Physical activity, acute severity and long-term consequences of COVID-19: an 18-month follow-up survey based on a Swedish national cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate how changes in levels of physical activity (PA) in regard to acute disease severity relate to perceived difficulties in performing daily life activities 18 months after COVID-19 infection.

Design

An observational study with an 18-month follow-up survey based on registry data from a national cohort.

Participants

5464 responders to the 18-month follow-up survey of a Swedish national cohort of 11 955 individuals on sick leave due to COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic.

Outcomes

The follow-up survey included questions on daily life activities, as well as present and retrospective level of PA. Changes in PA level from before COVID-19 to follow-up were assessed by the Saltin-Grimby PA Level Scale and analysed by the Wilcoxon signed

SUBMITTER: Palstam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773417 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature