COVID-19 reveals influence of physical activity on symptom severity in hereditary spastic paraplegia

Venis, Lotte van de; Warrenburg, B.P.C. van de; Weerdesteyn, Vivian; Lith, B.J.H. van; Geurts, Alexander C. H.; Nonnekes, Jorik

doi:10.1007/s00415-020-10016-0

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“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, some studies exposed that the practice of physical activity was a useful tool to cope with this situation, as well as to improve people's health and their ability to enhance their self-growth [62,63]. Lack of regular practice of physical activity within this period led to harmful consequences [64][65][66][67][68][69][70]. Nevertheless, some countries allowed the off-site practice of physical activity such as biking as a mean of transport, providing that people maintained social distance, which reported a lower health detriment due to both physical activity and social distance [71].…”

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Analysis of Self-Concept in Adolescents before and during COVID-19 Lockdown: Differences by Gender and Sports Activity

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An appeal has been issued to the scientific community to investigate physical, mental and emotional states, and pro-social behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, this study aims to investigate adolescents’ self-concept before and during a lockdown period in relation to gender and type/amount of physical activity or sports. The pre-lockdown sample of 366 adolescents were aged 13–17 years (M = 15.51 ± 0.65), of whom 192 (52.5%) were females and 174 (47.5%) were males. During the lockdown, the age range of the sample was 13–17 years (M = 14.57 ± 1.47), of whom 82 (60.3%) were females, and 54 (39.7%) were males. The Form-5 Self-concept Questionnaire (AF-5) was used to measure adolescents’ self-concept. There was a reduction in adolescents’ overall self-concept during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was positively associated with emotional well-being, with family and peers being essential factors in the development of an appropriate self-concept. Furthermore, girls’ self-concept, especially academic self-concept, was higher than that of boys during the lockdown. However, both physical and emotional self-concept were higher for boys than girls before the COVID-19 lockdown, although no differences were found during the lockdown. The findings reveal that physical activity was positively correlated to self-concept before and during the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Analysis of Self-Concept in Adolescents before and during COVID-19 Lockdown: Differences by Gender and Sports Activity

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“…The study characteristics are summarized and presented in Table 2 . Twenty-one of the twenty-nine studies (72%) were cross-sectional studies (CS) [ 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ], four studies (14%) were observational studies (OS) [ 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ], and four studies (14%) were prospective cohort studies (PC) [ 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 ], whereas three were a prospective cohort study within an ongoing randomized clinical trial (PC-RCT) [ 57 , 58 , 59 ]. The studies were conducted in twenty-one different countries across four continents.…”

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“…The studies were conducted in twenty-one different countries across four continents. Six studies (21%) were conducted in Italy [ 35 , 45 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 58 ], three (10%) in each of India [ 39 , 43 , 53 ] and the USA [ 33 , 48 , 58 ], two (6,9%) in each of Belgium [ 38 , 58 ], China [ 37 , 51 ], France [ 34 , 57 ] and the Netherlands [ 49 , 50 ] and one (3%) was conducted in each of Austria [ 56 ], Brazil [ 32 ], Canada [ 58 ], Czech Republic [ 59 ], Denmark [ 58 ], Egypt [ 46 ], Israel [ 36 ], Japan [ 40 ], Kuwait [ 31 ], Pakistan [ 44 ], South Korea [ 47 ], Spain [ 42 ], Switzerland [ 41 ], the UK [ 58 ] and one worldwide [ 33 ]. We included studies focusing on the following types of disabilities or health conditions: diabetes mellitus ( n = 8; 28% [ 32 , 39 , 40 , 42 , 43 , 51 , 52 , 53 ]), Parkinson’s disease ( n = 5; 17% [ 33 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 50 ]), cardiovascular diseases ( n = 5; 17% [ 34 , …”

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Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Well-Being of Adults with Physical Disabilities and/or Chronic Diseases during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review

Boer

Hoekstra

Huetink

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Background: People with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases report lower levels of physical activity and well-being than the general population, which potentially is exacerbated through the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explored the international literature on physical activity, sedentary behavior and well-being in adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases during the first wave of the pandemic. Method: In a rapid review, we included studies reporting on physical activity, sedentary behavior and/or well-being in adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases. Four databases (Pubmed, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Embase) were searched for studies published until 30 September 2020. Results: We included twenty-nine studies involving eleven different types of disabilities or health conditions from twenty-one different countries. Twenty-six studies reported on physical activity, of which one reported an increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, four studies reported no difference, and twenty-one studies reported a decrease. Thirteen studies reported a decline in well-being. Only one study measured sedentary behavior, reporting an increase. Conclusion: Despite the variety in methods used, almost all studies reported negative impacts on physical activity and well-being in people with physical disabilities and/or chronic disease during the first wave of the pandemic. These findings highlight the importance of supporting this population, especially in times of crisis.

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“…Telerehabilitation is recommended by the American Physical Therapy Association 62 , the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy 54 , the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, and the International Network of Physiotherapy Regulatory Authorities 63 . The successful implementation in other conditions such as stroke [64][65][66][67] , cerebellar ataxia 8 , muscular dystrophies 68 , hereditary spastic paraplegia 6 , and multiple sclerosis 69 makes it a promising therapeutic possibility in PD. A recent study showed the readiness of PD patients to take part in telerehabilitation 70 .…”

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“…Not only social and public life is reduced to a minimum, but healthcare services have also been cut down considerably. Physiotherapy was among the canceled services, with grave consequences for chronically ill patients [6][7][8][9][10] . Since physical therapy is the basic pillar of their overall therapy, its interruption severely affected PD patients.…”

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How COVID-19 will boost remote exercise-based treatment in Parkinson’s disease: a narrative review

Langer

Gassner

Flotz

et al. 2021

npj Parkinsons Dis.

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The lack of physical exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic-related quarantine measures is challenging, especially for patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Without regular exercise not only patients, but also nursing staff and physicians soon noticed a deterioration of motor and non-motor symptoms. Reduced functional mobility, increased falls, increased frailty, and decreased quality of life were identified as consequences of increased sedentary behavior. This work overviews the current literature on problems of supplying conventional physiotherapy and the potential of telerehabilitation, allied health services, and patient-initiated exercise for PD patients during the COVID-19 period. We discuss recent studies on approaches that can improve remote provision of exercise to patients, including telerehabilitation, motivational tools, apps, exergaming, and virtual reality (VR) exercise. Additionally, we provide a case report about a 69-year-old PD patient who took part in a 12-week guided climbing course for PD patients prior to the pandemic and found a solution to continue her climbing training independently with an outdoor rope ladder. This case can serve as a best practice example for non-instructed, creative, and patient-initiated exercise in the domestic environment in difficult times, as are the current. Overall, many recent studies on telemedicine, telerehabilitation, and patient-initiated exercises have been published, giving rise to optimism that facilitating remote exercise can help PD patients maintain physical mobility and emotional well-being, even in phases such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic itself may even boost the need to establish comprehensive and easy-to-do telerehabilitation programs.

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COVID-19 reveals influence of physical activity on symptom severity in hereditary spastic paraplegia

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

Analysis of Self-Concept in Adolescents before and during COVID-19 Lockdown: Differences by Gender and Sports Activity

Analysis of Self-Concept in Adolescents before and during COVID-19 Lockdown: Differences by Gender and Sports Activity

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Well-Being of Adults with Physical Disabilities and/or Chronic Diseases during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review

How COVID-19 will boost remote exercise-based treatment in Parkinson’s disease: a narrative review

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