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

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