Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Post COVID Patients: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 disease has spread worldwide irrespective of age, gender and comorbidities. lung is the main affecting organ in corona virus disease due to which patients infected with covid19 has impacting on exercise tolerance, quality of life and dyspnoea. Purpose: to observe the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in post covid patients. Objectives: to observe the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation of dyspnoea by MMRC scale and exercise tolerance by 6min walk test in post covid patients. Methodology: A total of 61 patients meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. dyspnoea and exercise tolerance score has recorded before and after the pulmonary rehabilitation. Result: post pulmonary rehabilitation score in terms of dyspnoea and exercise tolerance has showed extremely significant improvement (p<0.001) as compared to pre pulmonary rehabilitation score. Conclusion: pulmonary rehabilitation is effective in improving dyspnoea and exercise tolerance in post covid patients. KEYWORDS: Pulmonary Rehabilitation, COVID-19, Exercise Tolerance, Dyspnoea.