Device-assessed sleep and physical activity in individuals recovering from a hospital admission for COVID-19: a multicentre study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of individuals recovering from severe COVID-19 is increasing rapidly. However, little is known about physical behaviours that make up the 24-h cycle within these individuals. This study aimed to describe physical behaviours following hospital admission for COVID-19 at eight months post-discharge including associations with acute illness severity and ongoing symptoms.

Methods

One thousand seventy-seven patients with COVID-19 discharged from hospital between March and November 2020 were recruited. Using a 14-day wear protocol, wrist-worn accelerometers were sent to participants after a five-month follow-up assessment. Acute illness severity was assessed by the WHO clinical progression scale, and the severity of ongoing symptoms was assessed using four pre

SUBMITTER: Plekhanova T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330990 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature