Is Being Physically Active Enough or Do People with Parkinson’s Disease Need Structured Supervised Exercise? Lessons Learned from Covid-19
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Social isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted people's lifestyles and daily activities. In this work we compared pre- and post-pandemic clinical outcomes in people with Parkinson's disease, to assess differences according to the type of behaviour and exercise habits adopted by participants. After two months of COVID-19 lockdown, we assessed: changes in exercise behaviour; motor and non-motor aspects of daily life experiences (MDS-UPDRS I & II); activities of daily living (The Schwab & England scale); quality of life (Parkinson Disease Questionnaire); sleep (Parkinson Disease Sleep Scale); falls; and Clinical Global Impression Change. Twenty-seven individuals aged between 57 and 92 years old participated; from these, ten individuals (37%) completely interrupted physical activities, while seventeen (63%) maintained some level of active lifestyle. Regardless of whether they remained active or not, all participants perceived a significant worsening of their clinical condition, reporting an increase in difficulties completing daily activities or chores (37%) and worsening of their health condition (51.8%). The quantifiable influence of exercise habits was borderline for the group who kept active. The active group seem to have a better self-perception of their health condition, although it was not enough to show a clear benefit. People with Parkinson's disease should be informed that being physically active may not be enough and more structured exercise could be needed
Activities of daily living · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Fear of falling · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Pandemic · Parkinson's disease · Perception · Physical therapy · Poison control · Quality of life (healthcare · Scale (ratio · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments · Psychology · Gerontology
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The Covid-19 pandemic and physical activity
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Coronavirus disease (Covid-19)
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
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