TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak on Activity and Exercise Levels among Older Patients
AU - Kawamura, K.
AU - Kamiya, M.
AU - Suzumura, S.
AU - Maki, K.
AU - Ueda, I.
AU - Itoh, N.
AU - Osawa, A.
AU - Maeshima, S.
AU - Arai, H.
AU - Kondo, I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Serdi and Springer-Verlag International SAS, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to clarify the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak on the levels of activity among older patients with frailty or underlying diseases. A total of 175 patients (79.0±7.0 years) undergoing outpatient or home-based rehabilitation, stratified into groups, based on frailty status. The percentage of patients who went out at least once a week decreased after the outbreak from 91% to 87%, from 65% to 46%, and from 47% to 36% in the non-frail, frail, and nursing care requirement groups, respectively. The proportion of older patients participating in exercise during the outbreak was 75%, 51%, and 41% in the non-frail, frail, and nursing care requirement groups, respectively. The proportion of older patients participating in voluntary exercise after instruction was lowest in the frail group (35%). Older patients with frailty are susceptible to the negative effects of refraining from physical activity and require careful management.
AB - OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to clarify the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak on the levels of activity among older patients with frailty or underlying diseases. A total of 175 patients (79.0±7.0 years) undergoing outpatient or home-based rehabilitation, stratified into groups, based on frailty status. The percentage of patients who went out at least once a week decreased after the outbreak from 91% to 87%, from 65% to 46%, and from 47% to 36% in the non-frail, frail, and nursing care requirement groups, respectively. The proportion of older patients participating in exercise during the outbreak was 75%, 51%, and 41% in the non-frail, frail, and nursing care requirement groups, respectively. The proportion of older patients participating in voluntary exercise after instruction was lowest in the frail group (35%). Older patients with frailty are susceptible to the negative effects of refraining from physical activity and require careful management.
KW - COVID-19
KW - activity
KW - frailty
KW - nursing care
KW - older patients
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U2 - 10.1007/s12603-021-1648-9
DO - 10.1007/s12603-021-1648-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 34409972
AN - SCOPUS:85108844282
SN - 1279-7707
VL - 25
SP - 921
EP - 925
JO - Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
JF - Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
IS - 7
ER -