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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a variety of physical and emotionaldisorders, and subsequently lower Quality of Life (QOL). This study aimed to investigate the effect of a 2-weekexercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation on clinical characteristics and QOL of severe COVID-19 patients afterdischarge from intensive care unit (ICU).

In this quasi-experimental study, eligible severe COVID-19cases, who had survived and were discharged from ICU were selected using convenience sampling method.Oxygen Saturation ( SpO2), pulse rate, dyspnea, and QOL were evaluated and compared before and after twoweeks of exercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).

35 cases with the mean age of 57.86 ± 11.73(18-75) years were studied (51.4% female). The mean SpO2 increased from 90.41 ± 3.97 to 95.11 ± 1.96% aftertwo weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation (p<0.0001). In addition, the mean pulse rate (98.97±16.23 to 88.91±14.03pulse/minute; p<0.001) and the mean dyspnea severity (5.6±1.97 to 3.45±1.97; p<0.0001) decreased after twoweeks of intervention. Besides, the mean total QOL and its dimensions, including general health (p<0.0001),physical status (p<0.0001), emotional status (p = 0.036), and social function (p<0.0001) of patients, had signif-icantly increased after intervention.

Based on the findings of this study, it seems that two-weekexercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation could be effective in increasing the SpO2, decreasing dyspnea andpulse rate, and improving the QOL of patients with severe COVID-19 after discharge from ICU.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have destructive effects on patients’ mental health and quality of life (QoL).

This study aimed to assess the relationship between QoL and coping strategies in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

This cross sectional descriptive-analytical study was performed at Imam Reza Hospital in Tabriz City for 2 months. Seventy hospitalized patients with COVID-19 were recruited by convenience sampling. The patients completed the adapted version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ). We indicated a critical value of 60 as the optimal cut-off point to assess perceived QoL. Also, low, moderate, and high coping strategies are dedicated to 0 - 66, 66 - 110, and > 110, respectively. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient in SPSS version 21.

Seventy patients were enrolled, including 35 males and 35 females with a mean age of 39.69 ± 11.31 years. QoL’s social and physical dimensions had the highest and lowest mean scores (65.18 ± 18.99 and 41.40 ± 17.22, respectively). The results showed that 3 out of 5 dimensions had a mean score of < 60. Regarding CSQ, the mean scores of problem- and emotional-oriented coping strategies were 87.27 ± 15.45 and 85.05 ± 12.47, respectively. Most participants had moderate problem- and emotional-oriented coping strategies (85.5% and 92.8%, respectively).

The current study showed that the QoL score was less than 60 in most of the QoL dimensions in COVID-19 patients. Moreover, most of the participants used coping strategies moderately. Therefore, it is recommended to perform further studies to compare the impact of coping strategies on QoL in patients and the control group.

 Bell’s palsy is the side effect of peripheral nerve palsy that causes low function of face and quality of life. This study was conducted to assess the effect of two different methods; exercise therapy and biofeedback therapy, accompanied with massage in two groups on facial function and quality of life of these patients. 

 In this interventional research with before- after design, 20 patients with acute unilateral peripheral facial palsy participated in two separate programs. Function of face was measured by House Brackman and quality of life was evaluated by SF-36 questionnaire. In each group data were recorded before the intervention and 4 weeks (3 sessions per week) after it. Exercise therapy included receiving massage, doing patterns of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) and some exercises in front of mirror; besides, biofeedback therapy contained massage and muscular education by biofeedback set. After employing Kolmogorov-Simonov as a Test for normality, Independent T-test was utilized to compare means. 

 After one month doing two different programs in two exercise and biofeedback groups, remarkable increase of quality of life (P≤0.001) and also improvement of function of face (P=0.004) were noticed in each group, but there was not any significant difference between quality of life (P=0.07) and function of face (P=0.85) in two groups. 

 This study indicated that with regard to suffering paralysis in Bell’s palsy and its bad effects on patients’ quality of life, the use of both biofeedback and exercise therapies as treatment is effective. It seems that increasing awareness of patients and training early movements have important role in improvement improve.

Validation study of Barthel Index for elderly patients being attended in outpatient and rehabilitation clinics in Iran.

Face‑to‑face interview with 395 out patients geriatric 60+ years was done in a cross‑sectional study. The internal consistency Barthel‑ADL was used to approve reliability. Criterion validity and factor analysis were used to verify validity.

Reliability the Iranian version BI was significant at 0.938. In criterion validity analysis, the high correlation tools included Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) and Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM‑subscales ADL) at 0.947 and –0.945, respectively. In factor analyses, two domains obtained, the variance of 10 items achieved 69.79%; also, the Item Total Correlation (ITC) of each item was measured.

The Barthel Index shows a good validity and reliability, and recommended to use in the Iranian geriatric outpatients in evaluating physical ability.

Hemiplegia after stroke is the most common cause of dexterity disorder in adults, which is associated with impairment in daily life activities. The aim of the present study was comparative assessment of the effects of movement therapy and electrotherapy on dexterity.

In the present clinical trial with before-after design, 16 patients with post-stroke hemiplegia received 36 sessions of treatment. Hand gross dexterity was measured using Minnesota instrument prior to, and 18th and 36th sessions after the intervention. Shapiro Wilk test, paired t-test, and Pierson correlation were used to analyze the data.

The significant increase of hand gross dexterity was noticed between before and 18th, 18th and 36th, and also before and 36th sessions after intervention in movement therapy group (p

The present study showed that movement therapy is effective in increasing hand dexterity all the time. But the continuation of electrotherapy has reverse effects on it.