Evidence-based rehabilitation among adult patients with COVID-19 infection: An integrated literature review

Abstract

The purpose of this integrated review is to provide evidence-based rehabilitation among adult patients with coronavirus. Four databases were used for the integrated literature which took six months to complete and finished in July 2021. Search databases include PubMed, Medline, the Library of Latin American, Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Pedro Physiotherapy Evidence Database and Google Scholar. The studies reported that patients who suffered from coronavirus (COVID-19) indicate the respiratory and musculoskeletal disorders and impaired functionality. Taking into consideration the majority of people affected by coronavirus disease worldwide, it can be estimated that physiatrists and physiotherapists will become more and more concerned in the care of these patients, in order to recover the pulmonary function, psychological and physical competence, and also to bring back a good patient ADL.