Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2021;76:e2655.
Lessons learned from a home-based exercise program for adolescents with pre-existing chronic diseases during the COVID-19 quarantine in Brazil
Isabela Gouveia Marques
, Camilla Astley
, Sofia Mendes Sieczkowska
, Amanda Yuri Iraha
, Tathiane Christine Franco
, Fabiana Infante Smaira
, Bruna Caruso Mazzolani
, Luana Cristina do Amaral Miranda
, Bianca Pires Ihara
, Rosa Maria R. Pereira
, Ligia Bruni Queiroz
, Clovis Artur Silva
, Bruno Gualano
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2021/e2655
Research agenda
Researchers at the Children and Adolescent’s Institute of our large university and tertiary hospital designed a multidisciplinary and multi-professional study to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 quarantine on the lifestyle habits of adolescents with pre-existing chronic diseases, including gastrointestinal and liver, rheumatological, nephrological, endocrinological conditions, and those with liver and kidney transplantation. Our team developed and delivered a 12-week home-based exercise program to mitigate the deleterious effects of reduced physical activity due to the quarantine, based on the fact that exercise can improve both physical and psychosocial well-being, as well as health-related quality of life parameters (,).
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