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NCT Number: NCT04583345

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Anxiety Disorders Behavior COVID Cardiovascular Diseases Mental Disorders Motor Activity Social Behavior Social Isolation Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hacettepe University

Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaires

Behavioral

Questionnaires: Physical therapists ask questions these assess quality of life, anxiety and depression, physical activity level.

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical Activity

    Time frame: 2 months

    Physical activity level assessed with International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) long version. IPAQ long version asks work-related, transport, domestic and recreational physical activities. It categorizes physical activities vigorous, moderate and walking. It uses frequency and duration of activities. Every physical activity category has a point and better physical activity level is related with higher IPAQ scores.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of Life Assesment

    Time frame: 2 months

    It will assess with Short form 36 questionnaire. It assesses quality of life and it contains different parameters for example body function, pain, physical and mental health etc. Each subscale is evaluated between 0-100 points. A higher score indicates the better health.

  2. Evaluation of Individuals Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

    Time frame: 2 months

    Healthy lifestyle behavior will asssess with Healthy Life Style Behavior Scale. The reliability and validity of the scale has been studied in Turkey. The lowest score that can be obtained from these three sub-dimensions is 26 and the highest score that can be obtained is 104.Positivite healthy lifestyles related with higher scores.

  3. Anxiety and Depression Level

    Time frame: 2 months

    Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) will use.The HADS contains fourteen item. Seven of the items relate to anxiety and seven relate to depression. The anxiety and depression subscales each range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating higher anxiety/depression complains.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ebru Calik Kutukcu

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Oct 12, 2020
Registry last updated
Sep 23, 2021

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