The Worldwide Prevalence of Sleep Problems Among Medical Students by Problem, Country, and COVID-19 Status: a Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression of 109 Studies Involving 59427 Participants

Current Sleep Medicine Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(3), P. 161 - 179

Published: June 3, 2023

Language: Английский

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Physical Activity and Mental Health After COVID-19 Recovery: Age and Sex Differences

Life, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 531 - 531

Published: March 24, 2025

(1) Background: The relationship between physical activity (PA) and mental health remains a topic of significant interest, particularly in populations recovering from COVID-19. This study aimed to examine the differences PA levels parameters (anxiety, depression, stress) across sex age groups following COVID-19 recovery; (2) Methods: sample participants (n = 288) was selected using random sampling method consisted different ages both sexes. Participants’ self-reported assessed International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), while Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS) used measure negative emotional states. influence recovery on (depression, anxiety, analyzed MANOVA follow-up univariate tests by sex. Statistical significance set at p < 0.05, with SPSS (v23.0) for data analysis; (3) Results: A statistically difference observed initial final measurements (Wilk’s Lambda 0.95; 0.000) 0.96; older individuals—particularly women—demonstrating improved better outcomes. In contrast, younger women exhibited decline domains, increased stress symptoms. While men showed PA, their were slightly elevated, though still within normal ranges; (4) Conclusions: Our findings suggest that individuals adapted post-COVID challenges due maturity life experience, may require additional support. underscored complexity PA–mental highlighted need further research, among

Language: Английский

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Respiratory muscle training induces additional stress and training load in well-trained triathletes—randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Physiology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: Sept. 28, 2023

Background: Respiratory muscle training (RMT) has been investigated in the context of improved athletic performance and pulmonary function. However, psychophysiological costs RMT remain understudied. Voluntary isocapnic hyperpnoea (VIH) inspiratory pressure threshold loading (IPTL) are widely applied methods. The main purposes this study were to assess whether induces additional load on well-trained triathletes determine differences RMT-induced between sexes Materials Methods: 16 (n = 16, 56% males) underwent 6 weeks VIH or IPTL program with progressive overload. Blood markers, subjective measures, cardiac indices, near-infrared spectroscopy fatigue, monitored pre-, post-sessions. We used multiple ANOVA investigate effects sex, method, time measured parameters. Results: There significant interactions for acid-base balance (p 0.04 p < 0.001 method), partial carbon dioxide 0.03 bicarbonate 0.01 lactate method single session, per week), average heart rate sex), maximum 0.02 intercostales oxygenation 0.007 testing recovery 0.003 week method). Conclusion: found that induced triathletes. Elicited changes variables depend sex method. significantly increased measures. was associated disbalance blood gasometry, increase lactate, reports headaches dizziness. Both methods should be consideration high-performance settings.

Language: Английский

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Cardiopulmonary Profiling of Athletes with Post-Exertional Malaise after COVID-19 Infection—A Single-Center Experience

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(13), P. 4348 - 4348

Published: June 28, 2023

(1) Background: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) has been suggested by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) for assessing limitations apparently healthy individuals, but data on elite athletes regarding this test are scarce. (2) Methods: We analyzed CPET in (n = 43, 21.9 ± 3.7 years) and recreational 40, 34.7 13.0 with persistent subjective intolerance post-exertional malaise (PEM) after COVID-19 infection. The primary outcome was point prevalence adequate cardiopulmonary response (ACPR), defined presence all following ESC criteria individuals: >100% predicted peak oxygen consumption (predVO2peak), VE/VCO2 < 30, (3) no oscillatory ventilation (EOV), (4) heart rate recovery ≥12 beats/minute 1 min termination (HRR1). Results: ACPR occurred more frequently than (70.0% vs. 39.5%; p 0.005), mainly driven lower (<30: 97.7% 65%, 0.001). Elite (11.6%) (22.5%) showing a plateau O2 pulse did not display ACPR. Conclusions: observed PEM. In particular, perturbed plateauing suitable quantifying may identify high-risk population long-COVID-19 syndrome who require their training intensities to be adapted.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19’s Impact on Athletes: Reduced Cardiorespiratory fitness after a SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 57(2), P. 267 - 279

Published: Sept. 16, 2024

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to identify potential changes in cardiorespiratory fitness among athletes who had previously been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Methods In this prospective observational multicenter hybrid (CoSmo-S), cardiopulmonary exercise testing on treadmills or bicycle ergometers involving 2314 (39.6% female) was conducted. German federal squad members (59.6%) and non-squad were included the study. A total of 1170 (37.2% subjects tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 via polymerase chain reaction from which we pre–SARS-CoV-2 infection examinations available 289 subjects. Mixed-effect models employed analyze, others, following dependent variables: power output at individual anaerobic threshold (PO IAT ·kg −1 ), maximal max measured V̇O 2max , heart rate (HR ). Results associated a decrease PO (−0.123 W·kg P < 0.001), (−0.099 = 0.002), (−1.70 mL·min 0.050), an increase HR (2.50 bpm, 0.008) (2.59 0.001) within first 60 d after infection. Using pandemic onset Germany as longitudinal reference point, healthy control group showed no change over time these variables (+0.126 0.039) during point. Subgroup analyses that both endurance experienced greater decreases compared respectively explosive sports. Conclusions is decline approximately d. Potential factors contributing outcome seem be vascular alterations consequence SARS-CoV-2. minor effect has training interruption due symptoms and/or quarantine.

Language: Английский

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Positive impact of nutrition in the prevention of peripheral vascular disease and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: review

Frontiers in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Sept. 19, 2024

Recent research has shown that there is a link between the trend of cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic symptoms SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), and medical nutrition therapy. Making positive changes to an individual’s lifestyle can help reduce follow exposure CVD COVID-19. Sustainable positively impact health. Studies have considered risk factors associated with disease, history, peripheral vascular (PVD), symptom management, interrelationship nutrition, COVID-19, PVD. One study demonstrated Western Dietary intake boost innate immune system while suppressing humoral response, causing inflammation poor host defense against viruses. However, further investigation needed confirm. Patients PVD COVID-19 experienced reduction in side effects when prescribed regimen therapy, heart-healthy diets, adequate physical activity before after both diseases appear. This approach proven be protective factor during combination illnesses. Our findings indicate balanced diet are essential supporting optimal virus load individuals at infection from

Language: Английский

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Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Fitness in Central Indian Athletes Aged 20-30 Years: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

Cureus, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 28, 2023

Background Physical fitness is of utmost importance to athletes as it ensures better performance in competitive sports. Athletes who contracted COVID-19 frequently experienced persistent symptoms for weeks or months afterward. Due the direct effects infection on pulmonary, cardiovascular, and neurological systems, combined with negative isolation inactivity, has been observed that physical decreases individuals. This study aimed evaluate young age group 20 30 years after mild-to-moderate compare them unaffected same group. Methodology A field-based, cross-sectional, comparative was conducted from July 2022 August Nagpur, India. levels 50 20-30 never got infected were compared a recent history using Harvard step test, breath-holding peak expiratory flow rate measurement. Participants included based diagnosis standard procedures confirmation recovery through reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction tests. Results Overall suffered significantly less than those not infected. Compared their non-COVID-19 counterparts, COVID-19-recovered showed reduced index (p < 0.0001 males p = 0.0003 females), time females). Conclusions had significant impact various components which may potentially affect athletic overall well-being athletes.

Language: Английский

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