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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Formos Med Assoc
. 2022 Jan 29;S0929-6646(22)00036-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2022.01.016. Online ahead of print.
The successful rehabilitation of a 75-year-old female with debilitating long COVID: A case report
Wan-Ling Hsu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yi-Wei Chang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yi-Shiung Horng[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Yu-Ting Hsu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Pao-Sheng Wu[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
A 75-year-old previously healthy female became severely ill, functionally dependent, and required long-term home oxygen therapy, after recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with acute respiratory failure and extensive pulmonary fibrosis. After two months of respiratory muscle training and a comprehensive cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program, her dyspnea, physical performance, pulmonary function parameters, and activities of daily living rapidly improved. This Case highlights the importance of a timely active rehabilitation program for COVID-19 survivors experiencing the long-term effects of coronavirus (long COVID).
Keywords: COVID-19; Outcome; Psychological functions; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Quality of life.
. 2022 Jan 29;S0929-6646(22)00036-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2022.01.016. Online ahead of print.
The successful rehabilitation of a 75-year-old female with debilitating long COVID: A case report
Wan-Ling Hsu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yi-Wei Chang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yi-Shiung Horng[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Yu-Ting Hsu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Pao-Sheng Wu[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35105498
- PMCID: PMC8800380
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2022.01.016
Abstract
A 75-year-old previously healthy female became severely ill, functionally dependent, and required long-term home oxygen therapy, after recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with acute respiratory failure and extensive pulmonary fibrosis. After two months of respiratory muscle training and a comprehensive cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program, her dyspnea, physical performance, pulmonary function parameters, and activities of daily living rapidly improved. This Case highlights the importance of a timely active rehabilitation program for COVID-19 survivors experiencing the long-term effects of coronavirus (long COVID).
Keywords: COVID-19; Outcome; Psychological functions; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Quality of life.