Life-Space Mobility and Objectively Measured Movement Behavior in Older Adults with Hypertension after Receiving COVID-19 Vaccination

Rodrigo A. V. Browne, Ludmila L. P. Cabral, Gledson T. A. Oliveira, Geovani A. D. Macêdo, Júlio Sócrates, Raíssa de M. Silva, Maria B. F. Araújo, Yuri A. Freire and Eduardo C. Costa ()
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Rodrigo A. V. Browne: Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
Ludmila L. P. Cabral: Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
Gledson T. A. Oliveira: Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
Geovani A. D. Macêdo: Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Júlio Sócrates: Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
Raíssa de M. Silva: Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Maria B. F. Araújo: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Yuri A. Freire: Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59012-570, Brazil
Eduardo C. Costa: Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59012-570, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-17

Abstract: This study examined the changes in life-space (LS) mobility and objectively measured movement behavior in older adults with hypertension after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and their associations with housing type. A total of 32 participants were included in this exploratory longitudinal study with a 1-year follow-up. LS mobility and accelerometer-based physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) were assessed before and ~2 months after receiving COVID-19 vaccination. Participants residing in apartment/row housing showed an increase in LS mobility composite score (β = 14, p < 0.05). In addition, they showed an increase in light PA on weekdays and the weekend (β = 3.5%; β = 6.5%; p < 0.05) and a decrease in SB on weekdays and the weekend (β = −3.7%; β = −6.6%; p < 0.05). Furthermore, changes in SB pattern were found (less time spent in bouts of ≥10 and 30 min, more breaks/day and breaks/hour). Significant associations were found between changes in LS mobility composite score and PA (positive association) and SB (negative association) in older adults residing in apartment/row housing ( p < 0.05). Older adults with hypertension, particularly those who resided in houses with limited outdoor space (apartment/row housing), showed positive changes in LS mobility and objectively measured movement behavior in a period after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and characterized by social distancing policies without mobility restrictions when compared with the period of social distancing policies with high mobility restrictions and without vaccine.

Keywords: coronavirus; social distancing; physical activity; sedentary behavior; life-space assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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