https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/43824
Title: | Physical and pulmonary capacities of individuals with severe coronavirus disease after hospital discharge: A preliminary cross-sectional study based on cluster analysis |
Authors: | ALONSO, Angelica Castilho; SILVA-SANTOS, Paulo Roberto; QUINTANA, Marilia Simoes Lopes; SILVA, Vanderlei Carneiro da; BRECH, Guilherme Carlos; BARBOSA, Lorena Goncalves; POMPEU, Jose Eduardo; SILVA, Erika Christina Gouveia e; SILVA, Elizabeth Mendes da; GODOY, Caroline Gil de; GREVE, Julia Maria D'Andrea |
Citation: | CLINICS, v.76, article ID e3540, 7p, 2021 |
Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the physical and pulmonary capacities of hospitalized patients with severe coronavirus disease and its correlation with the time of hospitalization and complications involved. METHODS: A total of 54 patients, aged >= 18 years of both sexes, were evaluated 2-4 months after hospital discharge in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The physical characteristics analyzed were muscle strength, balance, flexibility, and pulmonary function. The K-means cluster algorithm was used to identify patients with similar physical and pulmonary capacities, related to the time of hospitalization. RESULTS: Two clusters were derived using the K-means algorithm. Patients allocated in cluster 1 had fewer days of hospitalization, intensive care, and intubation than those in cluster 2, which reflected a better physical performance, strength, balance, and pulmonary condition, even 2-4 months after discharge. Days of hospitalization were inversely related to muscle strength, physical performance, and lung function: hand grip D (r= -0.28, p=0.04), Short Physical Performance Battery score (r= -0.28, p=0.03), and forced vital capacity (r= -0.29, p=0.03). CONCLUSION: Patients with a longer hospitalization time and complications progressed with greater loss of physical and pulmonary capacities. |
Appears in Collections: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - COVID-19 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/MFT Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/MOT Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/ICHC Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/IMREA Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/IOT Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HU Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/20 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/41 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/54 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/66 |
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
art_ALONSO_Physical_and_pulmonary_capacities_of_individuals_with_severe_2021.PDF | publishedVersion (English) | 539.37 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.