Multicomponent exercise package on psychoemotional variables, quality of life and functional capacity of Honduran with COVID persistent COVID: single randomized clinical trial

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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v59.105417

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Anxiety, depression, Physical activity, Physical exercise, Persistent COVID-19

Abstract

This study focused on determining the effects of an exercise program on quality of life, physical condition and psychoemotional variables in subjects with post-COVID-19 syndrome. N = 48 adults (from the city of Danlí, Honduras) without previous pathologies and with persistent symptoms of COVID-19 after 4 weeks of infection participated. They were divided into two groups: the intervention group, which completed a supervised multicomponent exercise program for 8 weeks, and the control group, which received recommendations for physical activity and healthy habits from the World Health Organization (WHO). The results of the study showed that the experimental group reported notable improvements in anxiety (from 30 to 70 points), sleep quality (from 8 to 20 points), and cognitive function (from 18 to 29). In addition, in the control group, increases in the Sit to Stand test were from 16.4 to 18 repetitions, and in walking from 600 to 700 meters. In contrast, the experimental group increased from 14.96 to 25 repetitions and from 620 to 800 meters, respectively. In conclusion, the findings highlight the positive impact of post-COVID-19 exercise on anxiety, sleep quality and cognitive function, underlining the importance of physical interventions in the comprehensive recovery of subjects with similar characteristics to the one in this study.

Key words: Anxiety, depression, Physical activity, Physical exercise, Persistent COVID-19

Author Biographies

Alex Esaú Chacón Sevilla , UNAH-TEC Danlí, Honduras (Grupo de investigación de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles)

Graduate in Physical Education and Sports; Master in Sports Medicine; Master in Physical Activity and Research; PhD candidate in Sports Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Sports Research Institute (IRE-UAB).

Raúl Orlando Figueroa Soriano , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Ph.D. in Physical Culture and Sports Sciences with a focus on Physical Education Didactics, studies he completed at the “Manuel Fajardo” University of Physical Culture and Sports Sciences in Havana, Cuba. He has a master's degree in Education with a focus on Physical Education (Research in Physical Education), an academic degree that he obtained at the Latin American and Caribbean Pedagogical Institute of the City of Havana, Cuba.

Julio Cesar Macias Murillo , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Graduated from the International School of Physical Education and Sports in Havana, Cuba. First aid teacher and researcher at the National Autonomous University of Honduras.

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2024-10-02

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Chacón Sevilla, A. E., Figueroa Soriano, R. O. ., & Macias Murillo, J. C. . (2024). Multicomponent exercise package on psychoemotional variables, quality of life and functional capacity of Honduran with COVID persistent COVID: single randomized clinical trial. Retos, 59, 1009–1017. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v59.105417

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