%A Shabat, Sheer %A Marmor, Anat %A Tsenter, Jeanna %A Schwartz, Isabella %A Meiner, Zeev %A Shiri, Shimon %D 2023 %T The Role of Illness Severity and Emotional Distress in General and Cognitive Rehabilitation of Individuals with Post-COVID-19 %K %X Background and aims : Emotional distress is widespread among individuals recovering from COVID-19. The present study examined the relationships between illness severity and emotional distress and the outcomes of a general and cognitive rehabilitation program. Methods: Participants were 61 post-acute COVID-19 patients who participated in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program. Data were collected at admission and discharge, 6 months later. Medical evaluations and self-reported emotional, neuropsychological and functional measures were used. Results : Mild illness was associated with higher levels of self-reported anxiety and depression and with lower self-reported executive functioning. Elevated anxiety levels and lower cognitive profile at admission were significantly linked to poorer cognitive outcomes, but not to motor or general functioning level at discharge.  Conclusions: The results of the study indicate the significance of monitoring emotional characteristics, particularly anxiety, in post-COVID-19 individuals during multidisciplinary rehabilitation. %U https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/3831 %J Medical Research Archives %0 Journal Article %R 10.18103/mra.v11i4.3831 %V 11 %N 4 %@ 2375-1924 %8 2023-04-25