Late Breaking Abstract - Physical activity in lung transplant recipients during Belgian COVID-19 lockdown
European Respiratory Journal
; 56, 2020.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1007191
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
SARS-CoV-2 caused a pandemic in 2020 with a 'lockdown' resulting in reduced mobility. Activity tracker companies noticed reduced physical activity (PA) in the general population. If observed in patients, this may add to the devastating consequences of physical inactivity.Aim:
To investigate PA levels of lung transplant (LTX) recipients before and during the Belgian soft lockdown measures of COVID-19. A decline in daily step count during lockdown measures was hypothesized.Methods:
16 LTX recipients (56% male, mean±SD age 61±6.7 years, 30.2±12.7 months post LTX) involved in an RCT (NCT04122768) were included in the present sub-analysis. Daily step counts were collected by activity trackers, >4 weeks prior to (phase 1) and 4 weeks during the Belgian lockdown (phase 2). The differences in PA between both phases were compared with paired t-tests.Results:
Daily number of steps was low in phase 1 (mean±SD 6910±4225 steps/day) but did not change during phase 2 (7016±5665 steps/day), p=0.89, see figure 1.Conclusions:
The Belgian COVID-19 lockdown measures did not significantly affect the PA levels of LTX recipients compared to the preceding period.
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Language:
English
Journal:
European Respiratory Journal
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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