Abstract
As consequence of Covid-19 pandemic a large number of people were admitted to rehabilitation programs. Specific nutritional counseling and dietary advices for Covid-19 patients are not yet available with the exception of generally dietary recommendations. The scope of this paper is to characterize the possible role of nutritional aspects in patients with Covid-19 admitted for rehabilitation.
Highlights
Starting from December-2019 a large number of people were rapidly infected by Covid-19 [1,2] most patients infected are asymptomatic or develop mild to moderate symptoms [3] a subset of patients develops pneumonia and severe dyspnea, and requires intensive care [4,5,6] .In particular, the Covid-19 infection caused clusters of severe respiratory illness similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus and Accepted: December 10, 2020Published online: December 12, 2020Citation: Sale P, Madio C, Pignataro A, et al (2020) Nutritional Aspects in Patients with Covid-19 Admitted for Rehabilitation
All the patients were recognized to be at high risk of malnutrition at Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST): 9 subjects reported 2 points, 19 subjects 3 points, 8 subjects 4 points, and 2 subjects 5 points
The Pearson's correlation showed a direct correlation between hemoglobin and protein total values r = 0.417 (p = 0.009) and between the 4-M Walk Test (WT4m) and the Barthel index r = 0.772 (p = 0.005); inverse correlation were found between Barthel index and age values r = -458 (p = 0.004) and between age and hemoglobin r = -420 (p = 0.009)
Summary
Starting from December-2019 a large number of people were rapidly infected by Covid-19 [1,2] most patients infected are asymptomatic or develop mild to moderate symptoms (fever, myalgia or fatigue, and dry cough) [3] a subset of patients develops pneumonia and severe dyspnea, and requires intensive care [4,5,6] .In particular, the Covid-19 infection caused clusters of severe respiratory illness similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus and Accepted: December 10, 2020Published online: December 12, 2020. As consequence of this pandemic a large number of people at discharge of ICU were admitted to respiratory rehabilitation programs [10,11]. The post-covid rehabilitation consists in a supervised program that includes exercise training, health education, behavioral intervention and breathing techniques to improve functional capacity, to reduce shortness of breath, to increase exercises tolerance, to a lesser extent, decreasing the number of hospitalizations and enhancing quality of life in subject with acute or chronic respiratory disorders [12,13]
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