Prolonged facemask use in the heat worsens dyspnea without compromising motor-cognitive performance.

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Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Facial mask acute effects on affective/psychological and exercise performance responses during exercise: A meta-analytical review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022
   Pooled it
2. The Physiological Effects of Face Masks During Exercise Worn Due to COVID-19: A Systematic Review.Sports health
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3. Effects of wearing a surgical face mask on cognitive functioning and mood states: a randomised controlled trial in young adults.Cognitive processing · 2025
   Trial
4. Surgical masks and filtering facepiece class 2 respirators (FFP2) have no major physiological effects at rest and during moderate exercise at 3000-m altitude: a randomised controlled trial.Journal of travel medicine · 2023
   Trial
5. Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of the Mask Usability Scale: A Measure of the Perceived Usability of N95 Respirators Among Healthcare Students and Staff.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025
   Article
6. The effects of acute exercise intensity on memory: Controlling for state-dependence.Memory & cognition · 2025
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7. Paris air quality monitoring for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics: focus on air pollutants and pollen.British journal of sports medicine · 2024
   Article
8. Wearing a KN95/FFP2 facemask has no measureable effect on functional activity in a challenging working memory n-back task.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024
   Article
9. The face behind the Covid-19 mask - A comprehensive review.Environmental technology & innovation · 2022
   Review
10. The Effects of Face Coverings on Perceived Exertion and Attention Allocation during a Stepping Task.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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11. Cooling vests alleviate perceptual heat strain perceived by COVID-19 nurses.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2022
    Article
12. Prevalence of dermatological manifestations due to face mask use and its associated factors during COVID-19 among the general population of Bangladesh: A nationwide cross-sectional survey.PloS one · 2022
    Article
13. Effect of facemask use on cognitive function during a maximal running aerobic fitness test.Frontiers in physiology · 2022
    Article
14. Surgical masks do not increase the risk of heat stroke during mild exercise in hot and humid environment.Industrial health · 2021
    Article
15. Effect of a Warm-Up Protocol with and without Facemask-Use against COVID-19 on Cognitive Function: A Pilot, Randomized Counterbalanced, Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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16. Heat stroke management during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations from the experts in Japan (2nd edition).Acute medicine & surgery
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Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

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