ArticleThe American journal of the medical sciences2022
Physiological Effects of Surgical and N95 Masks During Exercise in the COVID-19 era.
Article in The American journal of the medical sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effects of Wearing a Mask During Exercise on Physiological and Psychological Outcomes in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of facemask on patients with COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of wearing surgical mask during controlled aerobic training on functional capacity and perceived stress in inactive men: a randomized trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Risks and benefits of face masks in children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Tolerability of facemask during physical exercises during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Review
- Effects of wearing a KF94 face mask on performance, perceptual parameters, and physiological responses during resistance exercise.Physical activity and nutrition · 2024Article
- The influence of N95 and surgical masks on carbon dioxide levels: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Water-blocking Asphyxia of N95 Medical Respirator During Hot Environment Work Tasks With Whole-body Enclosed Anti-bioaerosol Suit.Safety and health at work · 2023Article
- The impact of wearing facemask on COPD patients: A protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Article
- "I can't breathe with my mask on".The American journal of the medical sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, studies of the physiological effects of masking during exercise have been rare.
methodsTwelve healthcare workers performed a cardiopulmonary exercise test while wearing a surgical mask, an N95 mask, or no mask. Variables were collected at rest, warm-up, anaerobic threshold, and maximal exercise.
resultsFrom rest to maximal exercise, both the surgical and N95 masks decreased inspiratory flow, minute ventilation, and prolonged inspiratory time compared to the no mask condition. Oxygen uptake (VO
conclusionsWearing a surgical mask leads to a somewhat negative impact on cardiopulmonary function, and this effect is more serious with an N95 mask. Attention should be paid to exercise while wearing surgical or N95 masks.
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