(Indoor) isolation, stress, and physical inactivity: Vicious circles accelerated by COVID-19?

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Letter (letter): Communication to the publisher.
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Title
(Indoor) isolation, stress, and physical inactivity: Vicious circles accelerated by COVID-19?
Journal
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
Author(s)
Burtscher J., Burtscher M., Millet G.P.
ISSN
1600-0838 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0905-7188
Publication state
Published
Issued date
08/2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
30
Number
8
Pages
1544-1545
Language
english
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Publication types: Letter
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The Covid-19 epidemic necessitates the application of strict isolation strategies to curb virus spreading. Isolation of individuals in combination with fear of contagion, quarantine and stigma, as well as with potential (mis)information overload ("infodemic") <sup>1</sup> , however, causes chronic stress and is associated with a burden on mental health, posing risk factors for anxiety and depression. It is well understood that chronic stress is a major modulator of immunity <sup>2</sup> and thus directly influences probability of infection.
Keywords
Adaptation, Psychological, Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections/psychology, Exercise/psychology, Humans, Life Change Events, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral/psychology, Sedentary Behavior, Social Isolation/psychology, Stress, Psychological/psychology, Anxiety, COVID-19, exercise, isolation, outdoor, stress
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Web of science
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Yes
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