Background: Physical activity (PA) involves various aspects of daily life and is beneficial for health, however, after a stroke PA is lower, causing a decreased health related quality of life (HRQOL). In turn, subjects who perform less PA sleep more hours than recommended, being a risk factor for stroke. The effects generated by these variables could be enhanced under the current health context associated with SARS-CoV-2. Objective: To correlate PA, hours of sleep and HRQOL after a stroke. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional design. PA, sleep and HRQOL were measured using ActivPAL for 7 days, home diary and the ECVI-38 scale, respectively. Results: The sample made up of 3 men and 3 women walked 4,519 steps/day (SD ± 2710), made 37.27 seated-standing transitions per day (SD 16.16), spent 7.63 hours sitting/day ( SD ± 3.11), stood 5.18 hours/day (SD ± 3.21), walked 1.17 hours/day (SD ± 0.68), slept 8.5 hours/day (SD ± 1.30). A negative correlation was found between the number of steps per day and No correlation was found between PA and hours of sleep.
Conclusion:Increasing PA is essential for HRQOL as a prevention tool for stroke and CVD. The evidence and findings of this study invite consensus to classify PA and consider the hours of sleep, aspects that are closely related to health after a stroke.