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Table 2 Frequency of patients that received rehabilitation after hospitalization for COVID-19

From: Patients’ evaluation of aftercare following hospitalization for COVID-19: satisfaction and unmet needs

 

n (%)a

(Very) Satisfied with shared decision-makingb

n (%)

(Very) Satisfied with treatmentb

n (%)

Preference for receiving the same treatment again (yes)c

n (%)

Med-rehab (n = 72)

 Rehabilitation physician

72 (100)

58 (82)

63 (89)

63 (89)

 Physical therapy

71 (99)

62 (87)

64 (90)

 

 Occupational therapy

64 (89)

57 (89)

55 (86)

 

 Psychological therapy

50 (69)

45 (90)

44 (88)

 

 Speech and language therapy

31 (43)

27 (87)

28 (90)

 

 Nutritional therapy

44 (61)

35 (80)

35 (80)

 

 Other*

4 (6)

   

SNF-rehab (n = 48)

 Elderly care physician

48 (100)

29 (60)

42 (88)

40 (83)

 Physical therapy

47 (98)

37 (79)

41 (87)

 

 Occupational therapy

30 (63)

26 (87)

26 (87)

 

 Psychological therapy

19 (40)

14 (74)

17 (89)

 

 Speech and language therapy

19 (40)

13 (68)

15 (79)

 

 Nutritional therapy

30 (63)

27 (93)

28 (97)

 

 Other*

2 (4)

   

Com-rehabd (n = 343)

 Physical therapy

316 (92)

277 (88)

276 (87)

299 (95)

 Occupational therapy

46 (13)

36 (78)

35 (76)

37 (80)

 Psychological therapy

52 (15)

41 (79)

43 (83)

48 (92)

 Speech and language therapy

32 (9)

30 (94)

31 (97)

29 (91)

 Nutritional therapy

68 (20)

55 (81)

56 (82)

56 (82)

 Vocational therapy

100 (29)

76 (76)

70 (70)

79 (79)

 Other

3 (1)

   
  1. Data were obtained from 486 patients and are presented as n (%), where the percentage indicates the proportion of patients with this therapy among those who participate in this rehabilitation setting. Satisfaction was scaled on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from very satisfied, satisfied, not satisfied and not dissatisfied, dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied. The table presents the frequency of very satisfied or satisfied patients
  2. Med-rehab in- or outpatient medical rehabilitation, SNF-rehab inpatient rehabilitation in a skilled nursing facility, Com-rehab community-based rehabilitation
  3. aFrequency is calculated based on the number of patients that participated in that specific type of rehabilitation
  4. bFrequency based on the number of patients that participated in that specific type of treatment
  5. cMed- and SNF-rehab comprise multidisciplinary treatment that is guided by an interdisciplinary team, patients who received Med- or SNF-rehab were therefore asked whether they would like to receive Med- or SNF-rehab again if they found themselves in similar circumstances. Com-rehab often comprise monodisciplinary treatment and patients were therefore asked to indicate for each type of treatment whether they would like to receive the same therapy again if they found themselves in similar circumstances
  6. dCom-rehab also comprises patients that may have participated in Med- or SNF-rehab. These patients scored satisfaction with Med- or SNF-rehab and Com-rehab separately
  7. *Most frequently a social worker
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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