ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology2020
Social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic can increase physical inactivity and the global burden of cardiovascular disease.
Article in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 193 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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193 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Obesity and Associated Factors in Brazilian Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Representative Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions on Moderate-to-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity Among Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
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- Practical Recommendations for Maintaining Active Lifestyle during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Self-initiated lifestyle changes during a fasting-mimicking diet programme in patients with type 2 diabetes: a mixed-methods study.BMC primary care · 2024Trial
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- The Daily Activity Study of Health (DASH): A pilot randomized controlled trial to enhance physical activity in sedentary older adults.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Trial
- Proposal for a Fitness Program in the School Setting during the COVID 19 Pandemic: Effects of an 8-Week CrossFit Program on Psychophysical Well-Being in Healthy Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Outpatients' cardiac rehabilitation: the long-term experience of the Niguarda Hospital.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2026Article
- Physical function frailty trajectory before and after cardiovascular event among older adults in three multinational cohorts.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Associations between body image changes and modifiable behavioral variables among university students in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Long-term musculoskeletal impacts on the functionality of Brazilian patients after SARS-CoV-2: assessment through telehealth.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
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Abstract
Emerging data indicate a substantial decrease in global physical activity levels during the period of social isolation adopted worldwide to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Confinement-induced decreases in physical activity levels and increases in sedentary behavior may provoke a rapid deterioration of cardiovascular health and premature deaths among populations with increased cardiovascular risk. Even short-term (1-4 wk) inactivity has been linked with detrimental effects in cardiovascular function and structure and increased cardiovascular risk factors. In this unprecedented and critical scenario, home-based physical activity programs arise as a clinically relevant intervention to promote health benefits to cardiac patients. Many studies have demonstrated the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of different models of home-based exercise programs in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases and major cardiovascular events among different populations. This body of knowledge can inform evidence-based policies to be urgently implemented to counteract the impact of increased physical inactivity and sedentary behavior during the COVID-19 outbreak, thereby alleviating the global burden of cardiovascular disease.
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