Rehabilitation Treatment of Patients With COVID-19 in an Infectious Diseases Hospital, Selection of Patients and Efficacy Criteria: A Retrospective Study With Propensity Score Matching.

This is single centre retrospective study with propensity score matching. The aim of the study is to develop criteria for determining groups of patients with a new coronavirus infection based on clinical, laboratory and instrumental data for whom rehabilitation programs (physical exercises, chest massage in an electrostatic field) will be effective. Data on predictors of effective rehabilitation in COVID-19 is limited. Knowledge of predictors of possibility and efficacy of rehabilitation programs could enhance patients recovery. The main symptoms of COVID-19 involve the respiratory system and psychological function. Early rehabilitation can reduce hospital length of stay. Different patients have different degrees of dysfunction; therefore, personal plans should be developed according to the patient's age, sex, lifestyle and physical condition. Regular follow-up and rehabilitation guidance were conducted for discharged patients, focusing on improving vital capacity and cardiopulmonary endurance. There is a clear consensus that early rehabilitation is an important strategy for the treatment of polyneuropathy and myopathy in critical disease, to facilitate and improve long-term recovery and patients' functional independence, and to reduce the duration of respiratory support and hospitalization. Early rehabilitation and exercise prescriptions remain to be further optimized, especially for hospitalised patients.