School of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2021 Jun;8(1). doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000568.
COVID-19 is a major public health pandemic. Risk factors for severe infection and poorer outcomes include cardiovascular disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Lifestyle interventions, including diet and physical activity modifications, are the current recommended treatment for NAFLD. In this communication, the authors discuss the crossover link between NAFLD and severe COVID-19 infection and the impact of essential public health measures to suppress the spread of COVID-19 on exercise and physical activity participation in patients with NAFLD. The future of exercise prescription and the potential use of digital technology in addressing NAFLD healthcare needs in the COVID-19 era are also explored.
新型冠状病毒肺炎是一种重大的公共卫生大流行疾病。严重感染和预后较差的风险因素包括心血管疾病、肥胖、2 型糖尿病和非酒精性脂肪性肝病（NAFLD）。生活方式干预，包括饮食和身体活动的改变，是目前推荐的治疗非酒精性脂肪性肝病的方法。在本通讯中，作者讨论了非酒精性脂肪性肝病和严重新型冠状病毒肺炎感染之间的交叉联系，以及为抑制新型冠状病毒肺炎传播而采取的基本公共卫生措施对非酒精性脂肪性肝病患者运动和身体活动参与的影响。还探讨了运动处方的未来以及在新型冠状病毒肺炎时代利用数字技术满足非酒精性脂肪性肝病医疗需求的潜力。
