TY - JOUR AU - Cancino-López, Jorge AU - Zarricueta Vergara, Patricio AU - Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara AU - Figueroa Contreras, Pedro AU - Miño Cárcamo, , Luis AU - Cartagena Ibarra, Nicolás AU - Soto-Sánchez, Johana PY - 2021/12/08 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Telerehabilitation is Effective to Recover Functionality and Increase Skeletal Muscle Mass Index in COVID-19 Survivors JF - International Journal of Telerehabilitation JA - Int J Telerehab VL - 13 IS - 2 SE - Clinical Practice - COVID 19 DO - 10.5195/ijt.2021.6415 UR - http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/Telerehab/article/view/6415 SP - AB - <p>Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a telerehabilitation program for COVID-19 survivors on their functionality, aerobic capacity, upper-lower body strength and skeletal muscle mass index. Methods: Fifty patients (22 M); age 54.1±15.4 who became ill with COVID-19 during 2020 completed a 24-session telerehabilitation program. The following measures were taken: Barthel’s index, two minutes step test (2MST), elbow flexion one-repetition maximal (1RM), short physical performance battery (SPPB), hand grip strength, 30-second chair stand, skeletal muscle index (SMI), body fat percentage, resting pulse, arterial blood pressure, and pulse oximetry. Results: There was a significant increase in the Barthel index (p?0.0001), 2MST (p?0.0001), 1RM elbow flexion (p?0.0001), SPPB (p?0.0001), hand grip strength (p?0.0001), 30-second chair stand (p?0.0001), and SMI (p?0.0001). Conclusion: A 24 session in-home telerehabilitation program promoted the recovery of physical independence and increases in skeletal muscle mass index and physical fitness.</p> ER -