Patients with asthma were considered to be at elevated risk early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The study showed that physical activity was less in patients with asthma. However, the groups had similar fear, perceived stress, and quality of life.

Total physical activity level, vigorous physical activity level, and walking score of patients with asthma were lower than healthy individuals.

Subjective sleep quality, latency, duration, efficiency, sleeping medication use, and daytime dysfunction of both were similar.

Only sleep disturbance score of patients with asthma were higher than healthy individuals.

Quality of life, stress and fear levels of both were similar.

CONCLUSION

During pandemic, patients with asthma are more inactive than healthy individuals regardless of presence of a chronic disease, pandemic negatively affected stress, fear levels, sleep and quality of life.

It is important to educate and remind all of our patients with a chronic lung disease that physical activity is a cornerstone to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This may be a particularly important message during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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