Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Occupational therapy interventions in pulmonary rehabilitation – an update in the COVID-19 ERA |
| Authors: |
CIUBEAN Alina Deniza, CIORTEA Viorela Mihaela, UNGUR Rodica Ana, BORDA Ileana Monica, DOGARU Bombonica Gabriela, POPA Theodor, IRSAY Laszlo |
| Source: |
Balneo and PRM Research Journal, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 439-444 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
Romanian Association of Balneology, Editura Balneara, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: |
occupational therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, covid-19, activities of daily living, quality of life, Science |
| More Details: |
Background. As symptoms of COVID-19 infection are varying in severity and type, the long-term disability is yet to be established due to a short time-window since the pandemic started. Most survivors will have persistent pulmonary symptoms even after the infection, which raises the awareness of the importance of pulmonary rehabilitation in these patients, as they are mostly young, with severely diminished quality of life as they are unable to perform their basic activities of daily living as before. Occupational therapy is a form of rehabilitation treatment aimed at maximizing functionality and independence in performing activities of daily living, improvement of the patient’s autonomy and prevention of further functional decline. Objective. The purpose of the current work is to review the most important occupational therapy interventions applicable during a pulmonary rehabilitation program for chronic pulmonary pathologies, that can also be applied in COVID-19 survivors with persistent respiratory symptoms. Discussion. The main objectives of occupational therapy in pulmonary rehabilitation are training using breathing techniques at rest and during task performance, upper limbs training to increase exercise tolerance, programming and simplifying daily activities, informing patients of the importance of asking for help, planning the day/week, organizing the environment, educating the patient. All these objectives can be achieved in a simple way and at low-cost. Conclusions. Occupational therapy intervention during comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation must be promoted to specifically evaluate and solve problems related to respiratory disability. Occupational tasks should be related to symptoms occurring during specific activities. Standardized protocols and definition of outcomes during occupational therapy intervention are lacking. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2734-8458 |
| Relation: |
http://bioclima.ro/Balneo476.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2734-8458 |
| DOI: |
10.12680/balneo.2021.476 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/a194c8baa5e845909f71ccd0fefc4a9b |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.194c8baa5e845909f71ccd0fefc4a9b |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
