(Indoor) isolation, stress, and physical inactivity: Vicious circles accelerated by COVID‐19?
Year: 2020
Type: article
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") 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 immunity 2 and thus directly influences probability of infection.
DOI: 10.1111/sms.13706
Institutions: University of Lausanne, Universität Innsbruck
Language: English
Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3022624724