004, η2 = 0.08; FRAIL scale F = 11.249, p = 0.001, η2 = 0.14) patients in the experimental group experienced greater improvements in all outcomes than those assigned to the control group. This study revealed that the addition of an online exercise program for 8 weeks obtained greater improvements in handgrip strength, gait speed, lower-extremity strength, balance, and frailty in a sample of previously hospitalized COVID-19 survivors than application of just usual medical prescription.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Frailty
/
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
/
Prognostic study
/
Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph192416619
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS