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Table 1 Post-COVID-19 rehabilitation recommendations for chronic kidney disease patients

From: Post-COVID-19 rehabilitation: a special look at chronic kidney disease patients

 

Modality

Volume

Intensity

Frequency

Cardiopulmonary

Aerobic exercises

Up to 150 min/week

Low to moderate intensity (50–70% HRmax)

3 weekly sessions

Breathing exercises

3–5 sets of 10 repetitions/day

30% of peak inspiratory pressure

5 weekly sessions

Musculoskeletal

Resistance exercises

8–10 sets of 12–15 repetitions/week

4–7 at OMNI-RES scale; 50–70% 1RM

2 weekly sessions

Cognitive

Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy

15 to 30 min

Depending on cognitive deficit

Daily CRT with weekly professional support via telehealth

  1. HR heart rate, CRT cognitive rehabilitation therapy, OMNI-RES OMNI resistance training scale, 1RM one repetition maximum