Why the study?
COVID-19 affects the respiratory and cardiovascular systems and may decrease lung capacity, potentially reducing cardiopulmonary endurance after free-movement restrictions.
Post-COVID-19 patients demonstrate reduced cardiopulmonary endurance as evidenced by a lower 6-minute walk test distance compared to normative values.
Endurance deficits may warrant screening in post-COVID care; cross-sectional data leaves open causality and intervention effects.
Long periods of free-movement Restrictions may negatively affect Cardio-Pulmonary fitness and health. As, the COVID-19 virus primarily affects Respiratory system, and also associated with cardiovascular disease, can induce the following complications like thrombosis, myocardities, Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, diffuse alveolar damage and persistent decline in lung function, as the lung capacity decreases it may results in decrease in Cardio Pulmonary endurance. The Present study investigated changes after the COVID-19 confinement in total distance covered in 6 minutes by patients and correlation between 6 minutes walk test vs. oxygen saturation; Results suggest that the Mean SD of age is 43.4 10.8years. Male: Female 1:0.5.Mean SD of total distance walked in 6 minutes by patients is 443.5 55 compared with Hypothetical mean (normative value) is 571 90.Correlation between Total distance walked in 6 minutes vs. oxygen saturation is r = 0.055.
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