Post COVID-19 - Patient Recovery Information Booklet by Penang Adventist Hospital

Post COVID-19 Patient Recovery Information Booklet Self-management after COVID-19 related illness

TABLE OF CONTENTS POST-RECOVERY CARE Nutrition for Post COVID-19

Physical Activity Advice for

Post COVID-19 Tips to Stay Healthy During

The Recovery What is Double Masking?

Hand Washing, practise 3W

and avoid 3C

SUPPORT FOR REHABILITATION SELF-MANAGEMENT AFTER COVID-19- RELATED ILLNESS (WHO) Position to Manage Breathlessness

Technique to Manage Breathlessness

Exercise After Illness

Managing Problems with Your Voice

Managing Eating, Drinking and

Swallowing

Managing Problems with Attention, Memory and Thinking Clearly

COMIC EDITION Doubt about Vaccination?

Managing Activities of Daily Living

Managing Stress, Anxiety or

Depression References

This information is not designed to replace the advice of a healthcare professional. Please consult your healthcare professional if you have any questions or concerns about your condition.

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Nutrition for Post COVID-19 What to eat after COVID-19 Nutrition

COVID-19.

important

Your

body

part

needs

recovery

energy

and

rehabilitation

and

fluids

fight

post the

infection to recover and regain its strength.

You may not feel like eating a lot or the taste in your mouth may be a little changed, but you have to nourish yourself, eat healthily to recover.

Common changes from recovery:

Tiredness or

Headache

Loss of smell

fatigue

or taste

Difficulty Dizziness on standing

Cough and/or

breathing or

Chest pain

fever

shortness of breath

Joint or muscle pain

This

completely

Depression or anxiety

Fast-beating or heart palpitations)

normal;

however,

you

need

prevent

further

weight loss to rebuild your strength. Here are some tips to rebuild your strength, grow your muscles, and get you back to your usual daily activities:

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The Quarter-Quarter Half Plate: The Key of Health A

balanced

single

meal

intake

for

recovering

and

boosting

your

immune system.

Variety option of food always play important role to make sure our body able to absorb variety of nutrients to prevent deficiency.

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Eat foods with

protein

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Consume

whole grain

Practice

balanced diet

each meal (

3 hand size

items from this

Protein group daily)

Get variety of and (

fruits

5 handfuls

vegetables

at each meal. from this fruit and

The quarter-quarter half

vegetable group each day)

rules: 1/4 of carbohydrate

Nuts Butter, Fish, Eggs, Poultry, Dairy products, etc.

1/4 of protein 1/2 of vegetables

Try to drink

8-10 cups of fluid

per day

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NEWSTART Lifestyle

NEWSTART

supporting one another in strengthening our immune systems.

Nutrition

Temperance

Proper nutrition is the foundation of good

Abstinence

health and recovery.

Moderation woven

Action is a law of life. Muscle tone and strength

are

exercise

improves

and

harmful

all

throughout

matters,

healthy the

and

things

are

fabric

NEWSTART Lifestyle.

Exercise mind,

from

lost

spirit

without the

exertion,

health

multiplying

but

body,

vitality

and

Air The body’s most essential resource is air. Pure air is fundamental to good health.

health.

Rest

Water Body

made

hydrated

temperature

from

70%

regulate and

water.

Keep

the

body

keep

organs

functioning properly is crucial.

Sunlight Sunlight

supremely

Restoration requires rest because sleep allows the body to renew itself. “Early to bed and early to rise” is a vital NEWSTART principle.

Trust important

body circadian rhythm.

for

the

Trust In Divine Power is Directly linked to wholistic health

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Physical Activity Advice for Post COVID-19 Spending time in hospital or being ill at home with COVID-19 can result

significant

reduction

muscle

strength,

particularly

your legs. This can be for a number of reasons, but mainly due to inactivity.

Remember that it is normal to feel breathless when you exercise,

and

not

harmful

dangerous.

Gradually

building your fitness can help you become less breathless. In

order

moderately

improve to

almost

your

fitness,

severely

you

breathless

should when

feel you

exercise.

Breathlessness scale Not at all

Very, very slight (just noticeable)

Very slight

When you are doing physical activity, it is ok to feel moderately breathless

Slight

Moderate

Somewhat

Severe

Very severe

Very, very severe (almost maximal) To understand more about moderately breathlessness

Maximal

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Tips to Stay Healthy During The Recovery Prepare homecooked food and use healthier cooking methods.

3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruits per day.

Can have small but frequent meals.

Limit salty, oily and processed food.

Avoid alcohol intake and smoking.

Aim to have

Eg: steaming, boiling, grilling

Having probiotics able to boost immunity. Mostly from fermented food. Eg: tempeh, plain yogurt

Limit sugary food and drinks.

Good food hygiene practices.

Exercise

at least

30 minutes everyday.

Eg: Cook food thoroughly; keep hands and utensils clean.

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What is Double Masking? Double masking (Medical + cloth mask) FOR BETTER FIT AND INCREASE FILTRATION OF PARTICLES Double Masking is generally well-tolerated and doesn't reduce oxygen supply.

Medical

Cloth

N95

Medical + Medical

Cloth + Cloth

N95 + N95 / N95 + Any other mask *No doubling up required for N95 or KN95 mask.

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Handwashing, Practise 3W and Avoid 3C The right way to wash hands Washing

your

hands

still

the

best

way

prevent

the

spread

germs and diseases! Wash your hands the

RIGHT

way!

Rub palm to

Finger

palm with soap

interlaced

Back hands

4 Rub fingernails

Duration of hand washing:

Sing a 20 secs happy birthday song.

Base of thumbs

Rub wrist

Rinse hands

Practise the 3W and avoid the 3C Break the transmission by practising 3W and avoid 3C.

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Comic Edition: Doubt about Vaccination?

Adventist Lifestyle Centre's Facebook

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Support for Rehabilitation Self-Management after COVID-19Related Illness

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References Bahagian

Pembangunan

Kesihatan

Keluarga.

Amalkan

dan

Elakkan

3C.

Available

at:

http://fh.moh.gov.my/v3/index.php/component/jdownloads/send/48-unit-pendidikan-kesihatan/657amalkan-3w-dan-elakkan-3c?Itemid=0. Accessed 10 June 2021.

Centers

for

Disease

Control

and

Prevention

(CDC).

COVID-19

and

Your

Health.

Available

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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects.html. Accessed 13 June 2021.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Improve How Your Mask Protects You. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/effective-masks.html.

Accessed

June

2021

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/index.html. Accessed 10 June 2021.

Homerton

University

Responsive

service

Hospital, (ACERs).

NHS Eating

Foundation and

Trust

drinking

and

when

Adult

Cardiorespiratory

recovering

from

Enhanced

COVID-19.

Available

and at:

https://www.bda.uk.com/uploads/assets/6a95644d-f8a1-4103-b934da36a7d2c9e8/HomertonCOVID19-Eating-drinking-on-recovery.pdf. Accessed 13 June 2021.

Homerton

University

Hospital,

NHS

Foundation

Trust

and

Adult

Cardiorespiratory

Enhanced

and

Responsive service (ACERs). Post COVID-19 Patient information pack. Available at: https://gp-websitecdn-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/1589364822-a2ac4f0d54141da323f4087888276478.pdf. Accessed 13 June 2021.

World Health Organization (WHO). Expanding our understanding of post COVID-19 condition: report of a WHO webinar. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240025035. Accessed 13 June 2021.

World

Health

Organization

Illness.

(WHO).

Available

at:

Support

for

Rehabilitation

Self-Management

after

COVID-19-

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/ageing/support-for-

rehabilitation-self-management-after-covid-19-related-illness-eng.pdf? sfvrsn=203566f0_1&download=true. Accessed 10 June 2021

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