Physical activity behavior in people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel: Results of an online survey
| Autor: | Gil Harari, Sharon Avrech-Shezifi, Anat Achiron, Lior Frid, Alon Kalron, David Magalashvili, Shay Menascu, Mark Dolev, Michal Greenberg-Abrahami |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Gerontology Multiple Sclerosis Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Physical Distancing Physical fitness Physical activity Clinical Neurology Disease Online Systems Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Israel Exercise SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Multiple sclerosis COVID-19 General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Neurology Cohort Female Neurology (clinical) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Physical activity behavior |
| Zdroj: | Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders |
| ISSN: | 2211-0348 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102603 |
| Popis: | Highlights • 38.3% of the patients reported that they continued or even performed more PA than usual during the COVID-19 epidemic • 68.3% reported that their level of fitness was maintained (or even improved) compared to the period before the epidemic. • 50.8% of the Israeli PwMS responders ceased or decreased their leisure time PA during the COVID-19 epidemic • 31.7% reported that their fitness level had decreased during this period. Multiple sclerosis (MS) itself and first-line disease modifying therapies do not increase the risk of contracting COVID-19. However, home isolation is likely to result in a significant decrease in participation in leisure time physical activities and an increase in sedentary behavior. Therefore, using an online cross-sectional survey we examined the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on physical activity (PA) behavior and fitness level in an Israeli cohort of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). The survey PA questionnaire included 10 questions. Specifically, participants reported on whether, and to what extent, the pandemic conditions had altered their PA behavior. One hundred and twenty PwMS filled out the online survey, 78 were females with a mean age of 43.0 (S.D.=12.9) years. PA behavior during the pandemic demonstrated that 17.5% who were engaged in PA before the COVID-19 pandemic, ceased PA, 33.3% reduced their PA, 20.0% continued their PA as before, 18.3% increased their PA during the pandemic, and 10.8% did not perform any PA in the past and did not so during the pandemic. As for the patient's self-reported fitness level, 31.7% reported that their fitness level had decreased during the pandemic, 60.0% felt no change, and 8.3% reported an improvement. Our findings serve as a call of action for all professionals involved in MS management to address physical activity behavior in PwMS during the COVID-19 epidemic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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