EFFECTS OF A PULMONARY (TELE)REHABILITATION PROGRAM ON THE PERSON WITH COVID-19: A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Introduction: people with COVID-19 will mostly present mild to moderate forms of the disease and will remain at home under telephone monitoring. The person must maintain specialized monitoring leading to the optimization of their healing process, without associated complications, responsible for readmissions. Objective: describe the gains in knowledge and skills learning with the implementation of a telerehabilitation program in a person with dyspnea, anxiety and changes in expiratory flow in the context of COVID 19. Method: quantitative and qualitative approach study, case study. Refers to a case of a 53-year-old person with COVID 19 hospitalized followed by discharge with home isolation. An intervention was made using tele-rehabilitation, through 4 videos. Ethical research principles were followed. Results: there were evidences of gains in the person's training in the control of dyspnea, in the reduction of anxiety and depression and in the air flow. Conclusion: the use of telerehabilitation in the context of COVID 19 can bring benefits to the training of the person in the control of symptoms, allow the recovery of the person at home and avoid hospitalization.

Keywords

• coronavirus infection
• telereahabilitation
• pulmonary rehabilitation
• rehabilitation nursing