Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on patients with chronic diseases

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: We sought to measure the effect of lockdown, implemented to contain COVID-19 infection, on routine living and health of patients with chronic diseases and challenges faced by them. METHODS: A semi-structured online questionnaire was generated using “Google forms” and sent to the...

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Autores principales: Saqib, Muhammad Arif Nadeem, Siddiqui, Shajee, Qasim, Muhammad, Jamil, Muhammad Azhar, Rafique, Ibrar, Awan, Usman Ayub, Ahmad, Haroon, Afzal, Muhammad Sohail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Diabetes India. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2020
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7450263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32889403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2020.08.028
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND AIMS: We sought to measure the effect of lockdown, implemented to contain COVID-19 infection, on routine living and health of patients with chronic diseases and challenges faced by them. METHODS: A semi-structured online questionnaire was generated using “Google forms” and sent to the patients with chronic diseases using WhatsApp. Data were retrieved and analyzed using SPSS. RESULTS: Out of 181 participants, 98% reported effect of lockdown on their routine living while 45% reported an effect on their health. The key challenges due to lockdown were to do daily exercise, missed routine checkup/lab testing and daily health care. CONCLUSION: It is important to strategize the plan for patients with chronic diseases during pandemic or lockdown.

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