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Investigation of the Effects of Supervised Exercise-Based Telerehabilitation Program on Respiration, Quality of Life, Physical Activity, and Fatigue in Individuals with COVID-19: Randomized Controlled Trial

COVID-19'lu Bireylerde Gözetimli Egzersiz Tabanlı Telerehabilitasyon Programının Solunum, Yaşam Kalitesi, Fiziksel Aktivite ve Yorgunluk Üzerindeki Etkilerinin Araştırılması: Randomize Kontrollü Çalışma

Emine Nur Demircan(Hacettepe Üniversitesi)0000-0002-4270-3543
Ayşe Gül Bostan(BAHÇEŞEHİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-0713-3477
Mehrdad Khakzad(DÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0001-4934-5726
Elif Üncük(Medicell Tıp Merkezi)0009-0006-1235-4182
Derya Kızıl(Tekirdağ Yaşam Hastanesi)0009-0006-2839-2589
Gülistan Adıyaman(Batman Yaşam Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi)0009-0008-9816-595X
Emine Seda Dağ(Kocaeli Şehir Hastanesi)0009-0001-0561-7435
Nezire Köse(HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8342-7293
Pages
329–344
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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In this study, it was determined that these telerehabilitation methods had positive effects on the participants.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study was to examine the effects of telerehabilitation-based exercise training on respiration, quality of life, physical activity, and fatigue in individuals with COVID-19. 50 participants diagnosed with COVID-19 were divided into two groups.
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Key Findings & Data:Group 1 received online supervised exercise training twice a week for six weeks, while Group 2 was sent the same exercises as a brochure and called once a week.
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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of telerehabilitation-based exercise training on respiration, quality of life, physical activity, and fatigue in individuals with COVID-19. 50 participants diagnosed with COVID-19 were divided into two groups. Group 1 received online supervised exercise training twice a week for six weeks, while Group 2 was sent the same exercises as a brochure and called once a week. The socio-demographic characteristics of the individuals were recorded before the study and the Medical Research Council Dyspnoea Scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire, Nottingham Health Profile, Fatigue Severity Scale were applied before and after the treatment. It was determined that the groups were similar in terms of initial outcome measurements(p>0.05). After treatment, there was a difference between the groups only in terms of the COVID-19 Fear Scale(p=0.030). In the intragroup comparison, a significant difference was seen in all measurements(p<0.05). When the literature was examined, although there were studies examining the effect of telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy in individuals who had COVID-19, no study was found comparing the effects of these two telerehabilitation methods (online-supervised and follow-up). In this study, it was determined that these telerehabilitation methods had positive effects on the participants.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 geçiren bireylerde telerehabilitasyon temelli egzersiz eğitiminin solunum, yaşam kalitesi, fiziksel aktivite ve yorgunluk üzerine etkilerini incelemektir. COVID-19 tanısı almış 50 katılımcı iki gruba ayrılmıştır. Grup 1 katılımcılarına altı hafta boyunca haftada iki kez çevrimiçi denetlenen egzersiz eğitimi verilmiştir. Aynı egzersizler Grup 2 katılımcılarına egzersiz broşürü olarak gönderilerek haftada bir kez telefonla aranmıştır. Bireylerin çalışma öncesinde sosyo-demografik özellikleri kaydedilerek Tıbbi Araştırma Konseyi Dispne Ölçeği, Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi-Kısa Form, St. George Solunum Anketi, Nottingham Sağlık Profili, Yorgunluk Şiddeti Ölçeği tedavi öncesinde ve sonrasında uygulanmıştır. Grupların başlangıç sonuç ölçümleri açısından benzer olduğu belirlenmiştir (p>0,05). Tedavi sonrasında gruplar arasında COVID-19 Korku Ölçeği açısından fark görülmüştür (p=0,030). Grup içi karşılaştırmada ise tüm ölçümlerde anlamlı fark görülmüştür (p<0,05). Literatür incelendiğinde COVID-19 geçiren bireylerde telerehabilitasyon temelli fizyoterapinin etkisini inceleyen çalışmalar olmasına rağmen, bu iki telerehabilitasyon yönteminin (çevrimiçi-denetimli ve takipli) etkilerini karşılaştıran bir çalışmaya rastlanmamıştır. Bu çalışmada, bu telerehabilitasyon yöntemlerinin katılımcılar üzerinde olumlu etkilerinin olduğu belirlenmiştir.

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Demircan, E. N., Bostan, A. G., Khakzad, M., Üncük, E., Kızıl, D., Adıyaman, G., Dağ, E. S., Köse, N. (2025). Investigation of the Effects of Supervised Exercise-Based Telerehabilitation Program on Respiration, Quality of Life, Physical Activity, and Fatigue in Individuals with COVID-19: Randomized Controlled Trial. Fenerbahçe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 329–344. https://doi.org/10.56061/fbujohs.1628881

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