Guilherme Peixoto Tinoco Arêas, Cássia da Luz Goulart, Thaís Sant'Anna, Tiótrefis Gomes Fernandes, Rafael de Oliveira Alvim, Fernanda Facioli Dos Reis Borges, Camila Miriam Suemi Sato Barros do Amaral, Suzy Cristina França Rodrigues, Jefferson Valente, João Marcos Bemfica Barbosa Ferreira, Anna Gabriela Rezende, Edival Ferreira de Oliveira Júnior, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda, Fernando Fonseca de Almeida-Val
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) seems to be a better choice to improve physical and functional capacity after acute infection. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the effects of different strategies to optimize post-acute phase rehabilitation and reduce long COVID-19 physical deteriorations. OBJECTIVE: To compare the use of a noninvasive ventilation (NIV) plus aerobic exercise strategy during PR program with to a standard PR (without NIV) on physical capacity and quality of life outcomes in post-COVID-19...
2024: Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare