Capacidad funcional y desempeño de pacientes con neumonía por Covid-19

Autores/as

  • Eusebio Bravo C Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Servicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación
  • Gonzalo Rivera-Lillo Universidad de Chile
  • Sebastián Gallegos B Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Servicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación
  • Paula Horta M Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Servicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación
  • Rocío Navarro A Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Servicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación
  • Homero Puppo G Universidad de Chile
  • Rodrigo Torres-Castro Universidad de Chile

Resumen

One year after the first case reported by a new coronavirus (COVID-19), the evidence has shown a series of persistent signs and symptoms once the acute process has been overcome. Under the WHO’s framework for health and disability, these impairments at cardiorespiratory, cognitive, and musculoskeletal body functions and structures lead, at least in the short and mid-term, to activity limitations and participation restriction. In this review, we discussed the main alterations generating disability and the challenges of implementing effective evaluation strategies in this disease. Along with their role in the health emergency, rehabilitation teams are challenged to design and deliver timely intervention strategies to reduce post-COVID-19 disability.