COVID-19 era in long-term cardiac rehabilitation programs: how did physical activity and sedentary time change compared to previous years?

Pires, MadalenaBorges, MargaridaPinto, R.Aguiar-Ricardo, InêsCunha, NelsonAlves Da Silva, P.Liñan Pinto, MarianaGuerreiro, Catarina SousaPinto, Fausto J.Santa-Clara, HelenaAbreu, Ana2022-01-142022-01-142021European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 28, Issue Supplement_1, May 2021, zwab061.1922047-4873http://hdl.handle.net/10451/50820Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2021. For permissions please email: Journals.permissions@oup.com. This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model)Cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) was one of the many areas negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A high number of cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients had their centre-based program suspended. Physical activity (PA) recommendations for CVD patients are well established and its benefits largely documented. However, few studies have objectively measured the PA of these patients throughout the years and specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic.engCardiovascular diseasesCardiac rehabilitationCardiovascular rehabilitationPhysical activityCOVID-19 era in long-term cardiac rehabilitation programs: how did physical activity and sedentary time change compared to previous years?journal article10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.1922047-4881