The use of personal protective equipment is mandatory for healthcare workers caring patient with COVID-19. To maximise the reduction of virus spread during clinical procedures involving the presence of healthcare workers, it is also recommended to patients to wear surgical facemask. Routine clinical procedures include cardio-pulmonary and strengthening exercises. During these exercises, the wearing of a face mask may be difficult to tolerate by patients, especially since they experience breathing difficulties due to the illness. Therefore, this study aims to verify the effects of the surgical facemask on breathing difficulties and exercise performance during a 1-minute sit to stand test.
Other: Sit-To-Stand test
The 1-minute sit-to-stand test will be realized with or without a surgical facemask covering the face of the patient with COVID-19
Inclusion Criteria:
- Hospitalized for COVID-19
- No need of supplemental oxygen during the procedure
Exclusion Criteria:
- Altered state of consciousness
- Respiratory co-morbidities
- Neurological or orthopedic co-morbidities susceptible to alter the reliability of the
sit-to-stand test
- Having required high flow nasal cannula or non-invasive ventilation during the
hospital stay
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels, Belgium