Dana Yelin, Ran Levi, Chinanit Babu, Roi Moshe, Dorit Shitenberg, Alaa Atamna, Ori Tishler, Tanya Babich, Irit Shapira-Lichter, Donna Abecasis, Nira Cohen Zubary, Leonard Leibovici, Dafna Yahav, Ili Margalit
BACKGROUND: Clinical investigations of long-term effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are rarely translated to objective findings. OBJECTIVES: To assess the functional capacity of individuals reported on deconditioning that hampered their return to their pre-COVID routine. METHODS: Assessment included the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and the 30-second sit-to-stand test (30-STST). We compared the expected and observed scores using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test...
February 2023: Israel Medical Association Journal: IMAJ