A relação entre atividade física, ansiedade e depressão em adultos brasileiros durante a pandemia do covid-19: uma revisão sistemática

Abstract

Social isolation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can result in an increase in physical inactivity and symptoms of anxiety and depression. The objective of the present review was to identify the effects of physical activity on anxiety and depression during the coronavirus pandemic in adults, as well as their associated factors, gender, age, financial issue, quarantine time, sedentary behavior. This is a systematic review and the following descriptors were used in the searches: COVID pandemic; depression; physical activity; Brazil. To obtain the articles, the databases, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCielo), National Library Of Medicine And National Institutes Of Health (Pubmed) And The Latin American And Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (Lilacs) were used. ). During the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation had a negative impact on the practice of physical activity, causing people to spend more time in front of television and computers, and with that there was an increase in levels of anxiety and depression. Women had a higher rate of psychological problems than men. It is concluded that the pandemic increased physical inactivity and thus raised levels of anxiety and depression, affecting mostly women.