Levels of physical activity and quality of life among community-dwelling adults with stroke in a developing country

Nayak, Pradeepa; Kumaran, Senthil; Babu, Abraham Samuel; Maiya, Arun G.; Solomon, John M.

doi:10.1080/21679169.2019.1663927

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“…Physical activity participation was found to be positively associated with HRQoL and negatively related to perceived stress. These statistics are supported by other similar studies where physically active people reported significantly higher HRQoL and lower levels of perceived stress [11,12]. Regular exercise has also been found to have the ability to reduce the severity of infections when people continued to remain active during the SARs period and they were more likely to survive compared with people who were more sedentary [34,35].…”

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“…Additionally, researchers have demonstrated that there was a decrease in the level of outdoor physical activity and an increase in sedentary time during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of home confinement [3,10]. A reduction in physical activity participation is known to contribute to stress levels, which is strongly associated with HRQoL [11,12].…”

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Physical Activity, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Stress among the Chinese Adult Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Moyle

et al. 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to global public health due to home confinement policies impacting on physical activity engagement and overall health. This study aimed to explore physical activity participation, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and levels of perceived stress among Chinese adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted between 25 February and 15 March 2020. A total of 645 surveys were completed. Participants reported increased sedentary time from pre-COVID-19 period to the COVID-19 pandemic period (p < 0.05). Over 80% of the sample engaged in either low or moderate intensity physical activity. Participants’ average physical component summary score (PCS) and mental component summary score (MCS) for HRQoL were 75.3 (SD = 16.6) and 66.6 (SD = 19.3), respectively. More than half of participants (53.0%) reported moderate levels of stress. Significant correlations between physical activity participation, HRQoL, and levels of perceived stress were observed (p < 0.05). Prolonged sitting time was also found to have a negative effect on HRQoL (p < 0.05). During such periods of home confinement, public health strategies aimed at educating Chinese adults to enhance home-based physical activity may be necessary to maintain health on a population level.

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confidence: 99%

Physical Activity, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Stress among the Chinese Adult Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Moyle

et al. 2020

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“…Furthermore, a recent study conducted by Esain et al [ 51 ] showed that three months of getting off of physical activity led to a deterioration in QoL and mental health in physically active populations. Another study published by Nayak et al [ 52 ] found that the HRQoL in Chinese adults worsened during the pandemic. They attributed these findings to a decrease in physical activity and a prolonged sedentary lifestyle.…”

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Impact of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Status: The Role of Physical Activity

Alzahrani

Alshehri

Alsufiany

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This study investigated the impact of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psychological status among Saudi adults, and whether physical activity modifies this association. The participants were 518 adults aged ≥18 years (67.4% men). Using an online survey, data regarding demographic information, the impact of COVID-19 (assessed by the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5), HRQoL (Short Form-8), psychological distress (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale), and physical activity behavior (International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form) were collected. The results demonstrate that adults reporting moderate or high levels of impact of COVID-19 had a lower HRQoL and higher psychological distress than adults reporting a low impact. HRQoL was higher for adults reporting any level impact (low, moderate, or high) of COVID-19 when they participated in recommended levels of physical activity (≥600 metabolic equivalent (MET)-min/week of total physical activity). Psychological distress was lower for adults reporting a high level of impact when they participated in recommended physical activity. Moderate or high levels of impact of COVID-19 were associated with a significantly lower HRQoL and higher psychological distress than the low impact of COVID-19. However, these associations were moderated by the recommended levels of physical activity.

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“…During the nationwide lockdown, people were socially isolated (8), and experienced negative emotions such as fear and stress (9)(10)(11) and lifestyle changes including reduced physical activity and increased sedentary time (12)(13)(14). The lockdown due to the epidemic of COVID-19 had a negative effect on mental health for both patients with COVID-19 (15)(16)(17) and general populations (17)(18)(19)(20)(21), also re ected by the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (22,23).…”

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Quality of life during the epidemic of COVID-19 and its associated factors among enterprise workers in East China

Chen¹,

Xu²,

Lin

et al. 2020

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Background: The COVID-19 related lockdown and home confinement might have an important impact on the quality of life in enterprise workers. We investigated the quality of life during the epidemic in enterprise workers who just returned to work, and assessed its potential influencing factors to have a better understanding of the impact of COVID-19 epidemic lockdown and home confinement. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of enterprise workers conducted in Deqing and Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The Chinese version of EQ5D was used to assess life quality, and information about general characteristics and COVID-19 related factors was collected by a structured questionnaire, which was distributed through the social application “WeChat”. Results: A total of 2,435 participants were enrolled, 59.5% of which worked in Deqing. About 50% of the participants reported worries about the COVID-2019 epidemic and 40.1% had a centralized or home quarantine during the epidemic. The mean EQ-5D score and VAS were 0.990 and 93.5. Multiple logistic regression showed that the quality of life measures was related to physical activities (ORad=0.46) and keeping home ventilation (ORad=0.04) in Deqing, and were related to wearing a mask when going out (ORad=0.35), keeping home ventilation (ORad=0.16), unmarried status (ORad=2.38) and having a centralized or home quarantine (ORad=1.64) in Taizhou,Conclusions: The quality of life for returning enterprise workers in areas with different risks of COVID-19 was affected by different factors. Associated factors identified from this study would help develop proper intervention measures for enterprise workers to reduce the impact of large-scale public health events like the COVID-19 on their quality of life.

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Levels of physical activity and quality of life among community-dwelling adults with stroke in a developing country

Cited by 11 publications

References 49 publications

Physical Activity, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Stress among the Chinese Adult Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Physical Activity, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Stress among the Chinese Adult Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Impact of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Status: The Role of Physical Activity

Quality of life during the epidemic of COVID-19 and its associated factors among enterprise workers in East China

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