Psychological Health and Physical Activity Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
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 re...
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doaj-42068d5e71cb44c7a8aa6517386ea8a22020-12-16T00:05:44ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-12-01179419941910.3390/ijerph17249419Psychological Health and Physical Activity Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic ReviewVerónica Violant-Holz0M. Gloria Gallego-Jiménez1Carina S. González-González2Sarah Muñoz-Violant3Manuel José Rodríguez4Oriol Sansano-Nadal5Myriam Guerra-Balic6Faculty of Education, Universitat de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, SpainFaculty of Education, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, 08014 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Computer Engineering and Systems, Universidad de la Laguna, 38293 La Laguna, SpainDepartment of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, CanadaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, SpainFaculty of Psychology, Education and Sports Sciences, University Ramon Llull, Spain FPCEE-Blanquerna, 08022 Barcelona, SpainFaculty of Psychology, Education and Sports Sciences, University Ramon Llull, Spain FPCEE-Blanquerna, 08022 Barcelona, SpainThe 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.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/24/9419COVID-19physical activitymental healthpsychological distresscoronaviruslockdown |
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Verónica Violant-Holz M. Gloria Gallego-Jiménez Carina S. González-González Sarah Muñoz-Violant Manuel José Rodríguez Oriol Sansano-Nadal Myriam Guerra-Balic Psychological Health and Physical Activity Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health COVID-19 physical activity mental health psychological distress coronavirus lockdown |
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Verónica Violant-Holz M. Gloria Gallego-Jiménez Carina S. González-González Sarah Muñoz-Violant Manuel José Rodríguez Oriol Sansano-Nadal Myriam Guerra-Balic |
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Psychological Health and Physical Activity Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review |
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Psychological Health and Physical Activity Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review |
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Psychological Health and Physical Activity Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review |
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Psychological Health and Physical Activity Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review |
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Psychological Health and Physical Activity Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review |
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psychological health and physical activity levels during the covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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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. |
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COVID-19 physical activity mental health psychological distress coronavirus lockdown |
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