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Accessibility and applicability of physical activity guidelines and recommendations for adults living with long term conditions during COVID-19

L Ambrosioa , D Lambrickb , J Faulknerc , and MC Portilloa

a NIHR ARC Wessex. Health and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

b School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

c Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Winchester, Winchester, UK

(April 2022)


ABSTRACT


To review the applicability and accessibility of physical activity guidelines for adults living with long-term conditions whilst shielding during the COVID-19. A narrative review with systematic methodology was conducted between 2015 and 2021, with two stages: 1) Search of electronic databases PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and Cinahl; 2) search of long-term condition organisations. Sixty-five articles were identified, where nine included specific guidelines during the COVID-19, 28 specific guidelines to individuals living with long-term conditions and 7 identified the utilization of online resources. Twenty-one long-term condition organizations websites were reviewed where all of them included a section regarding physical activity guidelines and seven referred to online and offline accessible resources during COVID-19. Accessibility and applicability were variable across academic databases and long-term conditions organisation websites. Findings could inform long-term condition policy and guidelines development to better and more relevant support people living with long-term conditions to be physically active.


External web link - https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2022.2066071

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