Medical rehabilitation in times of SARS-CoV-2 (ReCoVer)

The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects have been associated with numerous challenges for all stakeholders in rehabilitative care. The aim of the ReCoVer project was to identify good practice approaches from an intersectional multi-stakeholder perspective for overcoming challenges posed by pandemics in medical rehabilitation and to synthesise these into operational guidelines through a multi-stage consensus process.

The project employed a mixed-methods design, combining qualitative and quantitative research approaches. The triangulated project results were used to develop a catalogue of actions for rehabilitation facilities, addressing potential pandemic-related problems and challenges at the level of (1) facility management, (2) employees, and (3) (potential) rehabilitants, and presenting corresponding options for action to overcome them.

The ReCoVer operational guidelines for overcoming pandemic-related challenges in medical rehabilitation are available for download.