Opening Up during Lockdown: Launching a New Rehabilitation Hospital in the Midst of the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 Pandemic

Appeadu, Michael; Lê, Minh Quan; Rosales, Richard; Irwin, Robert W.; Shapiro, Lauren T.

doi:10.1002/pmrj.12451

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“…A significant challenge for inpatient rehabilitation facilities has been SARS CoV-2 infection prevention in units that provide care for non-infected individuals. It has been reported that in skilled nursing facilities the risk for infection outbreaks is high due to the large number and variety of individuals who need to be in close contact with patients in order to provide adequate care ( Appeadu et al, 2020 ). Furthermore, persons admitted to rehabilitation facilities often have physical impairments that require caregivers to be educated on how to provide physical assistance at home ( Gimm et al, 2017 ; Appeadu et al, 2020 ).…”

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Rehabilitation Care at the Time of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Health System Recommendations

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Salopek

Zaide

et al. 2022

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Purpose: The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2 has imposed a significant burden on health care systems, economies, and social systems in many countries around the world. The provision of rehabilitation services for persons with active COVID-19 infection poses challenges to maintaining a safe environment for patients and treating providers.Materials and Methods: Established frameworks were used to guide the scoping review methodology. Medline, Embase, Pubmed, CINAHL databases from inception to August 1, 2020, and prominent rehabilitation organizations’ websites were searched.Study Selection: We included articles and reports if they were focused on rehabilitation related recommendations for COVID-19 patients, treating providers, or the general population.Data Extraction: Pairs of team members used a pre-tested data abstraction form to extract data from included full-text articles. The strength and the quality of the extracted recommendations were evaluated by two reviewers using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.Results: We retrieved 6,468 citations, of which 2,086 were eligible for review, after duplicates were removed. We excluded 1,980 citations based on title and abstract screening. Of the screened full-text articles, we included all 106 studies. A summary of recommendations is presented. We assessed the overall evidence to be strong and of fair quality.Conclusion: The rehabilitation setting, and processes, logistics, and patient and healthcare provider precaution recommendations identified aim to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection and ensure adequate and safe rehabilitation services, whether face-to-face or through teleservices. The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly changing. Further updates will be needed over time in order to incorporate emerging best evidence into rehabilitation guidelines.

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