在COVID-19大流行期间调查希腊老年人的身体活动水平和相关因素:基于社区的跨部门研究
Maria Tsekoura1, K Fousekis1, M Roukounaki1
1Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Patras, Rio, Greece.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology
|August 15, 2023
概括
在大多数希腊老年人中,COVID-19大流行减少了身体活动 (PA),增加了虚弱和残疾的风险. 基于社区的干预对于未来的流行病计划至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- COVID-19 疫情对全球健康和生活方式产生了重大影响.
- 老年人是一个脆弱的人群,容易受到流行病对健康的不利影响.
- 身体活动 (PA),焦虑和抑郁是老年人福祉的关键指标.
研究的目的:
- 调查COVID-19大流行对希腊老年人身体活动 (PA),焦虑和抑郁症的自我报告影响.
- 在这个人口群体中探索PA,感染恐惧和心理健康之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及411名来自社区中心的希腊老年人 (>60岁) 的横截面研究.
- 通过使用国际体力活动问卷 (IPAQ) 和医院焦虑和抑郁量表 (HADS) 的电话采访收集的数据.
- 调查包括社会人口统计,健康史,与大流行相关的经历 (隔离,住院,感染恐惧).
主要成果:
- 43.5%的参与者报告说,由于大流行的限制,他们的血压下降.
- 51.3%的人害怕COVID-19感染;2.1%的人被诊断出患有COVID-19.
- 血压明显与生活状况,跌倒,COVID-19感染,感染恐惧和焦虑水平有关.
结论:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,希腊老年人广泛报告了PA的下降.
- 流行病引起的PA变化可能会加快虚弱,和残疾的风险.
- 促进老年人肺炎的干预措施必须考虑社会/社区因素,并纳入流行病准备.
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