Perceived declining physical and cognitive fitness during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 state of emergency among community‐dwelling Japanese old‐old adults

Makizako, Hyuma; Nakai, Yuki; Shiratsuchi, Daijo; Akanuma, Tomomi; Yokoyama, Kaori; Kihara, Yuriko; Yoshida, Hiroto

doi:10.1111/ggi.14140

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“…Our results demonstrated that during program interruption, participant physical and psychoaffective status severely worsened and frailty increased. These findings are congruent with those of Makizako et al (2021) , where a higher perception of declining physical and cognitive fitness during the state of emergency was observed in older adults who had participated in an exercise class before the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes could be caused by legal restrictions, fear of going out related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and/or program interruption.…”

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“…Among the few reports on physical fitness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, one was based on studies showing the effects of exercise cessation in other circumstances ( Kirwan et al, 2020 ). However, Makizako et al (2021) showed that 43% of older adults under study perceived declining physical fitness during the COVID-19 pandemic; this study used a wide sample of participants of similar ages to the participants in our study.…”

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confidence: 95%

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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and psychoaffective health of older adults in a physical exercise program

Markotegi

Irazusta

Sanz

et al. 2021

Experimental Gerontology

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COVID-19 lockdowns restricted physical activity levels for individuals in many countries. In particular, older adults experienced limited access to their usual activities, including physical exercise programs. How such restrictions and interruptions in physical exercise programs might impact the physical and mental health of older adults has not yet been studied. We sought to analyse changes in the physical and mental health of older adults enrolled in a group-based multicomponent physical exercise (MPE) program that was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We followed 17 participants of this program from October 2018 to October 2020, including the interruption of the program during the pandemic. The MPE program included strength, balance, and stretching exercises. We compared anthropometric and cardiovascular parameters, physical fitness, frailty, quality of life, and psychoaffective status of participants before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most parameters followed the same pattern, improving after 8 months of the first MPE season (Oct. 2018–Jun. 2019), worsening after 4 months of summer rest, improving from October 2019 to January 2020 in the second MPE season (Oct. 2019–Jan. 2020), and severely worsening after 7 months of program interruption. We show that an MPE program has clear benefits to the physical and psychoaffective health of older adults, and interruption of these programs could adversely impact participants. These results highlight the need to maintain physical exercise programs or facilitate engagement in physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in older adults, particularly in situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and psychoaffective health of older adults in a physical exercise program

Markotegi

Irazusta

Sanz

et al. 2021

Experimental Gerontology

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“…The results showed that vigorous and moderate intensity PA were significantly lower during and post-lockdown compared to pre-lockdown in those individuals who had been highly active pre-lockdown [ 16 ]. More than 40% of community-dwelling Japanese old-old adults perceived a decline their physical fitness during the COVID-19 state of emergency [ 17 ]. Although several studies have reported decreased PA due to the COVID-19 epidemic [ 18 ], few have determined its impact on perceived health and PA recovery.…”

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Physical Activity and Perceived Physical Fitness during the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Population of 40- to 69-Year-Olds in Japan

Makizako

Akaida

Shono

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an abrupt change in lifestyle for many people with restrictions, often leading to a decrease in physical activity (PA), and thus contributing to a negative perception of health status. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on physical activity and perceived physical fitness in Japanese adults aged 40 to 69 years. Data were collected from an online survey conducted between October 19 and 28, 2020. The analytic sample consisted of 1989 Japanese adults (mean age, 50.1 ± 6.9 years; women, 38.9%) who were aged between 40 and 69 years and completed the online survey. Overall, the PA time per week decreased by 32.4% between October 2019 and April 2020. A decrease in PA time was recorded in October 2020; however, a decline of 15.5% was observed. Compared to individuals who did not perceive a decline in physical fitness, individuals who perceived declining physical fitness during the COVID-19 state of emergency demonstrated a greater decrease in PA time in April 2020 (–50.5%), and this trend continued into October 2020 (–25.0%). These findings may indicate that Japanese adults aged 40 to 69 years who perceived declining physical fitness experienced a greater decrease in physical activity.

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“…Responders who reported a history of stroke, Parkinson disease, dementia, depression, and/or other neurological disorders known to influence reduced PA and cognitive impairment were excluded. [ 23 , 24 ] In addition, based on a previous study, [ 24 ] responders who reported more than 960 min/day or 0 min/day of total PA time and more than a tenfold change (increasing or decreasing) in total PA were also excluded. Finally, data from 1967 middle-aged and older Japanese adults were analyzed.…”

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Pain and physical activity changes during the COVID-19 state of emergency among Japanese adults aged 40 years or older

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Understanding the relationship between pain and physical activity (PA) levels is beneficial for maintaining good health status. However, the impact of pain on changes in PA during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine whether PA levels pre-, during, and post-COVID-19 state of emergency differ between Japanese adults who had pain after the COVID-19 state of emergency and those who did not.Data were collected from a cross-sectional online survey conducted between October 19 and 28, 2020. The analytic sample consisted of 1967 Japanese adults aged ≥40 years who completed the online survey. Participants completed questionnaires on the presence of pain and duration of PA, defined as the total PA time per week based on activity frequency and time. Participants were asked to report their PA at 3 time points: October 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic), April 2020 (during the COVID-19 state of emergency), and October 2020 (after the COVID-19 state of emergency).Among participants aged ≥60 years who reported pain in October 2020, the total PA time was significantly lower than participants who did not report having pain. Furthermore, the total PA time in April 2020 was significantly lower than that in October 2019; however, no significant difference in total PA time was observed between April and October 2020. Among participants aged 40 to 59 years, no significant differences were observed in total PA times at the 3 time points between those with and without pain. In addition, the total PA time in October 2020 significantly increased compared to that in April 2020, although it significantly decreased in April 2020 compared to October 2019.This study suggests that older adults with pain have lower PA levels after the COVID-19 state of emergency.

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Perceived declining physical and cognitive fitness during the COVID‐19 state of emergency among community‐dwelling Japanese old‐old adults

Cited by 42 publications

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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and psychoaffective health of older adults in a physical exercise program

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and psychoaffective health of older adults in a physical exercise program

Physical Activity and Perceived Physical Fitness during the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Population of 40- to 69-Year-Olds in Japan

Pain and physical activity changes during the COVID-19 state of emergency among Japanese adults aged 40 years or older

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