Patient-reported functional outcomes 30 days after hospitalization for COVID-19.
Evelyn S QinLaura S GoldCatherine L HoughPatricia P KatzAaron E BunnellKatherine D WyshamJames S AndrewsPublished in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2021)
New functional impairments are common at 30 days after discharge among survivors of hospitalization for COVID-19. Early rehabilitation, advance care planning, and referrals to appropriate therapies should be considered in postacute COVID-19 care to maximize patients' functional outcomes. However, ongoing research is still needed regarding management of these patients.