The Effects of Physical Activity Tele-Counseling Intervention in Post-COVID-19 Conditions

The Effects of Physical Activity Tele-Counseling Intervention on Physical Activity, Functional Performance, and Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19 Conditions: A Randomized Controlled Trial

It has been found that physical activity recommendations with telerehabilitation in different disease groups improve the functional capacity, physical activities and mental health of the patients as much as the supervised exercise programs. However, there are no studies in the literature that provide online physical activity counseling in COVID-19 patients, and evaluate the effect of physical activity counseling on physical activity level, quality of life, physical performance, fatigue, kinesophobia, pain, dyspnea, mental health and behavior change levels. For this reason, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of online physical activity counseling on physical activity level, quality of life, physical performance, fatigue, kinesophobia, pain, dyspnea, mental health and behavior change level in COVID-19 patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who have suffered COVID-19 and have passed at 3 months after the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test turned negative
• Volunteering to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having another diagnosed respiratory or cardiac problem
• Having infections during the evaluation
• Having a skeletal-muscular disease that may affect the evaluation results
• Having neurological and psychiatric problems
• Individuals with restrictions that prevent being physically active during the evaluation and counseling program.
• Pregnant individuals