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One day in late April, Perdensal Springs took longer than usual getting ready for her job transporting seniors for the nonprofit PACE of the Southern Piedmont.
Lately, it’s been little things that get her tangled up: where she put her keys, had she made her lunch, what was her first stop.
Prior to this job, Springs had worked in transportation for the Charlotte Housing Authority because she enjoyed helping seniors. But after being out with COVID for two months, working with the residents, some of whom have dementia, is a reminder of her own struggles with confusion and forgetting.
COVID-19 rehabilitation focuses on helping people regain their physical and cognitive abilities after the illness with physical, occupational and cognitive therapy.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. Patients diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome, also known as PCS, COVID-19 long-haul syndrome and Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS COV-2, experience symptoms such as mood disorders, fatigue and perceived cognitive impairment that can negatively affect returning to work and resuming normal activities, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in
Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
The study reports on the first 100 patients to participate in Mayo Clinic s COVID-19 Activity Rehabilitation program (CARP), one of the first multidisciplinary programs established to evaluate and treat patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome. The patients were evaluated and treated between June 1 and Dec. 31, 2020. They had a mean age of 45, and 68% were female. They were evaluated a mean of 93 days after infection.