COVID-19 Lockdowns: Exacerbating the Silent Pandemic.

David Gomez, Eric V Neufeld, James W Hicks, Brett A Dolezal

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Article in International journal of exercise science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

Five Years Later-The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Performance and Cardiometabolic Health Using a Smart Home Gym: An Ecological Case Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

David GomezAirway and Exercise Physiology Research Laboratory, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Eric V NeufeldAirway and Exercise Physiology Research Laboratory, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

James W HicksCenter for Exercise Medicine and Sport Sciences, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.

Brett A DolezalAirway and Exercise Physiology Research Laboratory, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global medical community has exalted the vaccine as the champion solution to end the violent toll inflicted by COVID-19. While the role of vaccines cannot be undervalued in wide-scale intervention, presenting them as the sole solution exonerates individuals of the importance of taking ownership over their lifestyle choices. This editorial focuses on the importance of physical activity as a crucial component of COVID-19 prevention programs and a long-term investment against chronic diseases.

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chronic diseasesexerciseinfectious diseasesphysical activitySedentary behavior

Identifiers

PMID35096237

DOI10.70252/NLTA7700

PMCPMC8758161

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