20.500.12556/RUL-185645 Impact of a water-based exercise intervention on fatigue and quality of life in post-covid-19 patients Impacto de una intervención de ejercicio acuático sobre la fatiga y la calidad de vida en pacientes post-covid-19 Recovery from COVID-19 can involve long-lasting symptoms such as fatigue and reduced quality of life. Water-based exercise programs may be appropriate for improving these outcomes, but their effectiveness has not been explored in post-COVID-19 patients. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of an 8-week water-based exercise program on fatigue levels and quality of life in postCOVID-19 patients. A total of 21 (15 females, 6 males) post-COVID-19 patients aged 58.15±17.71 years completed water-based exercises twice weekly for eight weeks. Fatigue was assessed via the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), and quality of life was measured via the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. Changes were analyzed pre- and post-intervention using matched-pairs Wilcoxon test and factorial analysis of variance. Fatigue levels showed minimal changes overall, as they were low (MFI total score of 53.43±10.54 pre-intervention). Most participants had good quality of life scores, with no issues in self-care or daily activity. However, overall health status remained unchanged, possibly due to participants’ good pre-intervention health (score of 77.06±17.59 pre-intervention). Water-based exercise programs can help maintain quality of life and fatigue levels in post-COVID-19 patients. These findings highlight their role as safe, inclusive, and supportive rehabilitation options, especially for individuals recovering from mild to moderate COVID-19. Future studies should explore longer interventions and more serious conditions to further explore the benefits of water-based exercises. Objetivos; Material y métodos; Resultados; Discusión; Conclusiones. sport COVID-19 therapeutic exercise aquatic exercise rehabilitation physical capacity recreation true false true Večjezični Španski jezik Podatek o licenci CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 je naveden na pristajalni strani članka (glej zgoraj izvorni URL). (Datum opombe: 14.8. 2026) Članek v reviji 2026-08-14 14:11:57 2026-08-14 14:11:59 2026-08-15 04:01:48 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 šport, covid-19, terapevtska vadba, vodna vadba, rehabilitacija, telesna zmogljivost, rekreacija Str. 14-26 supl. 1 Letn. 17 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 797.21 1989-6239 10.58727/jshr.111605 244782339 2.+111605+JSHR_2024_92+20241125+BG+ERASMUS_01B+AC_27_02_25.pdf 2.+111605+JSHR_2024_92+20241125+BG+ERASMUS_01B+AC_27_02_25.pdf 1 AE7787CBA49A5A0D0079C807BCCD7FF7 e04167698ff21e494c0d4790c957ca2360bf1e6d812a3d28b6a0cd2f9b7a67ef d93d1a33-97d9-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=244386 https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/JSHR/article/view/111605 0 fe9679d9-97d8-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=244385 Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0