Physical Activity Levels and Mental Illness Risk in Elderly Women during COVID-19

Authors

  • Samuel Gonçalves Almeida da Encarnação Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Osvaldo Costa Moreira Universidade Federal de Viçosa - Campus Florestal
  • Beatriz Woyames Ferreira de Castro Pinto Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Cíntia Neves de Miranda Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Daniele Pereira da Silva Araújo Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Felipe Soares Tomaz Pereira Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Sthéfany Lemos Fazolo Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Miguel Araújo Carneiro-Júnior Universidade Federal de Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.27174

Keywords:

mental health, aging, COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity

Abstract

This research aimed to verify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental illness risk (MIR) and confirm the association of PA levels with MIR in elderly women during the COVID-19 pandemic. This experimental longitudinal study involved 44 elderly women aged 67.3± 5.3 years. The SRQ-20 and IPAQ were applied from February 2020 to February 2021, prior to the onset and during the pandemic. Significant increase (242%) of positive responses to MIR between the two periods (p= 0.002, February: 7 vs August: 17, (X2 (1)= 8.51; p= 0.003, RR= 3.02). Regarding PA levels, there was a significant increase (566%) with a large effect size (ES) in the number of elderly women with low PA levels, from 3 in February to 20 in August, p= 0.0001, V= 1. There was a significant reduction (450%) with high ES of 18 elderly women with high levels of PA from February to 4 in August, p= 0.0001, V= 1. An inverse correlation was identified, with moderate ES between the levels of MIR and PA during the pandemic, r= -0.40, R2= 0.16. The COVID-19 pandemic caused an increase in the MIR of elderly women with a moderate inverse association with PA levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author Biography

Osvaldo Costa Moreira, Universidade Federal de Viçosa - Campus Florestal

Bacharel e Licenciado em Educação Física pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Especialista em Musculação e Personal Trainning pela Universidade Castelo Branco. Mestre em Educação Física pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Atualmente, é  professor Assistente 2 do Curso de Educação Física
da Universidade Federal de Viçosa - Campus  Florestal. Membro e pesquisador do grupo de pesquisa em Atividade Física e Saúde da Universidade Federalde Viçosa - Campus Florestal.  Tem experiência na área de Educação Física, com ênfase  em Atividade Física e Saúde, Fisiologia do Exercício, Avaliação Física e Funcional, Treinamento de Força e Fatores de Risco Cardiovascular.

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Published

2022-06-30

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2022): III SINAL - International Symposium on Physical Activity and Combat Sports

Section

Original Article

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