Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work of Patients Acquiring COVID-19 in the Workplace: A Study Protocol for an Observational Cohort Study.
Katrin Müller, Katharina Zwingmann, Tina Auerswald, Ivo Berger, Andreas Thomas, Anna-Lena Schultz, Eva Wilhelm, Rainer-Christian Weber, Franziska Kolb, Alois Wastlhuber, Sylvia Meder, Michael Stegbauer
PMID 36188830WHAT IT FOUND
No results are reported yet.
The paper describes planned measurements for a cohort of patients with occupationally acquired COVID-19, but it does not report outcomes or evidence to change practice.
What this paper is
This is a study protocol for a planned observational cohort of patients with occupationally acquired COVID-19. It describes how participants would be recruited, what rehabilitation program would be delivered, and which physical, cognitive, psychological, respiratory, activity, and work ability measurements would be taken over 21 months. It reports no enrolled participants, no outcomes, and no analysis, so there is no finding here that can change practice.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that the planned rehabilitation program improves outcomes. It reports no participants, outcomes, or analysis, only study plans.