Table 1.

Summary of articles reviewed, including authors, country, type of article, objectives, and relation to the theme of this review

Author	Country	Type of article	Objective	Relation to the theme
Wang et al.17	China	Descriptive and exploratory	To evaluate levels of psychological distress, anxiety, depression, and stress in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak.	COVID-19 and clinical consequences
Iannaccon et al.18	Italy	Experience report	To identify barriers to functional recovery in patients with COVID-19 and make recommendations for the development of standardized clinical procedures.	COVID-19 and rehabilitation
Zhou et al.19	China	Descriptive and exploratory	To analyze risk factors for hospital death and describe the clinical course of COVID-19 symptoms.	COVID-19 and clinical consequences
Rede CoVida20	Brazil	Literature review	To assess occupational health risks and vulnerabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.	COVID-19 and occupational health
Guan et al.21	China	Descriptive and exploratory	To analyze the clinical characteristics of COVID-19.	COVID-19 and clinical consequences
Baker et al.22	United States	Descriptive and exploratory	To assess the number and occupational categories of workers exposed to infection and disease at their workplace.	COVID-19 and occupational health
Lan et al.23	United States	Descriptive and exploratory	To identify occupations with a high risk of local transmission of COVID-19.	COVID-19 and occupational health
Wu & McGoogan24	China	Descriptive and exploratory	To analyze all cases diagnosed before February 11, 2020.	COVID-19 and clinical consequences
Thomas et al.25	China	Recommendations	To standardize techniques and procedures for pulmonary rehabilitation.	COVID-19 and rehabilitation
PAHO26	United States	Official document	Considerations and recommendations for rehabilitation.	COVID-19 and rehabilitation
Halpin et al.27	England	Descriptive and exploratory	To examine the impact of COVID-19 on survivors after hospital discharge.	COVID-19 and clinical consequences
Liu et al.28	China	Quasi-experimental	To examine the effects of a 6-week pulmonary rehabilitation program on respiratory function, quality of life, mobility, and psychological functions in older adults with COVID-19.	COVID-19 and rehabilitation
Wang et al.29	China	Literature review	To serve as a guide and starting point for the management of functional impairments and comorbid issues associated with COVID-19.	COVID-19 and rehabilitation
Carda et al.30	Multicenter study	Experience report	To share the experiences and perspectives of clinicians in different rehabilitation centers for COVID-19.	COVID-19, clinical consequences and rehabilitation
Brasil31	Brazil	Epidemiological bulletin	Disclosure of epidemiological data and information on the structure established to combat COVID-19 in Brazil.	COVID-19, clinical consequences and occupational health

COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; PAHO = Pan-American Health Organization.