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Association between physical activity before SARS-CoV-2 infection and functional disability 24 months after COVID-19: findings from the SulCOVID-19 longitudinal study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-28977-8

Published Online: 2026-08-15

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dos Santos Afonso, Max https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9989-9535
Vieira, Yohana Pereira https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4828-8210
Rocha, Juliana Quadros Santos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9743-6331
Duro, Suele Manjourany Silva https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-0811
de Oliveira Saes, Mirelle https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7225-1552
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Article History

Received: 23 February 2026

Accepted: 7 August 2026

First Online: 15 August 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Rio Grande – FURG (Health Research Ethics Committee/ CEPAS- Opinion: 4.375.697/ CAAE: 39081120.0.0000.5324). Informed consent was obtained from all participants. All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by the appropriate Research Ethics Committee, and all participants provided written informed consent prior to participation.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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