ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Increased Prolonged Sitting in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Within-Subjects, Accelerometer-Based Study.
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- Systematic review: digital biomarkers of fatigue in chronic diseases.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of long COVID on self-reported disease activity, disability, and quality of life in individuals with inflammatory arthritis.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2025Article
- Food consumption, physical activity and aerobic capacity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with high cardiovascular risk.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
- Home-based exercise program for adolescents with juvenile dermatomyositis quarantined during COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2021Article
- Different types of physical activity are positively associated with indicators of mental health and psychological wellbeing in rheumatoid arthritis during COVID-19.Rheumatology international · 2021Observational
- Lessons learned from a home-based exercise program for adolescents with pre-existing chronic diseases during the COVID-19 quarantine in Brazil.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSocial distancing measures designed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic can restrict physical activity, a particular concern for high-risk patient groups. We assessed rheumatoid arthritis patients' physical activity and sedentary behavior level, pain, fatigue, and health-related quality of life prior to and during the social distancing measures implemented in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
methodsPost-menopausal females diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis were assessed before (from March 2018 to March 2020) and during (from 24 May to 7 July 2020) social distancing measures to contain COVID-19 pandemic, using a within-subjects, repeated-measure design. Physical activity and sedentary behavior were assessed using accelerometry (ActivPAL micro). Pain, fatigue, and health-related quality of life were assessed by questionnaires.
resultsMean age was 60.9 years and BMI was 29.5 Kg/m
conclusionsImposed social distancing measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak were associated with decreased physical activity and increased prolonged sedentary behavior, but did not change clinical symptoms sitting among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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