The objective of this research project is to scientifically evidence a pulmonary rehabilitation program that was initiated altruistically during the confinement of those patients who had suffered from COVID-19, through an online platform. Patients are connected telematically 3 times a week from April 6, 2020 to perform the physical therapy program. Due to the clinical improvements that have been referred by patients, they began to take objective data. Our goal is to know if a telematic respiratory therapy program in post-covid 19 patient, improves the level of anxiety, dyspnea on effort, improves quality of life and oxygenation.
Patients affected by COVID- 19 have long periods of convalescence at home. This fact, together with the measures of social isolation, has contributed to act from a new therapeutic paradigm with the implementation of telematic rehabilitation programs. On April 6, 2020 the online platform was born under the name "Respiratory Physiotherapy; telematic assistance in patients with COVID-19 sequelae". We want to quantify the Chest Physiotherapy online program. Hypothesis; An online respiratory physiotherapy program offers improvements in quality of life, dyspnea and anxiety to patients who have suffered COVID-19. Objectives; General objective; To improve the pulmonary function of patients who have suffered from COVID-19 infection through an online respiratory physiotherapy program. Secondary objectives; * To improve the sensation of dyspnea; quantified by the Malher and Borg scale * To Normalize Breathing Rate * To Improve oxigenation; pulse-oximetry * To Improve the quality of life; quantified Euroqol- 5D * To Improve the feeling of anxiety; quantified by the STAI questionnaire METHODOLOGY/STUDY DESIGN; This is a program that was born under a very special need and circumstance, as is the coronavirus pandemic. The aim was to use respiratory tele-rehabilitation through an online platform with patients affected by coronavirus. The study is voluntary, the patient can stop the program at any time he or she considers appropriate. All of this is informed in the consent form that you give us, duly signed. I
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
The sessions are divided into the following modules; * Directed abdominal-diaphragmatic ventilation (10 times). * Costal expansion exercises with the help of flexion and abduction of the upper limbs. (10 times)(1). * Self-passive stretching of the ribcage and neck muscles, accessory to inspiration. The purpose of the stretching will be to increase the flexibility of the muscles to improve the vital capacity as has already been evidenced in other respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (25)(26). Relaxation time;Jacobson's progressive relaxation; we scan the body's condition. Post-session evaluation by taking the respiratory frequency/ min and the Borg's dyspnea index, and level oxigen after the exercises.
Marta de la plaza
Madrid, Spain
RECRUITINGEuroqol-5d european quality of life-5 dimensions
The EQ-5D is a generic Quality of Life measurement instrument. The individual himself evaluates his state of health, first in levels of severity by dimensions. The descriptive system contains five health dimensions (mobility, self-care, activities of daily living, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression) and each one has three levels of severity (no problems, some moderate problems or problems and serious problems). In this part of the questionnaire, the individual must mark the level of severity corresponding to his or her state of health in each one of the dimensions, referring to the same day that he or she completes the questionnaire. In each dimension of the EQ-5D, the levels of severity are coded with a 1 if the answer option is "no (I have) problems"; with a 2 if the answer option is "some or moderate problems"; and with a 3 if the answer option is "many problems".
Time frame: 1 week
Euroqol-5d european quality of life-5 dimensions
The EQ-5D is a generic Quality of Life measurement instrument. The individual himself evaluates his state of health, first in levels of severity by dimensions. The descriptive system contains five health dimensions (mobility, self-care, activities of daily living, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression) and each one has three levels of severity (no problems, some moderate problems or problems and serious problems). In this part of the questionnaire, the individual must mark the level of severity corresponding to his or her state of health in each one of the dimensions, referring to the same day that he or she completes the questionnaire. In each dimension of the EQ-5D, the levels of severity are coded with a 1 if the answer option is "no (I have) problems"; with a 2 if the answer option is "some or moderate problems"; and with a 3 if the answer option is "many problems".
Time frame: 4 week
Dysnea scale Borg
The modified Borg scale is a visual analog scale standardized in Spanish that allows to evaluate the subjective perception of the breathing difficulty or the physical effort exercised. This variable is taken in sedation
Time frame: 5 minutes before each session
Dysnea scale Borg
The modified Borg scale is a visual analog scale standardized in Spanish that allows to evaluate the subjective perception of the breathing difficulty or the physical effort exercised. This variable is taken in sedation
Time frame: 5 minutes after each session
Respiratory rate
breathing rate in one minute. The patient sitting upright takes the number of breaths per minute.
Time frame: 5 minutes before each session
Respiratory rate
breathing rate in one minute. The patient sitting upright takes the number of breaths per minute.
Time frame: 5 minutes after each session
Effort dysnea Scale
Effort dyspnea scale, Malher Scale A multidimensional scale that measures 3 magnitudes of dyspnea at a given time: the difficulty of the task, the intensity of the effort and the functional impairment.
Time frame: 1 week
Effort dysnea Scale
Effort dyspnea scale, Malher Scale A multidimensional scale that measures 3 magnitudes of dyspnea at a given time: the difficulty of the task, the intensity of the effort and the functional impairment.
Time frame: 4 week
Anxiety
STAI, questionary of anxiety, we will take before the first session and at the end of the last session
Time frame: 1 week
Anxiety
STAI, questionary of anxiety, we will take before the first session and at the end of the last session
Time frame: 4 week
Level oxigen %
pulxe-oximetry, the patient is sitting at rest
Time frame: 1 week
Level oxigen %
pulxe-oximetry, the patient is sitting at rest
Time frame: 4 week
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