Physical Activity Levels of Hypertensive and Healthy Individuals Under Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ebru Calik Kutukcu

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hypertension

COVID

Social Isolation

Treatments

Behavioral: Questionnaires

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04583345

GO 20/610

Details and patient eligibility

About

COVID-19 is an emergency situation which broke out from China in 2020. Health commitees and goverment set some rules and limit people's freedom to leave from their houses and it is called as 'social isolation'.Staying at home and disease bring about sedentary lifestyle, anxiety and depression and changed eating habits of all person. Hypertension is an important cardiovasculary risk factor and physical activity, stress managament are very important for disease control. In that study we aimed to assess hypertensive and healthy person's anxiety level, physical activity and qualit of life level during COVID-19 social isolation.

Full description

COVID-19 is an emergency situation which broke out from China in 2020. Health commitees and goverment set some rules and limit people's freedom to leave from their houses and it is called as 'social isolation'. With social isolation people were restricted to go outside from house and with that they had to stay at home. Staying at home and disease bring about sedentary lifestyle, anxiety and depression and changed eating habits of all person. It was very dangerous especially chronically ill persons. Physical activity and exercise are keystones for managing cardiovasculary disease risk factors. Hypertension is important risk factor all around the world. Disease control is important to prevent complications. In that study, we aimed to assess hypertensive and healhty individuals' physical activity, anxiety, healthy lifestyle habits and quality of life with changed life condition during COVID-19 social isolation.

Enrollment

80 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Social and occupational restriction because of COVID-19 pandemic
Not having speech and hearing problems
To be cooperate
Not having mental, neurological, orthopedic, cardiovascular or pulmonary problems that prevent physical activity

Exclusion criteria

Presence of medical indications requiring complete restriction of physical activity
Having symptoms of COVID-19 and suspected disease
Coronavirus infection in the past month
Concomitant history of cardiovascular disease