Adapted Physical Activity Protocol Improves Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Outcomes in Long COVID: A Prospective Longitudinal Study
The APA protocol showed significant short- and medium-term improvements in HRQOL and psychological outcomes in long COVID patients. Benefits were more pronounced for physical symptoms and anxiety than for depression. These findings suggest that structured physical activity may offer a feasible, non-pharmacological strategy to enhance recovery and quality of life. Incorporating APA into routine care may help meet the diverse functional and psychological needs of this population.
Authors
- Souad Karoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5174-9410)
- Ismail Dergaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8091-1856)
- Mehrzia Amani Khezami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7539-4487)
- Wissem Dhahbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-546X)
- S. Lebib
- Emna Bahlouli
- N. Hammami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5256-2887)
- C. Dziri
- Fatma-Zohra Ben Salah
- Raul Ioan Muntean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4615-6687)
- Halil İ̇brahim Ceylan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5511)
- Vаlentinа Ștefănică (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4031-1412)
- Imededdine Ben Jeddou
Institutions
- Tunis University (TN)
- University of Sfax (TN)
- Higher Institute of Management (RU)
- National Police Academy (JP)
- 1 Decembrie 1918 University (RO)
- Institut Supérieur du Sport et de l’Éducation Physique de Sfax (TN)
- Faculté de médecine de Tunis
- University of Jendouba (TN)
- Tunis El Manar University (TN)
- Atatürk University (TR)
- Manouba University (TN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s530582
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00