O impacto do isolamento social no nível de atividade física e saúde mental dos idosos durante a pandemia da covid-19: uma revisão narrativa da literatura

Abstract

Introduction: The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus occurs due to its wide transmission rate. In order to control this transmission, the social isolation of the world population, especially the elderly, was adopted. However, this social restriction can cause impacts on the mental and physical health of the elderly. Objectives: The present study aims to review in the literature the level of physical activity and mental health of the elderly and whether there is an association between the practice of physical activity and mental health in the elderly during the social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: This is a narrative review of the literature, with searches performed in PubMed, considering studies that addressed the main theme of this research in accordance with age equal to or above 60 years. Results: 1.278 articles were found, after the complete reading and application of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, only 3 were selected. Conclusion: Social isolation promoted a reduction in the levels of physical activity of the elderly and there was an association between physical activity and mental health, in which the reduction in the levels of physical activity indicated greater losses in mental health.