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Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting: clinical practice recommendations

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posted on 2023-05-21, 06:50 authored by Thomas, P, Baldwin, C, Bissett, B, Ianthe BodenIanthe Boden, Gosselink, R, Granger, CL, Hodgson, C, Jones, AY, Kho, ME, Moses, R, Ntoumenopoulos, G, Parry, SM, Patman, S, van der Lee, L
This document outlines recommendations for physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting. It includes: recommendations for physiotherapy workforce planning and preparation; a screening tool for determining requirement for physiotherapy; and recommendations for the selection of physiotherapy treatments and personal protective equipment. It is intended for use by physiotherapists and other relevant stakeholders in the acute care setting caring for adult patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.

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Publication title

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volume

66

Pagination

73-82

ISSN

1836-9553

Department/School

School of Health Sciences

Publisher

Elsevier Australia

Place of publication

Australia

Rights statement

© 2020 Australian Physiotherapy Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Treatment of human diseases and conditions; Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services); Inpatient hospital care

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