| Title: | Effect of a warm-up protocol with and without facemask-use against COVID-19 on cognitive function : ǂa ǂpilot, randomized counterbalanced, cross-sectional study |
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| Authors: | Slimani, Maamer (Author)
Miarka, Bianca (Author)
Znazen, Hela (Author)
Moalla, Wassim (Author)
Hammami, Amri (Author)
Paravlić, Armin (Author)
Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Tipology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organisation: |  ZRS Koper - Science and Research Centre Koper |
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| Abstract: | The present study aimed to verify the effect of a warm-up protocol with and without facemask-use on cognitive function. The sample was composed of 17 healthy, non-smoking physical education students (age = 17.6 years, height = 1.71 m, and body mass = 69.7 kg). They were randomized to perform 15 min of warm-up exercises, while wearing a cloth facemask (EXP) or no mask (CON) on two separate occasions, with at least 48-h separating conditions. Rate of perceived exertion (RPE) and d2 Attention assessment were used to verify cognitive function, using a repeated measures general linear model. The warm-up improved cognitive abilities and the results demonstrated significant differences between the EXP vs. CON groups in post-concentration performance (186.06 % 15.47 EXP-score vs. 178.12 % 13.66 CON-score), post the total number of errors (23.47 % 14.50 EXP-frequency < 29.06 % 13.74 CON-frequency), and in the post RPE (6.0 % 1.37 EXP-index > 4.7 % 0.85 CON-index). Wearing a cloth facemask caused positive effects on cognitive function. This data suggests that wearing a cloth facemask during warm-up may stimulate/improve the cognitive function. |
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| Keywords: | pandemic, coronavirus, COVID-19, physical activities, exercises, facemasks, warm-up protocol, cognitive functions, neuropsychological tests |
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| Year of publishing: | 2021 |
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| COBISS_ID: | 66537731  |
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| UDC: | 159.955:796.011 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1660-4601 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18115885 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 10. 6. 2021;
Soavtorji: Bianca Miarka, Hela Znazen, Wassim Moalla, Amri Hammami, Armin Paravlic and Nicola Luigi Bragazzi;
Članek št. 5885;
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 URL - Source URL, visit https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/11/5885
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| | | Journal: | Int. j. environ. res. public health
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| Rights: | © 2021 by the authors |
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