Table 3 Differences in outcome measures after the rehabilitation treatment between vaccinated and unvaccinated patients

Age

66.6 ± 14.5

52.0 ± 13.8

0.003

BMI

27.9 ± 4.3

25.2 ± 3.0

0.040

Duration of rehabilitation

31.7 ± 13.6

44.7 ± 19.7

0.022

Barthel Index

 Baseline

35.8 ± 28.3

37.2 ± 23.4

0.863

 Discharge

68.8 ± 27.9

86.7 ± 17.5

0.023

 p value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 ∆ change

33.0 ± 22.1

49.4 ± 23.3

0.032

HADS-depression

 Baseline

10 (8–13)

10 (9–15)

0.627

 Discharge

7 (4–9)

7 (5.3–8.8)

0.535

 p value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 ∆ change

3 (2–4.8)

3 (2.8–6)

0.251

HADS-anxiety

 Baseline

11.5 (8.3–14)

11 (8.8–13.5)

0.784

 Discharge

7.5 (6–10.5)

7 (5–10)

0.718

 p value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 ∆ change

9 (5.3–14.5)

17.5 (8.8–24)

0.696

FSS

 Baseline

42.5 (30.5–54)

45.5 (38.3–63)

0.346

 Discharge

36 (22.3–44.8)

26.5 (19.8–36.3)

0.133

 p value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 ∆ change

9 (5.3–14.5)

17.5 (8.8–24)

0.006

MMRC

 Baseline

2.5 (0.3–4)

2 (2–4)

0.573

 Discharge

1 (0–2)

1 (0–2)

1.000

 p value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 ∆ change

1 (0.3–0.8)

1 (1–2)

0.217

Modified Borg Scale

 Baseline

3 (0.6–7)

4 (1.8–7.3)

0.573

 Discharge

0.5 (0–3)

1 (0.4–3.3)

0.718

 p value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 ∆ change

2 (0.5–3.4)

2.5 (0.9–4)

0.264

PCFS

 Baseline

3.5 (2–4)

4 (3–4)

0.228

 Discharge

2 (1–2)

2 (1–3)

0.361

 p value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 ∆ change

1 (1–1)

2 (1–2.3)

0.009

O₂ support

 Baseline

2 (0–3.8)

2.5 (0.8–4)

0.534

 Discharge

0 (0–0.5)

0 (0–1)

0.874

 p value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 ∆ change

2 (0–2.8)

0 (0.8–3.8)

0.217

FAC

 Baseline

0 (0–3)

0 (0–0.3)

0.290

 Discharge

3.5 (2.3–4)

3.5 (3–5)

0.409

 p value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 ∆ change

1.5 (1–3)

3 (2–4)

0.020