Effects of exercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation on lung function, muscle strength and functional capacity in post-COVID-19 patients
- 29.02.2024
- Research
- Verfasst von
- Roberta Munhoz Manzano
- Alessandro Domingues Heubel
- Suzana Erico Tanni
- Erschienen in
- Sport Sciences for Health | Ausgabe 2/2024
Abstract
Purpose
To evaluate the effects of exercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on lung function, muscle strength and functional performance in patients with post-COVID-19 symptoms.
Methods
This is a quasi-experimental prospective study including 29 patients (aged 54 ± 11 years, 59% male) with post-COVID-19 persistent symptoms. Exercise training was performed during 6 weeks, twice a week, with each session consisting of aerobic, resistance, and inspiratory muscle training. Before and after exercise-based PR program, all patients were assessed for lung function, respiratory and peripheral muscle strength, and functional performance.
Results
After exercise-based PR program, patients showed an improvement in lung function, including forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in one second, peak expiratory flow, and maximal voluntary ventilation (P < 0.05). Maximal respiratory pressures and upper limb muscle strength were increased (P < 0.05). Functional performance in timed up and go test, 1-min stair-climbing test, 1-min sit-to-stand test, and 6-min walk test were also improved (P < 0.05). Subgroup analyzes according to COVID-19 severity showed no significant difference in magnitude of response to the exercise-based PR program.
Conclusion
Exercise-based PR improves lung function, respiratory and peripheral muscle strength, and functional performance in patients with persistent symptoms of COVID-19. These benefits were independent of disease severity.
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- Titel
- Effects of exercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation on lung function, muscle strength and functional capacity in post-COVID-19 patients
- Verfasst von
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Roberta Munhoz Manzano
Alessandro Domingues Heubel
Suzana Erico Tanni
- Publikationsdatum
- 29.02.2024
- Verlag
- Springer Milan
- Erschienen in
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Sport Sciences for Health / Ausgabe 2/2024
Print ISSN: 1824-7490
Elektronische ISSN: 1825-1234 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-023-01155-8
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