Occupational therapy-based self-management education in persons with post-COVID-19 condition related fatigue : a feasibility study with a pre-post design

Hersche, Ruth; Weise, Andrea; Hummel, Beate; Barbero, Marco

doi:10.1080/09638288.2023.2242783

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28590

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Occupational therapy-based self-management education in persons with post-COVID-19 condition related fatigue : a feasibility study with a pre-post design
Authors:	Hersche, Ruth Weise, Andrea Hummel, Beate Barbero, Marco
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1080/09638288.2023.2242783 10.21256/zhaw-28590
Published in:	Disability and Rehabilitation
Issue Date:	6-Aug-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0963-8288 1464-5165
Language:	English
Subjects:	Post-COVID-19 condition; Energy management education; Long COVID; Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation; Self-management education; Fatigue
Subject (DDC):	615.8515: Occupational therapy 616: Internal medicine and diseases
Abstract:	Purpose: Persons with post-COVID condition are a growing population requiring support returning to everyday life. Energy management education (EME) is a group self-management intervention based on energy conservation and management strategies delivered by occupational therapists. Data on the effectiveness of EME in persons with long COVID-related fatigue still need to be provided. This study aims to investigate procedural and methodological parameters to plan a future study analyzing the effectiveness of EME in individuals with post-COVID-19 conditions. Materials and Methods: A pre-post design was used. The procedural data was collected regarding eligibility, reasons for participation decline, dropout, and follow-up rates. Changes in self-efficacy in using energy management strategies, fatigue impact, competency in daily activities, and quality of life were collected three times. Implemented behavior strategies at five months from EME were documented. Results: During five months, 17 of 30 eligible participants were included in the study. No dropouts were registered during the intervention period. The follow-up response rate was 70%. The effect size was large in three out of four outcomes post-intervention, with a tendency to increase at follow-up. Conclusions: This study demonstrated the feasibility of study procedures and reported promising effect sizes for EME that should be further researched.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28590
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Gesundheit

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Hersche, R., Weise, A., Hummel, B., & Barbero, M. (2023). Occupational therapy-based self-management education in persons with post-COVID-19 condition related fatigue : a feasibility study with a pre-post design. Disability and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2242783

Hersche, R. et al. (2023) ‘Occupational therapy-based self-management education in persons with post-COVID-19 condition related fatigue : a feasibility study with a pre-post design’, Disability and Rehabilitation [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2242783.

R. Hersche, A. Weise, B. Hummel, and M. Barbero, “Occupational therapy-based self-management education in persons with post-COVID-19 condition related fatigue : a feasibility study with a pre-post design,” Disability and Rehabilitation, Aug. 2023, doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2242783.

HERSCHE, Ruth, Andrea WEISE, Beate HUMMEL und Marco BARBERO, 2023. Occupational therapy-based self-management education in persons with post-COVID-19 condition related fatigue : a feasibility study with a pre-post design. Disability and Rehabilitation. 6 August 2023. DOI 10.1080/09638288.2023.2242783

Hersche, Ruth, Andrea Weise, Beate Hummel, and Marco Barbero. 2023. “Occupational Therapy-Based Self-Management Education in Persons with Post-COVID-19 Condition Related Fatigue : A Feasibility Study with a Pre-Post Design.” Disability and Rehabilitation, August. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2242783.

Hersche, Ruth, et al. “Occupational Therapy-Based Self-Management Education in Persons with Post-COVID-19 Condition Related Fatigue : A Feasibility Study with a Pre-Post Design.” Disability and Rehabilitation, Aug. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2242783.