ReviewWorld journal of psychiatry2021
Physical activity and mental well-being during COVID-19 pandemic.
Review in World journal of psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- The mediating effect of resilience and self-efficacy between physical activity and wellbeing: a meta-analytic structural equation modeling.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Changes in School-Based Physical Activity and Well-Being Among Adolescents Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Current Evidence and Intervention Approaches for Physical Activity and Low Back Pain in Older Adult Populations: A Narrative Review.BioMed research international · 2026Review
- Lifestyle Experiences and Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study from Saudi Arabia : Coping During Pandemic.Galen medical journal · 2025Article
- Changes in physical activity level of adolescents and its relationship with mental health during regular COVID-19 prevention and control.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- Role of endothelial cells and angiotensin converting enzyme-II in COVID-19 and brain damages post-infection.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Beneficial for mental health, exercise more or less?World journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- Underlying reasons for the decline in physical activity during COVID-19.World journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- The relations between mental well-being and burnout in medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: A network analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in most nations deciding upon self-isolation and social distancing policies for their citizens to control the pandemic and reduce hospital admission. This review aimed at evaluating the effect of physical activity on mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to augmented levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-2 that led to cardiovascular and neurological disorders associated with highly inflammatory effects of viral infection affecting the brain tissues leading to damage of the nervous system and resulting in cognition dysfunction, insulin sensitivity reduction, and behavioral impairments. Anxiety and depression may lead to negative effects on various quality of life domains, such as being physically inactive. Regular physical activities may reduce inflammatory responses, improve ACE-2 responses, and improve mental well-being during self-isolation and social distancing policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further studies should be conducted to assess the different intensities of physical activities on cardiovascular function, and mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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