Inpatient Rehabilitation Issues Related to COVID-19

Amanda A Kelly; Caroline A Lewis; Miguel X Escalon

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2023.04.001

Inpatient Rehabilitation Issues Related to COVID-19

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2023 Aug;34(3):513-522. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2023.04.001. Epub 2023 Apr 5.

Authors

Amanda A Kelly¹, Caroline A Lewis², Miguel X Escalon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Mount Sinai), One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1240B, New York, NY 10029, USA. Electronic address: DrAmandaAKelly@gmail.com.
² Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Mount Sinai), One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1240B, New York, NY 10029, USA.

Abstract

Patients who are hospitalized due to COVID-19 are predisposed to requiring acute inpatient rehabilitation. Multiple factors have posed challenges to inpatient rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as staff shortages, restrictions with therapy, and barriers to discharge. Despite these challenges, data have shown that inpatient rehabilitation plays a key role in functional gains for this patient population. There remains a need for more data on the current challenges that are faced in the inpatient rehabilitation setting, as well as better understanding of long-term functional outcomes following COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Inpatient; PICS; Rehabilitation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Inpatients
Pandemics