1. Physical activity during COVID-19 in people with systemic sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network COVID-19 Cohort longitudinal study
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Wurz, A., Henry, R.S., Kwakkenbos, C.M.C., Carrier, M.E., Patten, S.B., Bartlett, S.J., Mouthon, L., Varga, J., Benedetti, A., Culos-Reed, S.N., Thombs, B.D., Wurz, A., Henry, R.S., Kwakkenbos, C.M.C., Carrier, M.E., Patten, S.B., Bartlett, S.J., Mouthon, L., Varga, J., Benedetti, A., Culos-Reed, S.N., and Thombs, B.D.
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Contains fulltext : 305294.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access), Introduction/Objective: People with systemic sclerosis (SSc) face barriers to physical activity. Few studies have described physical activity in SSc, and none have explored physical activity longitudinally during COVID-19. We evaluated physical activity from April 2020 to March 2022 among people with SSc. Methods: The Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN) COVID-19 Cohort was launched in April 2020 and included participants from the ongoing SPIN Cohort plus external enrolees. Participants completed measures bi-weekly through July 2020, then every 4 weeks afterwards (28 assessments). Physical activity was assessed via the self-reported International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Elderly. Analyses included estimated means with 95% confidence intervals for physical activity across assessments. Missing data were imputed for main analyses. Sensitivity analyses included evaluating only participants who completed >90% of items for >21 of 28 possible assessments ('completers') and stratified analyses by sex, age, country and SSc subtype. Results: A total of 800 people with SSc enrolled. Mean age was 55.6 (standard deviation (SD) = 12.6) years. Physical activity significantly decreased from April 2020 to March 2021 (standardized mean difference (SMD) = -0.17, 95% confidence interval (CI) = -0.26 to -0.07) and was stable from March 2021 to March 2022 (SMD = -0.05, 95% CI = -0.15 to 0.05). Results were similar for completers and subgroups. The proportion of participants who met World Health Organization minimum physical activity recommendations of at least 150 min of moderate-to-vigorous activity per week ranged from 63% to 82% across assessments. Conclusion: Physical activity decreased by a relatively small amount, on average, across the pandemic. Most participants met recommended physical activity levels., 02 april 2024, 7 p.
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- 2024