Confinement time due to the COVID‐19 disease: An opportunity to promote and engage people in regular physical exercise?

The Weak Ring of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Elderly (A Literature Review)

“…For example, in the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak that occurred in several long-term care facilities in Washington State, the According to the literature, the results of the studies evaluating the negative effects of COVID-19 on the elderly in many aspects are shown in Figure 2. In the study with lowest participant (n: 93) the mean age is 73 and the outcome of the study is interpretation of increased loneliness, sleep problems and psychological problems in the elderly [42]. At the same time, in the study with highest participant (n: 6186) the participants mean age is 36 including the elderly population and the outcome of the study is increased loneliness [43,44].…”

“…Also, it was found that Corona-phobia values were higher in those staying at home. There are other studies pointing out that the sleep problem increased during the pandemic period [42,56]. Physical activity is defined as any movement that is performed using skeletal muscles in daily life and requires energy expenditure.…”

“…Quality of life is an issue that needs to be handled as a whole. The decrease in physical condition and mental health deterioration naturally caused a decrease in the quality of life in the elderly [41,42]. Loneliness or being alone is a feeling of being cut off from the world along with a feeling of emptiness.…”

“…The tendency towards telephone-health applications has increased more in this period and it has been an opportunity for people to explain their health problems without leaving home and to get solutions for this with this method. Tele or mobile health has an important place in patient follow-up for healthcare professionals [42,52,53].…”

The Weak Ring of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Elderly (A Literature Review)

“…For example, in the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak that occurred in several long-term care facilities in Washington State, the According to the literature, the results of the studies evaluating the negative effects of COVID-19 on the elderly in many aspects are shown in Figure 2. In the study with lowest participant (n: 93) the mean age is 73 and the outcome of the study is interpretation of increased loneliness, sleep problems and psychological problems in the elderly [42]. At the same time, in the study with highest participant (n: 6186) the participants mean age is 36 including the elderly population and the outcome of the study is increased loneliness [43,44].…”

“…Also, it was found that Corona-phobia values were higher in those staying at home. There are other studies pointing out that the sleep problem increased during the pandemic period [42,56]. Physical activity is defined as any movement that is performed using skeletal muscles in daily life and requires energy expenditure.…”

“…Quality of life is an issue that needs to be handled as a whole. The decrease in physical condition and mental health deterioration naturally caused a decrease in the quality of life in the elderly [41,42]. Loneliness or being alone is a feeling of being cut off from the world along with a feeling of emptiness.…”

“…The tendency towards telephone-health applications has increased more in this period and it has been an opportunity for people to explain their health problems without leaving home and to get solutions for this with this method. Tele or mobile health has an important place in patient follow-up for healthcare professionals [42,52,53].…”

Can Views and Contact with Nature at Home Help Combat Anxiety and Depression during the Pandemic? Results of the GreenCOVID study

“…To mitigate the pandemic curve of COVID‐19 pandemic, the Spanish government declared a 15‐day national emergency, starting on March 15; these were probably the strictest measures on the entire European continent at the time (Legido‐Quigley et al., 2020; Saez et al., 2020). Most of the population was required to remain totally confined, prevented from going outside from March 15, 2020 to April 27, 2020, affecting more than 46.9 million people (de la Cámara et al., 2020). As a result of the imposed lockdown, the spread of COVID‐19 was contained and the incidence, hospital admission, and mortality rates were reduced (Siqueira et al., 2020), so these measures were in the right direction (Mitjà et al., 2020).…”

The Weak Ring of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Elderly (A Literature Review)

“…For example, in the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak that occurred in several long-term care facilities in Washington State, the According to the literature, the results of the studies evaluating the negative effects of COVID-19 on the elderly in many aspects are shown in Figure 2. In the study with lowest participant (n: 93) the mean age is 73 and the outcome of the study is interpretation of increased loneliness, sleep problems and psychological problems in the elderly [42]. At the same time, in the study with highest participant (n: 6186) the participants mean age is 36 including the elderly population and the outcome of the study is increased loneliness [43,44].…”

“…Also, it was found that Corona-phobia values were higher in those staying at home. There are other studies pointing out that the sleep problem increased during the pandemic period [42,56]. Physical activity is defined as any movement that is performed using skeletal muscles in daily life and requires energy expenditure.…”

“…Quality of life is an issue that needs to be handled as a whole. The decrease in physical condition and mental health deterioration naturally caused a decrease in the quality of life in the elderly [41,42]. Loneliness or being alone is a feeling of being cut off from the world along with a feeling of emptiness.…”

“…The tendency towards telephone-health applications has increased more in this period and it has been an opportunity for people to explain their health problems without leaving home and to get solutions for this with this method. Tele or mobile health has an important place in patient follow-up for healthcare professionals [42,52,53].…”

Can Views and Contact with Nature at Home Help Combat Anxiety and Depression during the Pandemic? Results of the GreenCOVID study

“…To mitigate the pandemic curve of COVID‐19 pandemic, the Spanish government declared a 15‐day national emergency, starting on March 15; these were probably the strictest measures on the entire European continent at the time (Legido‐Quigley et al., 2020; Saez et al., 2020). Most of the population was required to remain totally confined, prevented from going outside from March 15, 2020 to April 27, 2020, affecting more than 46.9 million people (de la Cámara et al., 2020). As a result of the imposed lockdown, the spread of COVID‐19 was contained and the incidence, hospital admission, and mortality rates were reduced (Siqueira et al., 2020), so these measures were in the right direction (Mitjà et al., 2020).…”

The Weak Ring of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Elderly (A Literature Review)

“…For example, in the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak that occurred in several long-term care facilities in Washington State, the According to the literature, the results of the studies evaluating the negative effects of COVID-19 on the elderly in many aspects are shown in Figure 2. In the study with lowest participant (n: 93) the mean age is 73 and the outcome of the study is interpretation of increased loneliness, sleep problems and psychological problems in the elderly [42]. At the same time, in the study with highest participant (n: 6186) the participants mean age is 36 including the elderly population and the outcome of the study is increased loneliness [43,44].…”

“…Also, it was found that Corona-phobia values were higher in those staying at home. There are other studies pointing out that the sleep problem increased during the pandemic period [42,56]. Physical activity is defined as any movement that is performed using skeletal muscles in daily life and requires energy expenditure.…”

“…Quality of life is an issue that needs to be handled as a whole. The decrease in physical condition and mental health deterioration naturally caused a decrease in the quality of life in the elderly [41,42]. Loneliness or being alone is a feeling of being cut off from the world along with a feeling of emptiness.…”

“…The tendency towards telephone-health applications has increased more in this period and it has been an opportunity for people to explain their health problems without leaving home and to get solutions for this with this method. Tele or mobile health has an important place in patient follow-up for healthcare professionals [42,52,53].…”

Can Views and Contact with Nature at Home Help Combat Anxiety and Depression during the Pandemic? Results of the GreenCOVID study

“…To mitigate the pandemic curve of COVID‐19 pandemic, the Spanish government declared a 15‐day national emergency, starting on March 15; these were probably the strictest measures on the entire European continent at the time (Legido‐Quigley et al., 2020; Saez et al., 2020). Most of the population was required to remain totally confined, prevented from going outside from March 15, 2020 to April 27, 2020, affecting more than 46.9 million people (de la Cámara et al., 2020). As a result of the imposed lockdown, the spread of COVID‐19 was contained and the incidence, hospital admission, and mortality rates were reduced (Siqueira et al., 2020), so these measures were in the right direction (Mitjà et al., 2020).…”