Lifestyle and late effects after poliomyelitis. A risk factor study of two populations

Abstract

Physically inactive patients are at a higher risk for late polio-related symptoms. An active lifestyle should be recommended for patients with polio sequels.

Physical activity in persons with late effects of polio: A descriptive study

“…Two-thirds of the participants took part in leisure activities and the most frequently reported leisure activity was walking. This rate of participation was higher than a previous study on younger persons (mean age 56 years) with late effects of polio, which reported a lower rate of leisure participation (51%) (40). One possible explanation for the higher amount of leisure PA reported by our cohort with late effects of polio is that fatigue is a common and disabling symptom (17).…”

Physical Activity and the Association With Self-Reported Impairments, Walking Limitations, Fear of Falling, and Incidence of Falls in Persons With Late Effects of Polio

“…However, it has also been shown that more sedentary persons with late effects of polio perceive greater pain and fatigue (Rekand et al, 2004), but the number of impairments do not seem to correlate with the frequency and the intensity of PA (Klein, Keenan, Esquenazi et al, 2004). In the present study, the sum score of SIPP was negatively associated with the number of steps (r = -0.23, p < 0.05), indicating that participants who perceived greater impairments walked less.…”

Fatigue and Functional Capacity in Persons with Post-Polio Syndrome: Short-term Effects of Exercise and Lifestyle Modification Compared to Lifestyle Modification Alone

“…This is in contrast to various studies in the literature (Rekand et al, 2004;Bertelson et al, 2009), which suggest improvement in various domains of quality of life and mental health following exercises and lifestyle modification advice. One possible reason could be that the short 4-week duration of the study may have been insufficient to benefit psychological health.…”