Lifestyle Medicine in the Midst of a Pandemic.
Susan M FriedmanCarol Hee BarnettTed D BarnettPublished in: American journal of lifestyle medicine (2020)
Patients with chronic conditions are at higher risk of complications and mortality if they get COVID-19. Approximately half of American adults have at least 1 condition that increases their risk of complications if they become infected. The medical and public health communities need to send a clear message about the impact of lifestyle on health, particularly in the time of this pandemic. We need to communicate with patients and the public, to let them know how rapidly major lifestyle changes can improve health. This communication is urgent; the timeline for self-care and lifestyle medicine interventions has been telescoped, so that chronic diseases are now acute risk factors.
Keyphrases
- public health
- risk factors
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- physical activity
- healthcare
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- cardiovascular disease
- mental health
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- health information
- prognostic factors
- liver failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- chronic kidney disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular events
- health promotion
- human health
- respiratory failure
- aortic dissection
- drug induced
- climate change
- hepatitis b virus