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SynthesisExperimental gerontology2022

Covid-19 and the impact on the physical activity level of elderly people: A systematic review.

Murilo Rezende Oliveira, Isabella Pessóta Sudati, Vanessa De Mello Konzen, Ana Carolina de Campos, Lia Mara Wibelinger, Clisman Correa, Fabiano Moraes Miguel, Rebeca Nunes Silva, Audrey Borghi-Silva

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Synthesis in Experimental gerontology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 109 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

109 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  17. When Routines Break: The Health Implications of Disrupted Daily Life.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Murilo Rezende OliveiraFederal University of São Carlos, UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: murilorezendeoliveira@hotmail.com.
Isabella Pessóta SudatiFederal University of São Carlos, UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Vanessa De Mello KonzenPasso Fundo University, Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Ana Carolina de CamposFederal University of São Carlos, UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Lia Mara WibelingerPasso Fundo University, Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Clisman CorreaLutheran University of Brazil, Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Fabiano Moraes MiguelLutheran University of Brazil, Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Rebeca Nunes SilvaFederal University of São Carlos, UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Audrey Borghi-SilvaFederal University of São Carlos, UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSocial isolation and lifestyle changes provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively affected the level of physical activity of the elderly people.

objectiveTo evaluate the available evidence related to the level of physical activity (PA) of elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsThis is a systematic review, registered on PROSPERO (CRD42021241116), which included cross-sectional and cohort studies. Embase, Pubmed, Cochrane, Web of Science and Scopus databases were used to search for the studies. Finally, the New Castle-Ottawa Quality Assessment scale was used to measure the quality of the studies.

results25 studies were found, being 14 cross-sectional and 11 cohort studies. The studies showed that the elderly population was highly affected in relation to the level of physical activity and lifestyle during restrictions, quarantine and lockdowns caused by the COVID-19. There was a significant reduction in physical activity levels, leading to declines in physical fitness and increased sedentary lifestyle, factors directly related to the increase in frailty in this population.

conclusionThe level of physical activity in the elderly population decreased during the quarantine period of COVID-19 worldwide. Strategies to maintain physical condition must be encouraged with physical exercises that meets the needs of the elderly in the current pandemic scenario, in order to maintain and improve the health of this population.

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COVID-19AgedCommunicable Disease ControlCross-Sectional StudiesExerciseHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Elderly peoplePhysical activityPhysical exercise

Identifiers

PMID34954282
PMCPMC8695515

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