Since December 2019, a new corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) causing COVID-19 disease, has expeditiously spread over the entire globe. Almost a half billion people caught the disease, and in those who survived, it soon became clear that residual complaints are not rare phenomena. Early focus lay on diminished lung capacity and cardiovascular-related problems. As time passed however, it became more apparent that those are not the only residual symptoms survivors may experience. Furthermore, nearly every country in the world took some sort of lockdown measures in order to try contain the spreading of the virus. These measures had great impact on all inhabitants, infected with the virus or not. This questionnaire-based study therefore aims to investigate (a) the effects of a COVID-19 infection on fatigue and/or musculoskeletal complaints, new or already existing, but also (b) the effects of lockdown measures on fatigue and/or musculoskeletal complaints, new or already existing, in people living, working or studying in Belgium during the pandemic.
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Musculoskeletal complaints following a COVID-19 infection, through the International Physical Activities Questionnaire (IPAQ).
Timeframe: 3 months
Fatigue following a COVID-19 infection, through the Checklist Individual Strength (CIS).
Timeframe: 3 months
Musculoskeletal complaints caused by lockdown measures, through the IPAQ and the Short Inventory to Monitor Psychosocial Hazards.
Timeframe: 3 months
Fatigue caused by lockdown measures, through the CIS and the Short Inventory to Monitor Psychosocial Hazards.
Timeframe: 3 months