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

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")1, 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 immunity2 and thus directly influences probability of infection.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:biological and medical sciences social sciences
Tagging:Isolation Quarantäne Coronavirus
Published in:Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
Language:English
Published: 2020
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13706
Volume:30
Issue:8
Pages:1544-1545
Document types:article
Level:advanced