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Preview Project: Early rehabilitation strategies in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a systematic review

Project Status: Active

Project Creator: Joanna

Project ID: 284

Reviewers: 24 (Max=30)

Test Set: 100

Upload Documents: 1

Title and Abstract: 0

Full Text: 1

Systematic Review Information:

Study Goal

The primary objective of this research project is to determine whether rehabilitation interventions, compared to standard care, are effective in improving outcomes in ICU survivors of COVID-19. The goal is to generate a comprehensive review of the literature that investigates early rehabilitation activities performed by allied health professionals on patients recovering from severe COVID-19 infection. This research will also evaluate the relationship between frailty and efficacy of early rehabilitation interventions in the ICU.

Study Protocol

SR Protocol (Mar-17-2023) - Final.pdf - (created on: March 27, 2023, 12:38 p.m.) Download

Description of PI and Investigative Team

Joanna Semrau is a postdoctoral fellow with the Beyond ICU Team at McMaster University, under supervision of Dr. Michelle Kho. Dr. Kho is a physiotherapist-clinician scientist leading the Beyond ICU Team, which investigates early rehabilitation activities and interventional clinical trials in critically ill patients.

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We are currently seeking title/abstract and full-text reviewers for this project. Following the screening process, we may also require assistance with the data abstraction for all included articles.

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Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
Original research publications: randomized/non-randomized, observational, and retrospective studies; case series with n ≥ 10 Articles report on population of adults aged 18 years or older who were admitted to the ICU due to COVID-19 infection Studies evaluated, reported, and/or recorded data pertaining to early rehabilitation interventions performed in the ICU/in hospital by a physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, social worker, dietitian, and/or psychologist Studies must measure at least one of the outcomes at hospital discharge and/or up to/including 12 months post-hospital stay: Recovery processes (physical function, cognitive function, quality of life and/or mood disorder assessments) Shortness of breath Duration of respiratory support Hospital/ICU length of stay Hospital discharge disposition Frailty	Ineligible study design/publication: studies are reviews, commentaries, letters, conference proceedings/abstracts, or case series with n<10 Incorrect population: studies do not report on adult patients, OR patients were not infected with COVID-19 Ineligible setting: Patients were not admitted to the ICU/critical care service Inapplicable intervention: No mention or report of rehabilitation interventions performed OR interventions not performed by included allied health professionals OR interventions were performed after hospital discharge Study does not report on included outcomes (see inclusion criteria)

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Original research publications: randomized/non-randomized, observational, and retrospective studies; case series with n ≥ 10
Articles report on population of adults aged 18 years or older who were admitted to the ICU due to COVID-19 infection
Studies evaluated, reported, and/or recorded data pertaining to early rehabilitation interventions performed in the ICU/in hospital by a physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, social worker, dietitian, and/or psychologist
Studies must measure at least one of the outcomes at hospital discharge and/or up to/including 12 months post-hospital stay: Recovery processes (physical function, cognitive function, quality of life and/or mood disorder assessments) Shortness of breath Duration of respiratory support Hospital/ICU length of stay Hospital discharge disposition Frailty

Ineligible study design/publication: studies are reviews, commentaries, letters, conference proceedings/abstracts, or case series with n<10
Incorrect population: studies do not report on adult patients, OR patients were not infected with COVID-19
Ineligible setting: Patients were not admitted to the ICU/critical care service
Inapplicable intervention: No mention or report of rehabilitation interventions performed OR interventions not performed by included allied health professionals OR interventions were performed after hospital discharge
Study does not report on included outcomes (see inclusion criteria)