TY - JOUR
KW - COVID-19/complications
KW - Humans
KW - Quality of Life
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - Telerehabilitation
KW - EuroQol
KW - interdisciplinary
KW - long-COVID
KW - post-covid-19 syndrome
KW - Rehabilitation
AU - S. Harenwall
AU - S. Heywood-Everett
AU - R. Henderson
AU - S. Godsell
AU - S. Jordan
AU - A. Moore
AU - U. Philpot
AU - K. Shepherd
AU - J. Smith
AU - A. R. Bland
A1 - 
AB - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is increasingly recognized as having significant long-term impact on physical and mental health. The Primary Care Wellbeing Service (PCWBS) in Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT) is a psychology-led specialist interdisciplinary team of health professionals specializing in persistent physical symptoms (PPS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) with an emphasis on holistic integrated care. The PCWBS quickly recognized the risk of the long-term effects of COVID-19, particularly for social, health and care staff, and developed a 7-week virtual rehabilitation course which was piloted in October 2020. The "Recovering from COVID" course takes a whole system, biopsychosocial approach to understanding COVID-19 and post-viral fatigue (PVF) and is delivered by an interdisciplinary team consisting of a clinical psychologist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, dietitian, speech and language therapist, assistant psychologist, and a personal support navigator with support from a team administrator. The course focuses on understanding PVF, sleep optimization, nutrition, swallowing, activity management, energy conservation, stress management, breathing optimization, managing setbacks, and signposting to appropriate resources and services. Since the pilot, PCWBS has delivered 7 courses to support over 200 people suffering from post-COVID-19 syndrome. One hundred and forty-nine individuals that enrolled on the "Recovering from COVID" course completed the EQ-5D-5L to assess Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) across 5 dimensions, including problems with mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Subsequently, 76 individuals completed these measures at the end of the rehabilitation course showing that patient ratings were significantly improved. In response to the NIHR recommendation for rapid evaluation of different service models for supporting people with post-COVID-19 syndrome, this data offers hope that rehabilitation is effective in reversing some of the problems faced by people living with the long-term effects of COVID-19.
AD - Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.; Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.; Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.; Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.; Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.; Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.; Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.; Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.; Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.; University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.; Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.; Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
BT - Journal of primary care & community health
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; Measures
DO - 10.1177/21501319211067674
JF - Journal of primary care & community health
LA - eng
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is increasingly recognized as having significant long-term impact on physical and mental health. The Primary Care Wellbeing Service (PCWBS) in Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT) is a psychology-led specialist interdisciplinary team of health professionals specializing in persistent physical symptoms (PPS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) with an emphasis on holistic integrated care. The PCWBS quickly recognized the risk of the long-term effects of COVID-19, particularly for social, health and care staff, and developed a 7-week virtual rehabilitation course which was piloted in October 2020. The "Recovering from COVID" course takes a whole system, biopsychosocial approach to understanding COVID-19 and post-viral fatigue (PVF) and is delivered by an interdisciplinary team consisting of a clinical psychologist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, dietitian, speech and language therapist, assistant psychologist, and a personal support navigator with support from a team administrator. The course focuses on understanding PVF, sleep optimization, nutrition, swallowing, activity management, energy conservation, stress management, breathing optimization, managing setbacks, and signposting to appropriate resources and services. Since the pilot, PCWBS has delivered 7 courses to support over 200 people suffering from post-COVID-19 syndrome. One hundred and forty-nine individuals that enrolled on the "Recovering from COVID" course completed the EQ-5D-5L to assess Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) across 5 dimensions, including problems with mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Subsequently, 76 individuals completed these measures at the end of the rehabilitation course showing that patient ratings were significantly improved. In response to the NIHR recommendation for rapid evaluation of different service models for supporting people with post-COVID-19 syndrome, this data offers hope that rehabilitation is effective in reversing some of the problems faced by people living with the long-term effects of COVID-19.
PY - 2021
SN - 2150-1327; 2150-1319; 2150-1319
SP - 21501319211067674
T1 - Post-Covid-19 Syndrome: Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life Following Psychology-Led Interdisciplinary Virtual Rehabilitation
T2 - Journal of primary care & community health
TI - Post-Covid-19 Syndrome: Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life Following Psychology-Led Interdisciplinary Virtual Rehabilitation
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; Measures
U2 - 34939506
U3 - 10.1177/21501319211067674
VL - 12
VO - 2150-1327; 2150-1319; 2150-1319
Y1 - 2021
Y2 - Jan-Dec
ER -