Evaluating performance on the Glittre-ADL test in men with long COVID 3 years after a SARS-CoV-2 infection

© 2024 The Society of Chinese Scholars on Exercise Physiology and Fitness. Published by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd..

Background/objective: Many COVID-19 survivors, especially those who have been hospitalized, have been suffering numerous complications that limit their activities of daily living, although changes that persist 3 years after infection are still not known. We aimed to investigate the impact of long COVID on the Glittre-ADL test (TGlittre) 3 years after acute infection in men who needed hospitalization and explore whether the performance on the TGlittre is associated with impairments in lung function, muscle strength, physical function and quality of life (QoL).

Methods: Cross-sectional study with 42 men with long COVID who took the TGlittre. They underwent pulmonary function tests and measurements of handgrip strength and quadriceps strength (QS). Additionally, they also completed the Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and Functional Independence Measure (FIM).

Results: The mean age was 52 ± 10.6 years, while the mean time after diagnosis of COVID-19 was 37 ± 3.5 months. The mean TGlittre time was 3.3 (3.1-4.1) min, which was 10% greater than the time expected for normal individuals to complete it. The TGlittre time was correlated significantly with the QS (rs = -0.397, p = 0.009), pulmonary diffusion (rs = - 0.364, p = 0.017), FIM (rs = -0.364, p = 0.017) and the "activity" domain score of the SGRQ (rs = 0.327, p = 0.034).

Conclusion: Functional capacity on exertion as measured by the TGlittre time is normal in most men with long COVID 3 years after hospitalization. However, this improvement in functional capacity does not seem to be reflected in muscle strength or QoL, requiring continued monitoring even after 3 years.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Journal of exercise science and fitness - 22(2024), 4 vom: 27. Apr., Seite 271-277

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Silva, Mayra Gomes Soares [VerfasserIn]
Carvalho, Thiago Lemos [VerfasserIn]
de Azevedo Vieira, João Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
da Costa, Lohana Resende [VerfasserIn]
da Silva, Davi Luiz Olimpio [VerfasserIn]
Costa, Alexsandra Lima Barcellos [VerfasserIn]
Dos Anjos, Hendyl Pereira Soares [VerfasserIn]
Lopes, Agnaldo José [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Exercise
Journal Article
Long COVID
Muscle
Quality of life
Respiratory function tests

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Date Revised 12.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jesf.2024.03.010

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NLM370906497