Home-based Respiratory Physiotherapy and Telephone-Based Psychological Support in Severe COVID-19 Patients

Exclusion Criteria

• •Contraindications to six-minute walk test
• •Contraindications to spirometry
• •Complications during the baseline six-minute walk test
• •Have neurological pathology, neuropathy, limb dysfunction, or other underlying physical disability that makes physical exercise impossible
• •Be pregnant or breastfeeding
• •Do not have access to the Internet or a telephone line
• •Have previous lung diseases like asthma, COPD, fibrosis, or tuberculosis
• •Moderate or severe heart disease (Grade III or IV, New York Heart Association)
• •Have had another severe disease in the last six months
• •Severe depression or suicidal intention
• •Be taking any medication for depression, anxiety, or other medication prescribed by a psychiatrist prior to the onset of a COVID-19 condition
• •Have cognitive impairment or sensory disturbance