TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychological health and physical activity levels during the covid-19 pandemic
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Violant-Holz, Verónica
AU - Gallego-Jiménez, M. Gloria
AU - González-González, Carina S.
AU - Muñoz-Violant, Sarah
AU - Rodríguez, Manuel José
AU - Sansano-Nadal, Oriol
AU - Guerra-Balic, Myriam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by the authors.
PY - 2020/12/2
Y1 - 2020/12/2
N2 - The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been devastating in all senses, particularly psychologically. Physical activity (PA) is known to aid psychological well-being, and it is worth investigating whether PA has been a coping strategy during this pandemic. The objective of this literature review is to analyze the extent to which engaging in PA during the COVID-19 pandemic impacts psychological health in the adult population. The literature was searched in all databases from the EBSCOhost Research Database—MEDLINE, APA PsycArticles, between others—published between 1 January 2019 and 15 July 2020. From 180 articles found, 15 were eligible. The reviewed articles showed an association between mental health distress—e.g., stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, social isolation, psychological distress—and PA. This research concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures caused psychological distress. Those studies that analyzed PA showed that, during quarantine, adults increased their sedentary time and reduced their PA levels, showing controversial psychological outcomes. This review discusses whether PA is an effective strategy to face the COVID-19 pandemic psychological effects contributing to a further putative increase in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders.
AB - The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been devastating in all senses, particularly psychologically. Physical activity (PA) is known to aid psychological well-being, and it is worth investigating whether PA has been a coping strategy during this pandemic. The objective of this literature review is to analyze the extent to which engaging in PA during the COVID-19 pandemic impacts psychological health in the adult population. The literature was searched in all databases from the EBSCOhost Research Database—MEDLINE, APA PsycArticles, between others—published between 1 January 2019 and 15 July 2020. From 180 articles found, 15 were eligible. The reviewed articles showed an association between mental health distress—e.g., stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, social isolation, psychological distress—and PA. This research concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures caused psychological distress. Those studies that analyzed PA showed that, during quarantine, adults increased their sedentary time and reduced their PA levels, showing controversial psychological outcomes. This review discusses whether PA is an effective strategy to face the COVID-19 pandemic psychological effects contributing to a further putative increase in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Coronavirus
KW - Lockdown
KW - Mental health
KW - Pandemic
KW - Physical activity
KW - Psychological distress
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097943278&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17249419
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17249419
M3 - Review
C2 - 33334073
AN - SCOPUS:85097943278
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 19
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 24
M1 - 9419
ER -
