Geneva (Switzerland): World Health Organization, 1-181.
This guideline from the World Health Organization provides recommendations on the provision of care to patients with COVID-19, which may involve a speech-language pathologist.
World Health Organization (Switzerland)
<div>For individuals with a history of COVID infection, the following patient groups should be routinely assessed for mental health concerns and mobility, functional, swallow, and/or cognitive impairments to determine discharge readiness, rehabilitation, and follow-up requirements:</div>
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<li>patients that are in or have been discharged from intensive care; </li>
<li>older patients that have experienced severe cases; and </li>
<li>patients that exhibit signs of any of these impairments (GREEN).</li>
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<div>Patients with a history of COVID should be provided with tailored rehabilitation programs from the post-acute stage to long term based on their individual needs (GREEN). The patient should have access to professionals, which may include speech-language pathologists, whose skills align with the patient's needs (GREEN). </div>
<div>Ensure multidisciplinary collaboration of necessary healthcare professionals in the decision-making process to address multiple morbidities and functional decline of older patients with COVID-19 (GREEN).</div>
