Effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation on functional recovery in post-COVID-19 patients: a multicentric study across Ecuadorian healthcare centers
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation improved both functional status and perceived health; however, patients with baseline PCC showed less functional recovery. These findings underscore the importance of early identification of PCC status at enrollment and emphasize the need for targeted rehabilitation.
Authors
- Fernando Ortega Pérez
- Juan De Luigi Lemus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3042-7633)
- Killen H. Briones-Zamora
- Paola Yépez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0909-2637)
- Michelle Grunauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5821-7603)
- Alejandra Mafla-Viscarra
- David Sebastián Peña Campos
- Jorge Elías Rodríguez Arias
- Mirely Tobar
- Killen H. Briones-Claudett
- Evelyn Caballero Caballero
Institutions
- Universidad Espíritu Santo (EC)
- Impact Assessment (US)
- Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (EC)
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito (EC)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1711031
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Yale University
- Yale New Haven Hospital