ReCov - Recovery and rehabilitation after Covid-19

The overall aim is to describe the recovery in terms of physical and psychological function, physical activity level and to investigate whether there is an association with work ability and HrQoL in people who have undergone Covid-19.

Further to evaluate the effects of tailored interventions on physical and psychological function, work ability and HRQoL and describe the patients experiences of such interventions. This project is conducted in collaboration in a multi-professional team at Karolinska University Hospital.

The project will include hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients that have undergone Covid-19 and consists of five studies; Study 1; Recovery 12-months after Covid- 19 (prospective observational longitudinal design), Study 2 Factors that affects physical activity level at 12 months after Covid-19 (cross-sectional observational design), Study 3: Physical training in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) after Covid-19 (a single subject design), Study 4: Effects of inspiratory muscle training after Covid-19 (randomized controlled trial), Study 5: Experiences of rehabilitation after Covid-19 (qualitative approach).

The project will deepen the knowledge about recovery and the effects of specialized rehabilitation as well as the patients’ experiences of the rehabilitation.

The new knowledge generated by this project will be of great benefit to the large number of patients affected by this new global disease due to SARS-CoV-2.