Smartphone-based evaluation of static balance and mobility in long-lasting COVID-19 patients
BackgroundSARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to a variety of persistent sequelae, collectively known as long COVID-19. Deficits in postural balance have been reported in patients several months after COVID-19 infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the static balance and balance of individua...
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| author | Bruna Danielle Campelo Corrêa Enzo Gabriel Rocha Santos Anderson Belgamo Gustavo Henrique Lima Pinto Stanley Soares Xavier Camilla Costa Silva Ápio Ricardo Nazareth Dias Alna Carolina Mendes Paranhos Alna Carolina Mendes Paranhos André dos Santos Cabral Bianca Callegari Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma Luiz Fábio Magno Falcão Givago Silva Souza Givago Silva Souza |
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| description | BackgroundSARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to a variety of persistent sequelae, collectively known as long COVID-19. Deficits in postural balance have been reported in patients several months after COVID-19 infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the static balance and balance of individuals with long COVID-19 using inertial sensors in smartphones.MethodsA total of 73 participants were included in this study, of which 41 had long COVID-19 and 32 served as controls. All participants in the long COVID-19 group reported physical complaints for at least 7 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Participants were evaluated using a built-in inertial sensor of a smartphone attached to the low back, which recorded inertial signals during a static balance and mobility task (timed up and go test). The parameters of static balance and mobility obtained from both groups were compared.ResultsThe groups were matched for age and BMI. Of the 41 participants in the long COVID-19 group, 22 reported balance impairment and 33 had impaired balance in the Sharpened Romberg test. Static balance assessment revealed that the long COVID-19 group had greater postural instability with both eyes open and closed than the control group. In the TUG test, the long COVID-19 group showed greater acceleration during the sit-to-stand transition compared to the control group.ConclusionThe smartphone was feasible to identify losses in the balance motor control and mobility of patients with long-lasting symptomatic COVID-19 even after several months or years. Attention to the balance impairment experienced by these patients could help prevent falls and improve their quality of life, and the use of the smartphone can expand this monitoring for a broader population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e26a531b3d354edf9352db4d84acf9eb2023-12-11T10:09:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952023-12-011410.3389/fneur.2023.12774081277408Smartphone-based evaluation of static balance and mobility in long-lasting COVID-19 patientsBruna Danielle Campelo Corrêa0Enzo Gabriel Rocha Santos1Anderson Belgamo2Gustavo Henrique Lima Pinto3Stanley Soares Xavier4Camilla Costa Silva5Ápio Ricardo Nazareth Dias6Alna Carolina Mendes Paranhos7Alna Carolina Mendes Paranhos8André dos Santos Cabral9Bianca Callegari10Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva11Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma12Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma13Luiz Fábio Magno Falcão14Givago Silva Souza15Givago Silva Souza16Núcleo de Teoria e Pesquisa do Comportamento, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilInstituto de Ciências e Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilInstituto Federal de São Paulo, Rio Claro, BrazilInstituto de Ciências e Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilCentro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, BrazilCentro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, BrazilCentro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, BrazilCentro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, BrazilNúcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilCentro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, BrazilInstituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilInstituto de Ciências da Educação, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilCentro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, BrazilSchool of Medicine, São Paulo University, São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilCentro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, BrazilNúcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilInstituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, BrazilBackgroundSARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to a variety of persistent sequelae, collectively known as long COVID-19. Deficits in postural balance have been reported in patients several months after COVID-19 infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the static balance and balance of individuals with long COVID-19 using inertial sensors in smartphones.MethodsA total of 73 participants were included in this study, of which 41 had long COVID-19 and 32 served as controls. All participants in the long COVID-19 group reported physical complaints for at least 7 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Participants were evaluated using a built-in inertial sensor of a smartphone attached to the low back, which recorded inertial signals during a static balance and mobility task (timed up and go test). The parameters of static balance and mobility obtained from both groups were compared.ResultsThe groups were matched for age and BMI. Of the 41 participants in the long COVID-19 group, 22 reported balance impairment and 33 had impaired balance in the Sharpened Romberg test. Static balance assessment revealed that the long COVID-19 group had greater postural instability with both eyes open and closed than the control group. In the TUG test, the long COVID-19 group showed greater acceleration during the sit-to-stand transition compared to the control group.ConclusionThe smartphone was feasible to identify losses in the balance motor control and mobility of patients with long-lasting symptomatic COVID-19 even after several months or years. Attention to the balance impairment experienced by these patients could help prevent falls and improve their quality of life, and the use of the smartphone can expand this monitoring for a broader population.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1277408/fulllong COVID-19postural balancemobilitysmartphoneinertial sensors |
| spellingShingle | Bruna Danielle Campelo Corrêa Enzo Gabriel Rocha Santos Anderson Belgamo Gustavo Henrique Lima Pinto Stanley Soares Xavier Camilla Costa Silva Ápio Ricardo Nazareth Dias Alna Carolina Mendes Paranhos Alna Carolina Mendes Paranhos André dos Santos Cabral Bianca Callegari Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma Luiz Fábio Magno Falcão Givago Silva Souza Givago Silva Souza Smartphone-based evaluation of static balance and mobility in long-lasting COVID-19 patients Frontiers in Neurology long COVID-19 postural balance mobility smartphone inertial sensors |
| title | Smartphone-based evaluation of static balance and mobility in long-lasting COVID-19 patients |
| title_full | Smartphone-based evaluation of static balance and mobility in long-lasting COVID-19 patients |
| title_fullStr | Smartphone-based evaluation of static balance and mobility in long-lasting COVID-19 patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smartphone-based evaluation of static balance and mobility in long-lasting COVID-19 patients |
| title_short | Smartphone-based evaluation of static balance and mobility in long-lasting COVID-19 patients |
| title_sort | smartphone based evaluation of static balance and mobility in long lasting covid 19 patients |
| topic | long COVID-19 postural balance mobility smartphone inertial sensors |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1277408/full |
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