Eficacia de la telerrehabilitación en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica: revisión sistemática

Abstract

Resumen Desde 2020 se ha vivido una situación sin precedentes, experimentando un confinamiento total de la población debido al SARS-CoV-2, que ha afectado al tratamiento de distintas patologías, como la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC). Por ello, se implementaron programas de telerrehabilitación para continuar los tratamientos. Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica entre octubre y noviembre de 2020, cuyo objetivo fue analizar y actualizar la eficacia de la telerrehabilitación en pacientes con EPOC, y 8 artículos cumplieron los criterios de selección. La telerrehabilitación pulmonar reflejó mejoras en la calidad de vida y estado físico, y disminuyó las hospitalizaciones y exacerbaciones. Asimismo, los pacientes mostraron un grado elevado de satisfacción y adherencia. La telerrehabilitación pulmonar obtiene resultados similares a la rehabilitación pulmonar, pudiendo utilizarla en pacientes con dificultad de desplazamiento a su centro sanitario o en confinamiento. No obstante, se debe investigar qué programa de telerrehabilitación es el ideal. Since 2020 we have lived an exceptional situation that made us experience a complete lockdown due to SARS-CoV-2, what affected the treatments of different pathologies, such as the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Because of those reasons, it has arisen the idea of implementing the tele-rehabilitation program as a treatment of these pathologies. The search was done between the months of October and November 2020, with the aim of analyzing and updating the efficacy of the tele-rehabilitation in patients who have COPD, finding eight articles which met the inclusion criteria. The pulmonary tele-rehabilitation is able to improve the quality of life and physical state, and decreasing the number of hospitalizations and exacerbations. Furthermore, patients showed a great level of satisfaction and adherence to this treatment program. The pulmonary tele-rehabilitation can achieve similar results as of pulmonary rehabilitation. For this reason, people who have difficulties to go to their outpatients clinic or even in a lockdown can use it. However, it is necessary to investigate which tele-rehabilitation program is better.

Since 2020 we have lived an exceptional situation that made us experience a complete lockdown due to SARS-CoV-2, what affected the treatments of different pathologies, such as the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Because of those reasons, it has arisen the idea of implementing the tele-rehabilitation program as a treatment of these pathologies.

The search was done between the months of October and November 2020, with the aim of analyzing and updating the efficacy of the tele-rehabilitation in patients who have COPD, finding eight articles which met the inclusion criteria. The pulmonary tele-rehabilitation is able to improve the quality of life and physical state, and decreasing the number of hospitalizations and exacerbations. Furthermore, patients showed a great level of satisfaction and adherence to this treatment program. The pulmonary tele-rehabilitation can achieve similar results as of pulmonary rehabilitation. For this reason, people who have difficulties to go to their outpatients clinic or even in a lockdown can use it. However, it is necessary to investigate which tele-rehabilitation program is better.