Differential Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity Involvements and Exercise Habits in People With and Without Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Ng, Tommy K. C.; Kwok, Chris KC; Ngan, Gabriel YK; Wong, Horace KH; Zoubi, Fadi Al; Tomkins-Lane, Christy; Yau, Suk Ki; Samartzis, Dino; Pinto, Sabina M.; Fu, Siu-Ngor; Li, Heng; Wong, Arnold YL

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2022.03.011

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“…[ 68 ] For instance, studies examining children [ 69 ] and adults [ 70 ] reported that there was a recovery in PA levels of children and adults after the lockdown was released; however, this level could not reach the same level before the pandemic. Other topics that attracted the interest of researchers were the way COVID-19 affected PA habits [ 71 , 72 ] and the relationship between COVID-19 based anxiety and sleeping pattern [ 73 , 74 ] and the sample consisted of individuals in childhood period. These studies inquired about how COVID-19 affected PA levels of children, if the PA level of children changed due to the release of lockdown and PA habits and needs of children.…”

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Global trends and future prospects of COVID-19 and physical activity: Bibliometric analysis

Toktaş,

Köse,

Lapa

et al. 2023

Medicine

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Background: Containment measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to drastic changes in daily life and effects on health behaviors such as decrease in physical activity (PA) levels. This study aims to present a general framework to researchers on COVID-19 and PA research in relation with changes in studies within years, current trend topics, gaps in the research field and possible future trends. Methods: A total of 1819 articles indexed in the WoS core collection database were analyzed according to publication year, citation, country and institution collaborations, coword, co-citation networks, concept–topic trends and topic clusters using bibliometric analysis. Results: The most productive country was the USA(n = 335), and the most productive institution was University of London in UK (n = 38). The most cited publication was the study by Ammar et al, (2020) (n = 188). In 2020, the most popular topics were PA and health meanwhile in 2021 behavior, lifestyle, social media and in 2022 habits, long COVID, sleep quality topics were in the foreground. Studies in 2023 focus on how COVID-19 affects PA habits and the associations between COVID-19-based anxiety and sleep patterns. These studies focused especially on effects of sport participation on life quality, diet, depression, mental health on young athletes, children, adolescent persons, older adult groups. Conclusions: An important gap in the study area is research on effect of changing lifestyle due to pandemic on individuals and the society during the Post COVID-19 period. If benefits of PA will not be limited to only physical benefits and psychological emotional, cognitive and social benefits are also taken into consideration, it is important that researchers conduct long-term and widescale observations.

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Global trends and future prospects of COVID-19 and physical activity: Bibliometric analysis

Toktaş,

Köse,

Lapa

et al. 2023

Medicine

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“…The finding may have strong clinical implications for situations (eg, pandemic) that require closure of exercise facilities, or social distancing, which is known to reduce physical activity in people with or without chronic diseases. 45 …”

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The Concerns and Experiences of Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Regarding Prehabilitation and Recovery After Spine Surgery: A Qualitative Study

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Fung

Kwan

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Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation

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“…Patients with spinal stenosis or other diseases often seek help from relatives and friends to deal with their stresses and concerns [ 52 ]. The COVID-19 outbreak and social isolation that came with it, negatively, affected many patients with chronic diseases [ 53 , 54 ]. Social media has become an essential platform for the public to access information and communicate with others instantly [ 55 , 56 ].…”

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An exploratory study to understand how people use Twitter to share experiences or information about spinal stenosis

Wong

Kawchuk

2022

Chiropr Man Therap

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Background Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that may compress neurological tissues resulting in pain and disability. Although previous qualitative studies have solicited data regarding the life experience of patients with spinal stenosis or their opinions on relevant non-surgical treatments, their data was collected from participants in a controlled setting. Therefore, it remains unclear whether patients’ or caregivers’ concerns/opinions about spinal stenosis would be different in a non-experimental environment. Since Twitter is a popular online platform for people to share information and interact, it may reveal people’s thoughts and attitudes about spinal stenosis. This study aimed to identify tweets that are related to spinal stenosis on Twitter, and to categorize them into common themes. Methods A social media monitoring and analysis software program (TalkWalker) was used to search relevant tweets using the keywords 'spinal stenosis' and 'stenosis' between 29 May 2019 and 24 June 2020. Two independent reviewers screened and conducted content analysis of the tweets and classified the tweets into different themes. Results Of 510 identified tweets, 362 tweets met the selection criteria. Five themes were identified: (1) compromised physical, psychological, and social wellbeing (n = 173); (2) diverse treatment options (n = 69); (3) coping strategies (n = 30); (4) dissemination of scientific information (n = 86); and (5) health policy (n = 4). Most of the tweets revealed negative impacts of spinal stenosis on patients' physical and psychosocial wellbeing. People with spinal stenosis shared their experiences and sought helps from others, while some people used Twitter to disseminate relevant information and research findings. Conclusions This is the first study exploring Twitter using an online analytical tool to identify themes related to spinal stenosis. The approach not only helps understand people’s concerns about spinal stenosis in an uncontrolled environment, but also can be adopted to monitor influences of diseases or public health education on Twitter users.

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Differential Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity Involvements and Exercise Habits in People With and Without Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Cited by 12 publications

References 73 publications

Global trends and future prospects of COVID-19 and physical activity: Bibliometric analysis

Global trends and future prospects of COVID-19 and physical activity: Bibliometric analysis

The Concerns and Experiences of Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Regarding Prehabilitation and Recovery After Spine Surgery: A Qualitative Study

An exploratory study to understand how people use Twitter to share experiences or information about spinal stenosis

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