Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Therapist Practice in Portugal.

Alpalhão, Vanessa; Alpalhão, Miguel

The article explores the impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on physical therapy practice in Portugal. Topics covered include the adaptations being made by practices in an effort to respond to the health crisis and the needs of their patients, how the country's regulatory rules have determined that only urgent care should be provided for the duration of the pandemic, and the strategies they employed to maintain care while preserving their own safety.

PORTUGAL; EPIDEMICS; MEDICAL needs assessment; MEDICAL quality control; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHYSICAL therapy; SOCIAL isolation; COVID-19

Physical Therapy, 2020, Vol 100, Issue 7, p1052

0031-9023

Academic Journal

10.1093/ptj/pzaa071