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Abstract

Introduction Covid-19 is an infectious-contagious disease that, once cured, causes limitations in different systems such as respiratory, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal, and together with prolonged immobilization, produces symptoms such as dyspnea, fatigue, and reduced quality of life. Field tests such as the 6-minute walk test and the SF36 questionnaire help to estimate the aerobic capacity and compromised quality of life in post-covid 19 patients

Objective Relationship of the distance traveled in the 6-minute walk test and perception of quality of life with SF36 in post-covid 19 patients who required hospitalization

Materials and methods Cross-sectional study in post-covid 19 patients who required hospitalization, the distance covered in the 6-minute walk test and quality of life were evaluated with the SF36 questionnaire according to the ATS/ERS guidelines. The statistic used was the Pearson Correlation

Results 98 post covid 19 patients were included with a mean age of 62±13 years, 58% male. The table describes the results of the correlation between the distance traveled and quality of life

Table 1

	DYSPNEA	FATIGUE	PHYSICAL HEALTH	BODY ROLE FUNCTION	PHYSICAL PAIN	ENERGY	SOCIAL FUNCTION	EMOTIONAL ROLE FUNCTION	MENTAL HEALTH
DISTANCE	-,238*	-,242*	,581**	,247*	,317**	,300**	,440**	,390**	,324**

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level and * 0.05 level

Conclusions: It was statistically evidenced that the distance traveled in the 6-minute walk test and the perception of quality of life measured with the SF36 questionnaire in post-covid 19 patients who required hospitalization presented a directly proportional relationship.

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