Association of physical symptoms with accelerometer-measured movement behaviors and functional capacity in individuals with Long COVID.

Autor: Rosa-Souza FJ; ExCE Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.; Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil., Freire YA; ExCE Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.; Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil., Galliano LM; ExCE Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil., Dalton-Alves F; ExCE Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.; Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil., de Lima Pinto JCB; Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil., Godtsfriedt CES; Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil., Delevatti RS; Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil., Gerage AM; Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil., Rech CR; Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil., Ritti-Dias RM; Department of Physical Education, University Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Costa EC; ExCE Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. ecc.ufrn@gmail.com.; Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. ecc.ufrn@gmail.com.; Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. ecc.ufrn@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Sep 04; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 20652. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 04.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-71589-8
Abstrakt: Long COVID has been linked to a decline in physical activity and functional capacity. However, it remains unclear which physical symptoms are associated with specific aspects of movement behaviors and functional capacity. We aimed to investigate the associations of fatigue, dyspnea, post-exertional malaise, myalgia, and the co-occurrence of symptoms with movement behaviors and functional capacity in individuals with Long COVID. A cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted. Questionnaires were used to assess fatigue, dyspnea, post-exertional malaise, and myalgia. Accelerometry was employed to assess sedentary time, steps per day, light physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. The six-minute walk test, 30-s chair stand test, and timed up and go were used to assess functional capacity. One hundred and two community-dwelling individuals who had been living with Long COVID for 15 ± 10 months participated in the study. Fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and the co-occurrence of physical symptoms showed a negative association with step count, while post-exertional malaise was also negatively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Dyspnea showed a negative association with the functional score, including all tests. Our findings suggest that fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and the co-occurrence of physical symptoms are negatively associated with physical activity, while dyspnea is negatively associated with functional capacity in individuals with Long COVID.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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