TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical Activity Changes and Correlate Effects in Patients with Parkinson's Disease during COVID-19 Lockdown
AU - Schirinzi, Tommaso
AU - Di Lazzaro, Giulia
AU - Salimei, Chiara
AU - Cerroni, Rocco
AU - Liguori, Claudio
AU - Scalise, Simona
AU - Alwardat, Mohammad
AU - Mercuri, Nicola Biagio
AU - Pierantozzi, Mariangela
AU - Stefani, Alessandro
AU - Pisani, Antonio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Background: COVID-19 outbreak profoundly affected health systems and people's daily life worldwide. Parkinson's disease (PD) patients lost their normal routine and interrupted regular physical activity, either as physiotherapy or sport, with inevitable consequence on their daily-life and well-being. Objectives: To evaluate the changes in physical activity due to COVID-19 emergency, including self-management strategies or technology-assisted activities, and the subsequent clinical implications in PD patients. Methods: Seventy-four patients from an Italian center have been remotely examined during the lockdown (April–May 2020) by an e-mail structured survey, including self-administered scales. We collected and analyzed data on changes, modalities and amount of physical active practice, on the use of technology-based tools, and on self-perceived clinical condition. Results: Sixty percent of patients reported a significant worsening of their general conditions during the lockdown, the reduction of physical activity being the main risk factor for such change. However, patients found ways to practice physical activity, using satisfactorily technology assistance in 50% of cases (mostly women). Conclusions: The COVID-19 emergency has been an ordeal for PD patients. Nevertheless, patients adapted their habits to continue practicing physical activity that resulted a main determinant of their well-being; as well, they successfully approached technology-based assistance. Education, communication, and networking emerge as critical for a constructive reaction to the emergency's challenges.
AB - Background: COVID-19 outbreak profoundly affected health systems and people's daily life worldwide. Parkinson's disease (PD) patients lost their normal routine and interrupted regular physical activity, either as physiotherapy or sport, with inevitable consequence on their daily-life and well-being. Objectives: To evaluate the changes in physical activity due to COVID-19 emergency, including self-management strategies or technology-assisted activities, and the subsequent clinical implications in PD patients. Methods: Seventy-four patients from an Italian center have been remotely examined during the lockdown (April–May 2020) by an e-mail structured survey, including self-administered scales. We collected and analyzed data on changes, modalities and amount of physical active practice, on the use of technology-based tools, and on self-perceived clinical condition. Results: Sixty percent of patients reported a significant worsening of their general conditions during the lockdown, the reduction of physical activity being the main risk factor for such change. However, patients found ways to practice physical activity, using satisfactorily technology assistance in 50% of cases (mostly women). Conclusions: The COVID-19 emergency has been an ordeal for PD patients. Nevertheless, patients adapted their habits to continue practicing physical activity that resulted a main determinant of their well-being; as well, they successfully approached technology-based assistance. Education, communication, and networking emerge as critical for a constructive reaction to the emergency's challenges.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Parkinson's disease
KW - physical activity
KW - Sars-CoV-2
KW - technology
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U2 - 10.1002/mdc3.13026
DO - 10.1002/mdc3.13026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089451000
VL - 7
SP - 797
EP - 802
JO - Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
JF - Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
SN - 2330-1619
IS - 7
ER -