Health, rehabilitation and return to work in patients requiring in-hospital rehabilitation due to Covid-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has a spectrum of acute consequences for the individual and society, where the change over time is still unknown. People with COVID-19 show different types of disabilities that to varying degrees affect their health and participation in everyday life and in society. In the first stage, emergency care has been central for patients to survive, but a rapidly growing need for rehabilitation has been identified. This has led to a comprehensive restructuring of care resources to meet the need for rehabilitation. There is an urgent need to monitor the recovery of patients with COVID-19 over time to identify rehabilitation needs and consequences of the disease. In two sub-studies, this project examines health, rehabilitation and return to work of persons cared for in hospital with rehabilitation in connection with COVID-19 infection. In the first study, data is collected in the acute phase and follow-up after three and 12 months, both patient-reported data and performance-based tests and professional assessments. In the second study, interviews are conducted with some in the population where we seek in-depth knowledge of experiences and experiences of consequences for health, need for rehabilitation and recovery over time. By combining assessments and tests with self-assessments and interviews and using the project group's expertise in rehabilitation increased knowledge in this highly topical and as yet unexplored area. both patient-reported data as well as performance-based tests and professional assessments. In the second study, interviews are conducted with some in the population where we seek in-depth knowledge of experiences and experiences of consequences for health, need for rehabilitation and recovery over time. By combining assessments and tests with self-assessments and interviews and using the project group's expertise in rehabilitation increased knowledge in this highly topical and as yet unexplored area. both patient-reported data as well as performance-based tests and professional assessments. In the second study, interviews are conducted with some in the population where we seek in-depth knowledge of experiences and experiences of consequences for health, need for rehabilitation and recovery over time. By combining assessments and tests with self-assessments and interviews and using the project group's expertise in rehabilitation increased knowledge in this highly topical and as yet unexplored area.