Cognitive and behavioral techniques can improve physical function and overall well-being in patients with long-COVID. | Image Credit: wladimir1804 – stock.adobe.com
Patients with post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) experienced effective and safe improvements in physical function during a brief outpatient rehabilitation program that applied cognitive and behavioral approaches, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.1
Long COVID or PCC is the ongoing persistence of symptoms like fatigue, dyspnea, and cognitive dysfunction for 3 months or longer following an infection with SARS-CoV-2 combined with major functional impairments and no other condition that could explain the symptoms. Long COVID is a major burden for patients, caretakers, the health care system, and society.
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