Impact of COVID-19 shielding on physical activity and quality of life in patients with COPD

Emily Hume; Matthew Armstrong; James Manifield; Laura McNeillie; Francesca Chambers; Lynsey Wakenshaw; Graham Burns; Karen Heslop Marshall; Ioannis Vogiatzis

doi:10.1183/20734735.0231-2020

Impact of COVID-19 shielding on physical activity and quality of life in patients with COPD

Breathe (Sheff). 2020 Sep;16(3):200231. doi: 10.1183/20734735.0231-2020.

Authors

Emily Hume¹, Matthew Armstrong¹, James Manifield¹, Laura McNeillie², Francesca Chambers², Lynsey Wakenshaw², Graham Burns³, Karen Heslop Marshall³, Ioannis Vogiatzis¹

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumbria University Newcastle, Newcastle, UK.
² Physiotherapy Dept, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK.
³ Chest Clinic, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK.

Abstract

In response to #COVID19, healthcare professionals should scale up virtual consultations for assessing core patient-reported outcomes and providing home-based rehabilitation programmes #COPD https://bit.ly/30gQEpG.

Publication types

Editorial