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Article ; Online: Physical activity, sleep, and quality of life of patients with asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daşdemir, Kübra Ayşe / Suner-Keklik, Sinem

The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma

2021  Volume 59, Issue 7, Page(s) 1484–1490

Abstract: ... and fear and quality of life and sleep quality between patients with asthma and healthy individuals ... physical activity level, and walking score of patients with asthma were lower than healthy individuals ... during the pandemic.: Methods: Twenty-two patients with asthma and 22 healthy individuals aged between ...

Abstract Objective: There is limited information in literature on how coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic period affects people with asthma. This study aimed to compare levels of physical activity, stress, and fear and quality of life and sleep quality between patients with asthma and healthy individuals during the pandemic.
Methods: Twenty-two patients with asthma and 22 healthy individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were included. Physical activity level using "International Physical Activity Questionnaire"; stress level, using "Perceived Stress Scale-14"; fear level, using "Fear of COVID-19 Scale"; sleep quality, using "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index"; and quality of life, using "World Health Organization Quality of Life" were evaluated.
Results: Total physical activity level, vigorous physical activity level, and walking score of patients with asthma were lower than healthy individuals (
Conclusion: During pandemic, patients with asthma are more inactive than healthy individuals regardless of the presence of a chronic disease; pandemic negatively affected stress, fear levels, sleep, and quality of life. To minimize the effects of restrictions and psychological burden caused by pandemic and to encourage patients with asthma to perform physical activities, conducting studies to control stress levels and increasing quality of life and sleep of all individuals are important.
MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Asthma/epidemiology ; Asthma/psychology ; COVID-19 ; Exercise ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics ; Quality of Life/psychology ; Sleep ; Young Adult
Language English
Publishing date 2021-06-02
Publishing country England
Document type Journal Article
ZDB-ID 603816-5
ISSN 1532-4303 ; 0277-0903
ISSN (online) 1532-4303
ISSN 0277-0903
DOI 10.1080/02770903.2021.1931303
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