Exercise Capacity and Occupational Competence Sequelae in COVID-19 Survivors: A Longitudinal Study

Fidanoglu V., SAĞLAM M., Pekcetin S., VARDAR YAĞLI N., Yildiz B. P., Bayraktaroglu M., ...Daha Fazla

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN HEALTH CARE, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07380577.2025.2488124
  • Dergi Adı: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN HEALTH CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, SportDiscus
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.