Previous studies have shown that rehabilitation can relieve clinical symptoms, prevent complications, and improve physical function and quality of life in patients with pneumonia. This consensus summarizes the rehabilitation assessment, self-protection, rehabilitation goals, rehabilitation programs, indications for termination of treatment, nutrition support and psychological rehabilitation for patients with mild, moderate, severe and critical types of coronavirus disease 2019 based on the relevant literature and previous practice of coronavirus disease 2019. We hope this consensus can provide a reference for rehabilitation of coronavirus disease 2019.
According to a guideline on promoting the high-quality development of public hospitals issued by the General Office of the State Council and a guideline on accelerating the development of medical rehabilitation, a high-quality and efficient rehabilitation system should be established, and efforts should be made to promote the high-quality development of rehabilitation services in public hospitals. We propose an action guideline for promoting the high-quality development of rehabilitation services in public hospitals, which is based on a Delphi method questionnaire on the opinions of front-line clinical rehabilitation experts, and integrated with relevant literature and evidences. This guideline introduces 31 specific action plans from 7 dimensions, including standardization of basic rehabilitation settings, standardization of clinical rehabilitation techniques, improvement of the tertiary rehabilitation system, standardization of emergency rehabilitation, standardization of rehabilitation education, standardization of rehabilitation management, and promotion of scientific and technological innovation in rehabilitation medicine.