{"content":[{"text":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Releases Study on Physical Health and Functional \n Status Among Patients Referred to Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinics After COVID-19 Diagnosis","bbox":{"left":0.085294,"top":0.139874,"width":0.8294440000000001,"height":0.03636399999999998}},{"text":"MECHANICSBURG, PA – July 8, 2021 – Former COVID-19 patients may benefit from additional clinical support, \n including tailored physical and mental health rehabilitation services, according to a study released today by The \n Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with Select Medical. The findings, based on \n data from 1,295 post-COVID-19 patients, published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) \n examined the rehabilitation needs and outcomes of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes \n COVID-19. Study data was obtained from the electronic health records of patients referred to Select Medical’s \n national network of more than 1,800 outpatient rehabilitation clinics from January 2020 - March 2021.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.198056,"width":0.8759210000000001,"height":0.126212}},{"text":"The CDC examined patient-reported measures of health, physical endurance, and health care utilization. It \n compared patients who had recovered from COVID-19 and a control group of patients needing rehabilitation \n for a current or previous cancer diagnosis. This control population was chosen because they completed the \n same initial evaluations as did patients referred for post-COVID-19 rehabilitation. The latter group had not \n experienced COVID-19.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.346124,"width":0.856406,"height":0.08909100000000003}},{"text":"Compared with control patients, post–COVID-19 patients had higher odds of reporting worse physical health, \n and difficulty with physical activities after adjusting for age and sex. Post-COVID-19 patients also experienced \n decreased physical endurance, measured by a six-minute walk test compared with control patients. The study \n concluded that among patients referred to outpatient rehabilitation, those recovering from COVID-19 had \n poorer physical health and functional status than those who had cancer.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.457033,"width":0.863217,"height":0.08909100000000003}},{"text":"The full CDC study results can be found here.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.568119,"width":0.353505,"height":0.015152000000000054}},{"text":"“We were excited to partner with the CDC on such an important clinical study regarding the long-term impact \n of COVID-19,” said Diane Brozowsky, senior vice president of clinical operations of outpatient rehabilitation at \n Select Medical, and a co-author of the MMWR paper. “These findings indicate that patients recovering from \n COVID-19 could benefit from additional personalized rehabilitation services aimed at both physical and mental \n health. As the nation’s largest provider of outcomes-based, innovative physical therapy, we are expertly \n positioned to guide those who need extended care among the 33.5 million post-COVID-19 patient population.”","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.605088,"width":0.872676,"height":0.10757700000000014}},{"text":"COVID-19 Recovery and Reconditioning Program \n The CDC study also validates Select Medical’s Recovery and Reconditioning Program which was developed in \n partnership with leading physicians, including physiatrists, pulmonologists, infectious disease specialists as well \n as physical and occupational therapists and speech language pathologists (SLPs), to focus on specific deficits in \n patients recovering from COVID-19 as well as other illnesses and conditions.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.734482,"width":0.872333,"height":0.08928100000000005}},{"text":"Following evidence-informed program guidelines, licensed therapists tailor a plan of care to address patients’ \n specific needs and goals to resume pre-COVID activities and routine. The program, which launched in June \n 2020 amid the pandemic, is available across Select Medical’s national network of outpatient rehabilitation \n clinics in 37 states, many of which are “direct access” and do not require a physician referral to receive care. To \n find a location and schedule an appointment, click here.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.845581,"width":0.879604,"height":0.089086}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.058824,"top":0.045455,"width":0.106529,"height":0.05928}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.058824,"top":0.045455,"width":0.106529,"height":0.05928}]}