Data_Sheet_1_Perception of COVID-19 Pandemic by Brazilian People With Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis.docx

COVID-19 in Brazil is threatening, and it has forced the government to adopt partial lockdown as a strategy to stop the spread of the virus in the first wave of pandemic (March 2020). These preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic may affect the motor and non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Multiple sclerosis (MS). Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the perception during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on motor and non-motor symptoms, and also measure physical activity level, quality of life, and sleep quality in Brazilian people with PD and MS. One hundred and fifty-three participants (PD-97 and MS-56) answered an online survey to identify the perception of motor and non-motor symptoms, and characterize the physical activity level, and quality of life and sleep in these neurological Brazillian population. During the beginning of pandemic lockdown in Brazil, our results indicated that 69% of people with PD and 55% of people with MS reported worse on motor aspects and lower amount of physical activity performed. Also, 75.2% (PD) and 92.9% (MS) of our cohort were considered inactive or sedentary. Based on the perception and behavior of the population studied, people with PD and MS should be encouraged to perform more physical activity in order to reduce the effects of isolation in motor and non-motor aspects of the diseases. Teleinterventions, such as home-based exercise, should be included in the new routine of people with PD and MS to reduce the impacts of lockdown and to maintain quality of life at a good level.

巴西的COVID-19疫情形势严峻，迫使政府在2020年3月疫情期间的第一波疫情中采取了局部封控策略以遏制病毒的传播。这些在COVID-19疫情期间实施的预防措施可能影响帕金森病（PD）和多发性硬化症（MS）患者的运动和非运动症状。因此，本研究旨在调查在COVID-19疫情期间第一波封控期间对运动和非运动症状的认知，并测量巴西帕金森病和多发性硬化症患者的身体活动水平、生活质量以及睡眠质量。一百五十三名参与者（PD-97名和MS-56名）参与了一项在线调查，以识别对运动和非运动症状的认知，并表征这些神经巴西人群的身体活动水平、生活质量和睡眠质量。在巴西疫情期间封控初期，我们的结果显示，69%的帕金森病患者和55%的多发性硬化症患者报告运动方面有所恶化，并且身体活动量减少。此外，75.2%（PD）和92.9%（MS）的研究对象被认为是缺乏活动或久坐不动。基于研究人群的认知和行为，应鼓励帕金森病和多发性硬化症患者增加身体活动，以减轻隔离对疾病运动和非运动方面的负面影响。家庭锻炼等远程干预措施应纳入帕金森病和多发性硬化症患者的日常生活，以减轻封控的影响，并保持生活质量在较高水平。