Predisease Physical Activity Level and Current Functional Capacity in Patients With COVID-19: Relationship With Pneumonia and Oxygen Requirement

During the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictive measures can reduce physical activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate predisease physical activity and current functional capacity in patients with and without the presence of pneumonia and oxygen requirement in Turkish survivors of COVID-19. Amon...

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Published in:Journal of physical activity & health 2021-11, Vol.18 (11), p.1358-1363
Main Authors: Uz, Cuma, Umay, Ebru, Gundogdu, Ibrahim, Amini, Hamid, Uz, Fatma B, Erol, Ozlem, Unalan, Dilek, Korkmaz, Fatma Y, Akbarpour, Mohsen
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Exercise
Female
Humans
Male
Oxygen
Pandemics
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:During the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictive measures can reduce physical activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate predisease physical activity and current functional capacity in patients with and without the presence of pneumonia and oxygen requirement in Turkish survivors of COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital, 100 patients were selected. Data about predisease physical activity (by short-form International Physical Activity Questionnaire), oxygen requirement and presence of pneumonia, and current functional capacity (by the 6-min walking test) were collected. Continuous and categorical variables were compared with the Mann-Whitney U and χ2 test, respectively (P < .05). The predisease physical activity levels and current functional capacity of patients with pneumonia and oxygen requirement were significantly lower than patients without pneumonia and oxygen requirement (P < .05). However, there was no significant difference between males and females (P > 0.05). Pneumonia and oxygen requirement was more common in the older adults (P < .05). Also, a significant correlation was found between age with predisease physical activity (r = .530, P = .000) and current functional capacity (r = -.346, P = .000) and predisease physical activity level with current functional capacity (r = .523, P = .001). The physical activity level may be related to the severity of COVID-19 disease.
ISSN:1543-3080
1543-5474
DOI:10.1123/JPAH.2021-0008