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Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting: clinical practice recommendations
journal contribution
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, LThis 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.
History
Publication title
Journal of PhysiotherapyVolume
66Pagination
73-82ISSN
1836-9553Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
Elsevier AustraliaPlace of publication
AustraliaRights 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/).Repository Status
- Open
