Open AccessImpact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Pulmonary and Nutritional Status in Children and Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis, in Greece
Author(s) -
Ioanna Loukou,
Maria Moustaki,
Argyri Petrocheilou,
Ioanna Zarkada,
Konstantinos Douros
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of patient experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-3743
pISSN - 2374-3735
DOI - 10.1177/23743735211008295
Subject(s) - cystic fibrosis , covid-19 , body mass index , medicine , lung function , pandemic , lung , pulmonary function testing , pediatrics , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
During the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Greece adopted strict lockdown measures. We aimed to investigate the effects of lockdown and the resultant changes in the standard of care, on the lung function and somatic growth of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. We analyzed data on body mass index and lung function of 103 CF patients 5.0- to 23.0-years-old before and after the lockdown period. Body mass index did not change significantly, but there was a significant improvement in lung function after the end of the lockdown period.