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Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting: clinical practice recommendations

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Thomas, Peter, Baldwin, Claire, Bissett, Bernie, Boden, Ianthe, Gosselink, Rik, Granger, Catherine L, Hodgson, Carol, Jones, Alice YM +6 more·2020·Journal of Physiotherapy
DOI 10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.011PMC PMC7165238
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This document outlines recommendations for physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting. It includes: recommendations for physiotherapy workforce planning and preparation; a screening tool for determining requirement for physiotherapy; and recommendations for the selection of physiotherapy treatments and personal protective equipment. It is intended for use by physiotherapists and other relevant stakeholders in the acute care setting caring for adult patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.

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  • Respiratory rehabilitation is crucial for the recovery of patients with viral pneumonia from COVID-19 during the acute and rehabilitation phases.

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    The Purpose section calls early rehabilitation essential after the acute phase of respiratory distress for patients recovering from critical COVID-19 illness. The workforce-planning recommendations say respiratory physiotherapy may be indicated for patients with pneumonia, particularly when they have a weak cough or retained secretions. These passages do not establish that respiratory rehabilitation is crucial for all patients with COVID-19 viral pneumonia during both the acute and rehabilitation phases. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Thomas, P., Baldwin, C., Bissett, B., Boden, I., Gosselink, R., Granger, C. L., Hodgson, C., Jones, A. Y., Kho, M. E., Moses, R., Ntoumenopoulos, G., Parry, S. M., Patman, S., & van der Lee, L.
Affiliations
  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
  • Flinders University (AU)
  • University of Canberra (AU)
  • Launceston General Hospital (AU)
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven (BE)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Monash University (AU)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
  • Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
  • St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (AU)
  • The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
Corresponding author
Thomas, Peter
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Venue
Journal of Physiotherapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-04
Volume
66
Issue
2
Pages
73-82
ISSN
1836-9553 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.011
PMC
PMC7165238
OpenAlex
W3013710445
Cited by
718
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 96 · 2022: 145 · 2021: 215 · 2020: 202 · 2019: 1
FWCI
21.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of physiotherapy (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UTAS Research Repository (acceptedVersion)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • ResearchOnline@ND (The University of Notre Dame) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, physiotherapy management, acute hospital care, personal protective equipment, clinical guidelines
MeSH terms
Personal Protective Equipment, COVID-19, Critical Care, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Coronavirus Infections, Physical Therapy Modalities, Pandemics

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