Suzan Sayegh

Biographic Data

ID7786265
NAMESuzan Sayegh
GIVEN NAMESSuzan
FAMILY NAMESayegh
SIGNATURESAYEGH S
AFFILIATIONSQatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
ORCID0000-0001-6899-9568
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • The effects of the first wave of Covid-19 restrictions on physical activity

    Open AccessAbdulla Saeed Al-Mohannadi, Abdulaziz Farooq et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic led to restrictions that prevented physical activity in public places. This study sought to conduct a comprehensive longitudinal analysis of how lockdown policies in an Arabian Gulf country influenced the patterns of physical activity during first wave. Methods In a longitudinal study design, members of the ongoing “Step into health” community-based health promotion program who provided valid pedometer data from…

  • Adherence and retention to the self-managed community-based Step Into Health program in Qatar (2012–2019)

    Open AccessBryna C R Chrismas, Bryna Chrismas et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Purpose Investigate adherence and retention to the “Step Into Health (SIH)” initiative ( www.stepintohealth.qa [website access only available from within the State of Qatar]), a Qatari self-managed community-based health program, from 2012 to 2019. Methods Participants (16,711; 16–80 years; 37% females, 34% Qatari) used a pedometer or smartphone application (app) to measure step count. Absolute adherence (ADH) and retention (RET) were calculated,…

  • Reference Walking Speeds for Healthy Young Adults in Qatar

    Open AccessLina Majed, Suzan Sayegh et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2022

    Walking speed (WS) is considered an important indicator for overall health. Despite this, there is a paucity of data relating to WS values in the Arab region. The present study aims to establish preferred (PWS) and maximal walking speeds (MWS) in young adults in Qatar and examine how gender, body mass index, and physical activity (PA) components influence WS. One hundred ninety-six healthy participants (age: 22 ± 2 years; 60% females) performed a…

  • Ramadan daily intermittent fasting reduces objectively assessed habitual physical activity among adults

    Open AccessAbdualziz Farooq, Karim Chamari et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Fasting during Ramadan impacts the daily physical activity behavior among Muslims. Interventions should focus on creating awareness of the importance of maintenance of adequate physical activity for adults fasting during Ramadan