Factors associated with physical activity reduction in Swedish older adults during the first COVID-19 outbreak: a longitudinal population-based study.

Linnea SjöbergFederico TrioloMarguerita SaadehSerhiy DekhtyarAmaia Calderón-LarrañagaAnna-Karin Welmer

Published in: European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity (2022)

For future pandemics or waves of COVID-19, development of strategies is warranted for older individuals with psychiatric- or physical illness/dysfunction, as well as those with poor social support to counteract reductions in physical activities.

Keyphrases

physical activity
social support
depressive symptoms
coronavirus disease
mental health
sars cov
body mass index
oxidative stress
sleep quality