Mi.Core

Introduction: Recovery from COVID-19 is unique and unpredictable. The post COVID-19 symptoms affect all domains of life from personal health, family life, work and education, social life, quality of life and even countries healthcare infrastructure, health burden and economy. This study aims to study the impact of Mindfulness based cognitive activities for COVID 19 rehabilitation (Mi.Core)- anosmia, ageusia, concentration and mood. Method: Post-test with control quasi-experimental research design was adopted for the present study. COVID-19 patients (N= 142) in the age range of 18+ to 45 years pan India who had completed 25 days from first identified symptoms were recruited using an author constructed self-reporting checklist for COVID- 19 after effects. Results: The mean age of the participants was 32.99 years constituting 54.9% males and 45.1% females. It was found that majority of the participants in experimental group receiving Mi.Core reported full recovery from loss of smell (46.0%), loss of taste (56.9%), improved concentration (55.5%) and improved mood (61.9%) as compared to control group where majority reported slight improvement in loss of smell (58.2%), loss of taste (46.0%), improved concentration (49.4%) and improved mood (60.8%). Conclusion and Implication: Psychological interventions like Mi.Core can help in expediting recuperation and rehabilitation post COVID-19. It can further help in reducing the country's health burden.引言：新冠病毒感染后的康复过程具有独特性与不可预测性。新冠后遗症可波及生活的诸多领域，涵盖个人健康、家庭生活、工作与学习、社交生活、生活质量，甚至会影响国家的医疗基础设施、健康负担与经济发展。本研究旨在评估用于新冠康复的基于正念认知活动（Mi.Core）对嗅觉丧失（anosmia）、味觉丧失（ageusia）、注意力水平与情绪状态的干预效果。 方法：本研究采用带对照组的准实验研究后测设计。通过研究者自行编制的新冠后遗症自评量表，招募了印度全国范围内18至45岁、自首次出现症状已满25天的新冠感染患者共142例作为受试者。 结果：受试者的平均年龄为32.99岁，其中男性占比54.9%，女性占比45.1%。数据分析显示，接受Mi.Core干预的实验组中，多数受试者报告嗅觉丧失完全恢复（46.0%）、味觉丧失完全恢复（56.9%）、注意力状况改善（55.5%）以及情绪状态改善（61.9%）；而对照组中，多数受试者仅报告嗅觉丧失略有改善（58.2%）、味觉丧失略有改善（46.0%）、注意力状况略有改善（49.4%）以及情绪状态略有改善（60.8%）。 结论与启示：诸如Mi.Core这类心理干预手段，可助力新冠感染患者加快康复进程与后遗症康复效果，同时有助于减轻国家整体健康负担。