Impact of Exercise on Covid-19 Patients in Saudi Arabia
BACKGROUND: The importance of exercise is improving the human body in different ways. Studies have shown that physical activity has a relationship with the enhancement of the immune system and maintains the body in a fit state, which explains the positive results of exposure to infection....
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| author | Abdullah Alkhamiss Arwa Alodheilah, Raneem Alzaghran Kadi Alfurayh Fatimah Alsultan, Raghad Alshamlan Khalid Alharbi, Almaha Alnafjan, Sharifa Alduraibi Ahmad Alshomar Homaidan Alhomaidan Yunes Alothaim Hasan Alsughayer, Waleed Abdulmonem |
| author_facet | Abdullah Alkhamiss Arwa Alodheilah, Raneem Alzaghran Kadi Alfurayh Fatimah Alsultan, Raghad Alshamlan Khalid Alharbi, Almaha Alnafjan, Sharifa Alduraibi Ahmad Alshomar Homaidan Alhomaidan Yunes Alothaim Hasan Alsughayer, Waleed Abdulmonem |
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| description | BACKGROUND: The importance of exercise is improving the human body in different ways. Studies have shown that physical activity has a relationship with the enhancement of the immune system and maintains the body in a fit state, which explains the positive results of exposure to infection. Aim of the study: To measure the effectiveness of moderate exercise concerning symptoms, severity, and the recovery rate in COVID-19 patients METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in main cities in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. This investigation was undertaken during the pandemic of COVID-19, targeting individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. The final sample size was 385 individuals out of the 1,450,000 million Saudi Arabia population in Al-Qassim. The data was collected using a Self-administered online questionnaire and analyzed using statistical software SPSS. RESULTS: A total of 186 participants were included in this study. The majority of respondents were female (68.8%), most of the respondents (47.3%) were normal weight, and 35.5% were overweight. Regarding the medical history of COVID19 infection (75.8%), they are infected with COVID19. A statistically significant association was found between exercise practice and the disappearance of symptoms (p<0.01). It disappeared early during exercise. In addition, normal-weight respondents resolved their symptoms faster than other respondents (p <0.05). The results show that the most common and less common symptoms of COVID-19 were most frequently reported among normal weight respondents, and the most severe symptoms were most frequently reported among overweight respondents (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: The present study results show that moderate exercise in patients with COVID-19 can be a valuable tool to improve symptoms, severity, and the recovery rate in COVID-19 patients. Moreover, our results showed that overweight patients were correlated with a severe clinical course of COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fed6ff8dafdc4fa79158ef58557fbaf12023-12-21T08:15:51ZengUmm Al-Qura UniversityJournal of Umm Al-Qura University for Medical Science1658-47402022-12-0182131810.54940/ms10929894Impact of Exercise on Covid-19 Patients in Saudi ArabiaAbdullah AlkhamissArwa Alodheilah,Raneem AlzaghranKadi AlfurayhFatimah Alsultan,Raghad AlshamlanKhalid Alharbi,Almaha Alnafjan,Sharifa AlduraibiAhmad AlshomarHomaidan AlhomaidanYunes AlothaimHasan Alsughayer,Waleed Abdulmonem BACKGROUND: The importance of exercise is improving the human body in different ways. Studies have shown that physical activity has a relationship with the enhancement of the immune system and maintains the body in a fit state, which explains the positive results of exposure to infection. Aim of the study: To measure the effectiveness of moderate exercise concerning symptoms, severity, and the recovery rate in COVID-19 patients METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in main cities in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. This investigation was undertaken during the pandemic of COVID-19, targeting individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. The final sample size was 385 individuals out of the 1,450,000 million Saudi Arabia population in Al-Qassim. The data was collected using a Self-administered online questionnaire and analyzed using statistical software SPSS. RESULTS: A total of 186 participants were included in this study. The majority of respondents were female (68.8%), most of the respondents (47.3%) were normal weight, and 35.5% were overweight. Regarding the medical history of COVID19 infection (75.8%), they are infected with COVID19. A statistically significant association was found between exercise practice and the disappearance of symptoms (p<0.01). It disappeared early during exercise. In addition, normal-weight respondents resolved their symptoms faster than other respondents (p <0.05). The results show that the most common and less common symptoms of COVID-19 were most frequently reported among normal weight respondents, and the most severe symptoms were most frequently reported among overweight respondents (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: The present study results show that moderate exercise in patients with COVID-19 can be a valuable tool to improve symptoms, severity, and the recovery rate in COVID-19 patients. Moreover, our results showed that overweight patients were correlated with a severe clinical course of COVID-19.https://uqu.edu.sa/en/mj/127156 |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah Alkhamiss Arwa Alodheilah, Raneem Alzaghran Kadi Alfurayh Fatimah Alsultan, Raghad Alshamlan Khalid Alharbi, Almaha Alnafjan, Sharifa Alduraibi Ahmad Alshomar Homaidan Alhomaidan Yunes Alothaim Hasan Alsughayer, Waleed Abdulmonem Impact of Exercise on Covid-19 Patients in Saudi Arabia Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Medical Science |
| title | Impact of Exercise on Covid-19 Patients in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Impact of Exercise on Covid-19 Patients in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Exercise on Covid-19 Patients in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Exercise on Covid-19 Patients in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Impact of Exercise on Covid-19 Patients in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | impact of exercise on covid 19 patients in saudi arabia |
| url | https://uqu.edu.sa/en/mj/127156 |
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