Will Nothing Be the Same Again?: Changes in Lifestyle during COVID-19 Pandemic and Consequences on Mental Health
| Autor: | Marianna Mazza, Angelo Emilio Claro, Gabriele Sani, Luigi Janiri, Alessandra Sannella, Giuseppe Marano, Lorenzo Moccia, Emanuele Caroppo, Carla Avallone, Delfina Janiri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
lifestyle Activities of daily living Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Psychological intervention Review Mental distress Quality of life (healthcare) Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Social isolation Child education Psychiatry Life Style Pandemics Aged Retrospective Studies education.field_of_study unhealthy habits SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 personalized medicine Mental health Communicable Disease Control Quality of Life Medicine medicine.symptom business Psychosocial mental health |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 8433, p 8433 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically affected lifestyles: from sedentary behaviors to reduced physical activity, from disrupted sleep patterns to altered dietary habits. As a consequence, serious mental and emotional responses have been registered. There was a significant decline in physical and other meaningful activities of daily living, leisure, social activity, and education. In children, collateral effects of the pandemic include inadequate nutrition with a risk of both overweight and underweight, addiction to screens, lack of schooling, and psychosocial difficulties. Older adults are frequently unable to adapt to lockdown measures and suffer from depression and cognitive complaints. Recent studies focusing on changes in lifestyle during the Covid-19 pandemic and consequences on mental health have been identified in PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Embase, and ScienceDirect. All the available literature has been retrospectively reviewed. The results of the present narrative review suggest that mental distress caused by social isolation seems to be linked not only to personality characteristics but also to several lifestyle components (sleep disruption, altered eating habits, reduced physical activity). This review aims to explore major changes in the lifestyle and quality of life and the impact of these changes on mental health, and to inform clinicians and policymakers about elements that may reduce the negative psychological effects of the quarantine period imposed during this worldwide crisis. There is an urgent need for tailored preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic mental health interventions for the general population and for higher risk groups. |
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