Effect of Physical Exercise–Based Rehabilitation on Long COVID: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Author:

ZHENG CHEN,CHEN XIANG-KE,SIT CINDY HUI-PING1,LIANG Xiao1,LI MING-HUI1,MA ALVIN CHUN-HANG2,WONG STEPHEN HEUNG-SANG1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR, CHINA

2. Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, CHINA

Abstract

ABSTRACT Purpose The number of persons living with post–coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) conditions or long COVID continues to rise worldwide; however, the etiology and the treatment of long COVID remain nebulous. Therefore, efficient, feasible, and cost-effective therapeutic strategies for a large population with long COVID remain warranted. Physical exercise–based rehabilitation is a promising strategy for long COVID, although its therapeutic effects remain to be determined. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of physical exercise–based rehabilitation on long COVID. Methods The electronic databases Medline, Embase, Global Health (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, WHO Global Research Database on COVID-19, LitCovid, and Google Scholar were searched from their inception to November 2022. The identified articles were independently screened by three reviewers, and a random-effects model was used to determine the mean differences in the meta-analysis. Results Twenty-three studies involving 1579 individuals who had COVID-19 (752 women) were included. Physical exercise–based rehabilitation showed beneficial effects on long COVID-related symptoms characterized by dyspnea, fatigue, and depression, as well as on the 6-min walk test, forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity, and quality of life in people who had COVID-19. Conclusions Physical exercise–based rehabilitation is a potential therapeutic strategy against long COVID and can be applied as a routine clinical practice in people who have recovered from COVID-19. However, customized physical exercise–based rehabilitation programs and their effects on specific types of long COVID require future large-scale studies.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Subject

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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