Expectations of Patients Recovering from SARS-CoV-2 towards New Forms of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Mariusz Migała (), Bożena Płonka-Syroka, Krystyna Rasławska, Beata Skolik, Izabela Spielvogel, Katarzyna Piechota, Daria Hołodnik and Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska
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Mariusz Migała: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Bożena Płonka-Syroka: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Humanities, Medical University of Piastów Śląskich in Wrocław, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland
Krystyna Rasławska: Specialist Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Głuchołazy, 48-340 Głuchołazy, Poland
Beata Skolik: Specialist Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Głuchołazy, 48-340 Głuchołazy, Poland
Izabela Spielvogel: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Katarzyna Piechota: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Daria Hołodnik: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska: Department of Physical Cultore, University of Nicolaus Copernicus in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of patients attending an innovative technology-enhanced pulmonary rehabilitation program of National Health Found Program in Poland. The study included two groups of patients participating in post-COVID-19 stationary rehabilitation. Patients from group I (127 individuals) contracted COVID-19 in 2020, while patients from group II fell ill in 2021 (68 individuals). The study used a self-administered questionnaire. This study was designed as an acceptability study. In the experience related to COVID-19 in both groups of the respondents, the possibility of undertaking inpatient rehabilitation in a hospital ward played an important and positive role. Patients who experienced COVID-19 symptomatically expected that rehabilitation would eliminate the related dysfunctions, such as reduced respiratory efficiency of the lungs, disorders of the nervous system, and cognitive disorders (the so-called brain fog). All respondents who experienced symptomatic COVID-19 positively assessed the rehabilitation program offered. Among the highest-rated rehabilitation, elements were identified: exercise on a cycle ergometer implemented with video stimulation, group fitness exercises, and breathing exercises. Other innovative forms of rehabilitation were positively evaluated by 10% to 25% of patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; inpatient rehabilitation; disease experience; disability; convalescence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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