AYTÜR, YEŞİM; Sirzai, Hulya; Tiftik, Tulay Tekdemir; Alemdaroglu, Ebru; Ayhan, F. Figen; Cakit, Burcu Duyur Duyur; GENÇ, AYSUN; Gundogdu, Ibrahim; GÜZEL, RENGİN; Karayel, Derya Demirbag; Kaya, Basak Bilir; Oken, Oznur; Ozdemir, Hande; Koseoglu, Belma Fusun; Taskiran, Ozden Ozyemisci; Ordu-Gokkaya, Nilufer Kutay; Delialioglu, Sibel Unsal; SONEL TUR, BİRKAN; SARIKAYA, SELDA; CİNEVRE SOYUPEK, Feray; TIKIZ, CANAN
Description:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious infection disease, which may cause respiratory, physical, psychological, and generalized systemic dysfunction. The severity of disease ranges from an asymptomatic infection or mild illness to mild or severe pneumonia with respiratory failure and/or death. COVID-19 dramatically affects the pulmonary system. This clinical practice guideline includes pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) recommendations for adult COVID-19 patients and has been developed in the light of the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 provided by the World Health Organization and Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Health, recently published scientific literature, and PR recommendations for COVID-19 regarding basic principles of PR. This national guideline provides suggestions regarding the PR methods during the clinical stages of COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 with its possible benefits, contraindications, and disadvantages.