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Roles of Early Mobilization Program in Preventing Muscle Weakness and Decreasing Psychiatric Disorders in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

Authors :
Maiko Mori
Toru Kotani
Shin Ohta
Kota Kubodera
Atsuko Shono
Fumika Matsuzaki
Mizuki Sugiyama
Jin Saito
Mika Kaneki
Hiroko Maruo
Fumihito Kasai
Source :
Journal of Clinical Medicine, Volume 10, Issue 13, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 2941, p 2941 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021.

Abstract

Although many coronavirus 2019 patients have experienced persistent symptoms and a long-term decline in quality of life after discharge, the details of these persistent symptoms and the effect of early rehabilitation are still unclear. We conducted a single-center, retrospective observational study to investigate the prevalence of persistent symptoms three months after discharge from the intensive care unit by checking the medical records. All patients received an early mobilization program. Four out of 13 patients (31%) had postintensive care syndrome. No patients had muscle weakness, and 11 patients (85%) returned to their previous work. However, psychiatric disorder, such as anxiety (23%) and posttraumatic stress disorder (15%), were observed. Eleven patients claimed persistent symptoms, including fatigue and numbness in the extremities. Our results suggest that the implementation of an early rehabilitation program plays some role in preventing muscle weakness and that decreasing psychiatric disorders should be a next target of patient care in the intensive care unit.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20770383
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....758ab84d794e44fb6d67a140183e1e67
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10132941