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Early COVID-19 pandemic

Early COVID-19 pandemic has been studied in 1 paper since 2024: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, Jun 28, 2024: “Changes in Physical Function and Physical Therapy Use in Older Veterans Not Infected by CoVID-19 Residing in Community Living Centers during the CoVID-19 Pandemic”.

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“experienced greater improvements in their MDS-ADL (-0.49 points, 95% CI -0.27, -0.71)”
Changes in Physical Function and Physical Therapy Use in Older Veterans Not Infected by CoVID-19 Residing in Community Living Centers during the CoVID-19 PandemicJournal of the American Medical Directors Association2024doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105120

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • 2 findings against
  • Humans1

What did studies of Early COVID-19 pandemic find?

2

Studies of Early COVID-19 pandemic measured 2 outcomes; the most studied are Physical therapy use (1 study) and MDS Activities of Daily Living Score (1).

Physical therapy use

no changein humans1

1 study

  1. Early COVID-19 pandemic has no effect on physical therapy use in humans (-0.6 minutes, 95% CI -6.1, 4.9).

    “long-stay residents did not see differences in functional change (0.08 points, 95% CI -0.36, 0.51) or PT use (-0.6 minutes, 95% CI -6.1, 4.9).”

    HumansLong-stay Veterans in Community Living Centers not infected by COVID-19; minutes in past 7 daysApril 2020 to September 2020 versus September 2019 to February 2020

    Changes in Physical Function and Physical Therapy Use in Older Veterans Not Infected by CoVID-19 Residing in Community Living Centers during the CoVID-19 Pandemic

    Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

MDS Activities of Daily Living Score

no changein humans1

1 study

  1. Early COVID-19 pandemic has no effect on MDS Activities of Daily Living Score in humans (0.08 points, 95% CI -0.36, 0.51).

    “long-stay residents did not see differences in functional change (0.08 points, 95% CI -0.36, 0.51)”

    HumansLong-stay Veterans in Community Living Centers not infected by COVID-19; adjusted difference in functional changeApril 2020 to September 2020 versus September 2019 to February 2020

    Changes in Physical Function and Physical Therapy Use in Older Veterans Not Infected by CoVID-19 Residing in Community Living Centers during the CoVID-19 Pandemic

    Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

What is Early COVID-19 pandemic linked with?

2

Studies link Early COVID-19 pandemic with 2 measures, most often Physical therapy use (1 study) and MDS Activities of Daily Living Score (1).

Physical therapy use

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Early COVID-19 pandemic is associated with physical therapy use in humans (5.1 minutes, 95% CI 0.9, 9.2).

    “higher minutes of PT (5.1 minutes, 95% CI 0.9, 9.2) during early CoVID-19”

    HumansShort-stay Veterans in Community Living Centers not infected by COVID-19; minutes in past 7 daysApril 2020 to September 2020 versus September 2019 to February 2020

    Changes in Physical Function and Physical Therapy Use in Older Veterans Not Infected by CoVID-19 Residing in Community Living Centers during the CoVID-19 Pandemic

    Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

MDS Activities of Daily Living Score

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Early COVID-19 pandemic is associated with MDS Activities of Daily Living Score in humans (-0.49 points, 95% CI -0.27, -0.71).

    “experienced greater improvements in their MDS-ADL (-0.49 points, 95% CI -0.27, -0.71)”

    HumansVeterans in Community Living Centers not infected by COVID-19; adjusted difference in change from admissionApril 2020 to September 2020 versus September 2019 to February 2020n = 12,606

    Changes in Physical Function and Physical Therapy Use in Older Veterans Not Infected by CoVID-19 Residing in Community Living Centers during the CoVID-19 Pandemic

    Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

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