Physical exercise as therapy to fight against the mental and physical consequences of COVID-19 quarantine: Special focus in older people
By D. Jiménez-Pavón, A. Carbonell-Baeza, C. Lavie. Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 2020
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The Coronavirus (Covid-19) was introduced this past December 2019 in China (Wuhan) and the infection has spread throughout the world despite strategies adopted by the Chinese government to stop this epidemiological phenomenon. Three months later, Covid-19 has become a worldwide pandemic with more than 353,000 cases confirmed on March 23th 2020, 15,000 deaths and more than 100,000 recovered around the world. The evolution of this pandemic can be followed at different official websites, such as the interactive web-based dashboard to track Covid-19 in real time developed by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (https://www.eficiens. com/coronavirus-statistics/) or the HealthMap provided by the Boston Children's Hospital (https://www.healthmap.org/Covid-19/ ). Additionally, the New England Journal of Medicine provides free access for a collection of articles and other resources on the Covid19 outbreak, including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentaries (https://www.nejm.org/coronavirus?cid= DM88311&bid=165326853). Actually, China has managed to stop the number of daily infections for several days. The next two countries to suffer the most intense impact of the pandemic were Italy and Spain, having already exceeded, in the case of Italy, the number of total deaths reached by China. However, many other countries around the world, including the United States, are developing new cases at alarming rates. Most of the epidemiological experts agree that much of the success in containing the virus in China and elsewhere has been due to rapid measures adopted by the authorities to impose quarantine status for the majority of population. Therefore, many of the most seriously affected countries after China, such as Italy and Spain, adopted similar strategies several weeks later. In addition, based on the worldwide information from theCovid-19 pandemic, some characteristics of thepopulation at higher risk for Covid-19 have been identified, such as being older people, those with hypertension, diabetes or cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and CVD, and patients with respiratory diseases or conditions. On the one hand, despite that a period of quarantine is the best option and recommendation to stop the rapid spread infections, this may have collateral effects on other dimensions of the isolated patients ́ health, and especially in thosementioned as being at higher risk. Initiating a sudden quarantine state implies a radical change in the lifestyle of the population. These lifestyles and behaviors in many cases include a certain level of physical activity (PA) and exercise to maintain an adequate health status, to counteract the negative consequences of certain diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, CVD, respiratory diseases, or
Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Clinical Psychology, Neurology
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- Impact of Social Isolation Due to COVID-19 on Health in Older People: Mental and Physical Effects and Recommendations (2020, positive): “Finally, coordination, mobility and cognitive exercises are also necessary (63) (Table 2B).”
- A tale of two pandemics: How will COVID-19 and global trends in physical inactivity and sedentary behavior affect one another? (2020, background): “Lastly, world renowned exercise and physical activity scholars are also beginning to publish on this topic.(31) While these are certainly positive efforts that must continue, concern remains that individuals who were not previously engaged in a regular exercise routine and led a sedentary lifestyle ”
- Correlates of Perceived Physical Activity Transitions during the COVID‐19 Pandemic among Canadian Adults (2020, background): “…to assisting older adults in maintaining MVPA during this pandemic, with messaging focusing on what activities to do, how to be safe and perform MVPA, and various tips and strategies focused on older adult activities (Amri Hammami et al., 2020; Jim enez-Pav on et al., 2020; Middleton et al., 2020).”