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Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting: clinical practice recommendations
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Thomas, P and Baldwin, C and Bissett, B and Boden, I and Gosselink, R and Granger, CL and Hodgson, C and Jones, AY and Kho, ME and Moses, R and Ntoumenopoulos, G and Parry, SM and Patman, S and van der Lee, L, Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting: clinical practice recommendations, Journal of Physiotherapy, 66, (2) pp. 73-82. ISSN 1836-9553 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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© 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/).
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.011
Abstract
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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | physical therapy, coronavirus, COVID-19 |
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Clinical sciences |
| Research Field: | Infectious diseases |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Treatment of human diseases and conditions |
| UTAS Author: | Boden, I (Dr Ianthe Boden) |
| ID Code: | 149527 |
| Year Published: | 2020 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 276 |
| Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2022-04-04 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-05-23 |
| Downloads: | 10 View Download Statistics |
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