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Exercise Capacity and Occupational Competence Sequelae in COVID-19 Survivors: A Longitudinal Study
Vildan Fidanoglu1, Melda Saglam2, Serkan Pekcetin3
1Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Haliç University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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The Sars-Cov-2 infection disease (COVID-19) causes symptoms during both acute and post-COVID phases. This study assessed exercise capacity and occupational competence of 20 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, at discharge and three months later using the 6-Minute Step Test and Occupational Self-Assessment. Significant differences were found in both exercise capacity and occupational competence scores between discharge and three months later (p < 0.05). However, these measurements were not correlated (p > 0.05). Although patients show improvement after discharge, some symptoms persisted, affecting their exercise, and occupational performance. Further research is needed to explore long-term occupational outcomes of COVID-19 beyond one year.
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