Ragab, I., Elesawy, F., Mohamed, A., Abouzied, W., Mahmoud, A., Mahmoud, M., Ahmed, M. (2021). Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Dyspnea, Physical activities and Psychological wellbeing among Patients with COVID19. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 9(25), 20-37. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2021.70376.1151
Islam I brahim Ragab; Fatma Mohamed Elesawy; Amal AbdElaal Mohamed; Warda Ramadan Abouzied; Alaa Rashad Mahmoud; Mahmoud Elshazly Mahmoud; Mohamed Abdel Bary Ahmed. "Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Dyspnea, Physical activities and Psychological wellbeing among Patients with COVID19". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 9, 25, 2021, 20-37. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2021.70376.1151
Ragab, I., Elesawy, F., Mohamed, A., Abouzied, W., Mahmoud, A., Mahmoud, M., Ahmed, M. (2021). 'Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Dyspnea, Physical activities and Psychological wellbeing among Patients with COVID19', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 9(25), pp. 20-37. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2021.70376.1151
Ragab, I., Elesawy, F., Mohamed, A., Abouzied, W., Mahmoud, A., Mahmoud, M., Ahmed, M. Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Dyspnea, Physical activities and Psychological wellbeing among Patients with COVID19. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2021; 9(25): 20-37. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2021.70376.1151
Effect of Rehabilitation Program on Dyspnea, Physical activities and Psychological wellbeing among Patients with COVID19
1Assistant Professor of Adult Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
2Lecturer of Adult Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
3Lecturer of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
4Lecturer of Critical care and Emergency Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
5Associate professor of chest diseases and tuberculosis ,Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
6Lecturer of Physical Therapy for surgery Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
7Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena ,Egypt
Abstract
Abstract Background: COVID-19 is a contagious beefily infectious respiratory disease; it's a public health emergency that performs varying degrees of respiratory, physical and psychological dysfunction. Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of the rehabilitation program on dyspnea, physical activities and psychological wellbeing among patients with COVID19. Methods: quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study. The study was carried out in intensive care (ICU) and post COVID recovery unit at Qena Respiratory Hospital. A convenience sample of 50 adult patients from both sexes. The study tools; Tool 1: Self-reports Assessment Questionnaire. Tool 2: International Physical Activity Scale Tool 3: psychological symptoms scale. Tool 4: Clinical data base: includes laboratory investigation of lung function and ABGs, addition to chest tomography. Results: A significant statistically difference was found regarding symptoms associated total pain, pain intensity, dyspnea scores, physical activities, and psychological wellbeing of the studied sample between the pre and post assessment at the first week and second week post discharge and after the implementation of the rehabilitation program with p= 0.001. Conclusion: implementation of the rehabilitation program had statistically significant improvement in dyspnea scores, physical activities, anxiety, depression, pulmonary function, and laboratory investigations among patients with COVID 19. Recommendation: rehabilitation programs should be designed and implemented as individualized programs following a comprehensive evaluation.