Telemedicine and other technologies are being adopted and tested to facilitate appointments over video/audio call, as well as to deliver various rehabilitation programs.
Telemedicine may be a solution that increases specialist and primary care providers’ capacity to serve more patients.
Many studies focusing on rehabilitation for certain post COVID-19 conditions, such as shortness of breath (dyspnea) and fatigue, emphasize physiotherapy as a key aspect in recovery efforts.
Most studies and reviews endorse adopting multi-disciplinary care pathways to address the broad range of post COVID-19 symptoms.
Alternate treatment methods, such as singing and vocal therapy, are being studied with preliminary data supporting these as potentially effective interventions.
Attentive rehabilitation programs with frequent follow-ups from facilitators addressing physical and psychological barriers to recovery often result in improved health related quality of life in patients.
Although many (?) care pathways have yet to be formally evaluated, many resources and guidance documents for care providers and patients are available online from reputable organizations, such as the WHO, and are frequently updated with new information.
Social media and other digital media sources have caused confusion amongst much of the general public and have greatly contributed to the sharing of misinformation about COVID-19 and post conditions, as well as vaccination safety and efficacy.
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