The importance of physiotherapy in the rehabilitation of patients post-infection by COVID-19 in an outpatient clinic in the interior of the Amazon: an experience report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i12.34545Keywords:
COVID-19; Rehabilitation; Physiotherapy.Abstract
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) manifests symptoms in the most diverse systems of the individual, such as, for example, tachycardia, chest pain, loss of muscle mass, fatigue, cough and decreased functional capacity. Considering the severity of the dysfunctions observed in patients, it is extremely important that they receive adequate treatment. In this way, the physical therapist is active both in the prevention and in the rehabilitation of pulmonary diseases and functional limitations present in the individual's activities of daily living (ADL's). The present study aims to describe the experience of academics regarding the cardiorespiratory rehabilitation of post-COVID-19 patients. Methodologically, this article was an experience report on the performance of academics from the Physiotherapy outpatient internship, in the cardiorespiratory rehabilitation of patients with post-COVID-19 sequelae who were treated at the outpatient clinic of a university in the interior of the Amazon. The study reported on the experiences of academics involved in such care, through their reports regarding the characterization of the rehabilitation environment and the public served, as well as on their performance in the first evaluation of patients, and also the description of the care and results obtained. generally in the rehabilitation process. It is considered that the period of care contributed significantly to the training of academics, as well as to the cardiorespiratory and emotional improvement of the welcomed public.
References
Ahmed, H., Patel, K., Greenwood, D. C., Halpin, S., Lewthwaite, P., Salawu, A. & Sivan, M. (2020). Long-term clinical outcomes in survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS) outbreaks after hospitalisation or ICU admission: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 52(5), 1-11.
Chinazzi, M., Davis, J. T., Ajelli, M., Gioannini, C., Litvinova, M., Merler, S., & Vespignani, A. (2020). The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Science, 368(6489), 395-400.
Córdula, E. D. L., & Nascimento, G. C. C. (2018). A produção do conhecimento na construção do saber sociocultural e científico. Revista Educação Pública, Rio de Janeiro, 18, 1-10.
Estevão, A. (2020). COVID-19. Acta Radiológica Portuguesa, 32(1), 5-6.
Falvey, J. R., & Ferrante, L. E. (2020). Flattening the disability curve: rehabilitation and recovery after COVID-19 infection. Heart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care, 49(5), 440-441.
Fintelman-Rodrigues, N., Da Silva, A. P., Dos Santos, M. C., Saraiva, F. B., Ferreira, M. A., Gesto, J. & Souza, T. M. L. (2021). Genetic evidence and host immune response in persons reinfected with SARS-CoV-2, Brazil. Emerging infectious diseases, 27(5), 1446.
Gallasch, C. H., Cunha, M. L. D., Pereira, L. D. S., & Silva-Junior, J. S. (2020). Prevention related to the occupational exposure of health professionals workers in the COVID-19 scenario. Rev. enferm. UERJ, 49596-49596.
Guimarães, R. M., Eleuterio, T. D. A., & Monteiro-da-Silva, J. H. C. (2020). Estratificação de risco para predição de disseminação e gravidade da Covid-19 no Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População, 37.
Li, J. (2020). Rehabilitation management of patients with COVID-19: lessons learned from the first experience in China. European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 56(3), 335-338.
Locht, C. (2020). Vaccines against COVID-19. Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, 39(6), 703-705.
Nogueira, I. C., Fontoura, F., & Carvalho, C. (2021). Recomendações para avaliação e reabilitação pós-COVID-19. Assobrafir, São Paulo.
Osman, A. A., Al Daajani, M. M., & Alsahafi, A. J. (2020). Re-positive coronavirus disease 2019 PCR test: could it be a reinfection?. New microbes and new infections, 37, 100748.
Salawu, A., Green, A., Crooks, M. G., Brixey, N., Ross, D. H., & Sivan, M. (2020). A proposal for multidisciplinary tele-rehabilitation in the assessment and rehabilitation of COVID-19 survivors. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(13), 4890.
Sales, E. M. P., Santos, J. K. M., Barbosa, T. B., & dos Santos, A. P. (2020). Fisioterapia, Funcionalidade e Covid-19: Revisão Integrativa: Physiotherapy, Functioning And Covid-19: Integrative Review. Cadernos ESP, 14(1), 68-73.
Silva, B. S. A., Lima, J. Y. T., Fernandes, C. dos S., Ferreira, G. S., Souza, G. A. A. D., Lopes, M. C. S., Castro, J. de, Bezerra, E. A. G., & Bezerra Júnior, M. A. (2022). Challenges for providing adequate rehabilitation for post-Covid-19 patients. Research, Society and Development, 11(1), e49311125268.
Silva e Silva, C. M. D., Andrade, A. D. N., Nepomuceno, B., Xavier, D. S., Lima, E., Gonzalez, I., & Gomes Neto, M. (2020). Evidências científicas sobre Fisioterapia e funcionalidade em pacientes com COVID-19 adulto e pediátrico. Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum.
Silva, R. M. V. D., & Sousa, A. V. C. D. (2020). Fase crônica da COVID-19: desafios do fisioterapeuta diante das disfunções musculoesqueléticas. Fisioterapia em Movimento, 33.
Shan, M. X., Tran, Y. M., Vu, K. T., & Eapen, B. C. (2020). Postacute inpatient rehabilitation for COVID-19. BMJ Case Reports CP, 13(8), e237406.
Sheehy, L. M. (2020). Considerations for postacute rehabilitation for survivors of COVID-19. JMIR public health and surveillance, 6(2), e19462.
Wilder-Smith, A., & Freedman, D. O. (2020). Isolation, quarantine, social distancing and community containment: pivotal role for old-style public health measures in the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. Journal of travel medicine.
Wu, Z., & McGoogan, J. M. (2020). Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China: summary of a report of 72 314 cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. jama, 323(13), 1239-1242.
Yadav, T., Srivastava, N., Mishra, G., Dhama, K., Kumar, S., Puri, B., & Saxena, S. K. (2020). Recombinant vaccines for COVID-19. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 16(12), 2905-2912.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 Byanca Soares da Silva; Francisco Venicius Veras Sousa; Luis Afonso Ramos Leite; Daliane Ferreira Marinho; Ana Paula Lemos Ribeiro; Elmmer Santos de Sousa; João Marcos Freitas dos Reis; Lorena Maria Souza da Silva ; Paulo André da Costa Vinholte; Carlos Eduardo Amaral Paiva
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
1) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2) Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
3) Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
