Importanta procesului de reabilitare medicala în cazul pacientilor infectati cu virusul SARS COV2

SARS-CoV-2 infection is a multisystem disease that produces long-term physical,mental, cognitive, social, and vocational sequelae among survivors. The purposeof this study was to highlight the importance of physiotherapy and psychotherapyin the case of post-COVID-19 recovery as well as the general population’sreceptivity for these methods.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted using anonline questionnaire/ survey. The first 5 questions were aimed at collectingdemographic data (gender, age, background, level of education, income), whereasthe following 25 viewed information about SARS-CoV-2 infection (opinion on theexistence of the virus and the effectiveness of the vaccine, physical, social, andpsychological impact, as well as openness to recovery methods). A sample ofconvenience of 203 people completed the questionnaire. Data collection took placebetween May and August 2023.RESULTS: Of the respondents, 80.3% had experienced SARS- CoV-2 infection.Of the 170 who had been infected, 55.9% had a mild form, 20% moderate, and24.1% severe. Of these, 71.2% required admission to the Intensive Care Unit andof these more than half required mechanical ventilation. Nearly three quarters(74.7%) of those who were infected did not seek the assistance of aphysiotherapist, and almost the same percentage (70.2%) did not seek the help ofa psychotherapist. Conclusion: The importance of physiotherapy andpsychotherapy in post-COVID-19 recovery is vital, physical, and mental problemsbeing much more numerous today than in the pre-COVID-19 era. The high costof psychotherapy is still an important consideration that must be considered in thesame way as that of physical therapy, as well as the lack of information of thepopulation regarding the benefit of these methods of therapy.