Observational studyInternal and emergency medicine2021
Don't stop walking: the in-home rehabilitation program for peripheral artery disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in people with intermittent claudication: the OPTIMA systematic review.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Using Telehealth to Guarantee the Continuity of Rehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Safety of home-based exercise for people with intermittent claudication: A systematic review.Vascular medicine (London, England) · 2022Pooled it
- A Structured Low-Intensity Home-Based Walking Program to Improve Physical and Mental Functioning After Hospitalization for Severe COVID-19: A Pragmatic Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- SupervisedWorld journal of transplantation · 2024Article
- To Treat or not to Treat? The Fate of Patients with Intermittent Claudication Following Different Therapeutic Options.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of physical activity on self-reported health parameters in peripheral artery disease in two periods of the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing · 2023Article
- Distinct Features of Vascular Diseases in COVID-19.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Review
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- Structured pain-free exercise progressively improves ankle-brachial index and walking ability in patients with claudication and compressible arteries: an observational study.Internal and emergency medicine · 2022Observational
- The COVID-19 Pandemic Lowers Active Behavior of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases, Healthy Peoples and Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease-A Literature Review in COVID-19 Era.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Effectiveness of Home-Based Pain-Free Exercise versus Walking Advice in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Methods and protocols · 2021Article
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Abstract
We studied the outcomes of peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients enrolled in a structured in-home walking program right before the lockdown due to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic emergency, to determine whether this intervention ensured the maintenance of mobility even in the case of movement restrictions.We selectively studied 83 patients (age 72 ± 11, males n = 65) enrolled in the program within 9-month before the lockdown. The usual intervention was based on two daily 8-min sessions of slow intermittent in-home walking prescribed in circa-monthly hospital visits. During the lockdown, the program was updated by phone. Six-minute (6MWD) and pain-free walking distance (PFWD) were measured pre- and post-lockdown as well as body weight (BW), blood pressure (BP), and ankle-brachial index (ABI). Sixty-six patients were measured 117 ± 23 days after their previous visit. A safe, pain-free execution of the prescribed sessions was reported (median distance: 74 km). Overall, the 6MWD was stable, while PFWD improved (p < 0.001). The improvement was not related to age/gender, comorbidities, type of home but to the time of enrollment before lockdown. The new-entry subjects (≤ 3 months; n = 35) obtained significant improvements post-lockdown for 6MWD and PFWD, while those previously enrolled (> 3 months; n = 31) were stable. Decreased BW with stable BP and ABI values were also recorded, with better outcomes for new-entry subjects. In PAD patients, a structured walking program performed inside home and purposely guided by phone was adhered to by patients and favored mobility and risk factor control during the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of walking ability, type of home and external conditions.
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