Many people, in different cities around the world, now spending time at home in Lock-down situation due to Covid-19 pandemic. Many of those people may have no instruments at home for physical exercise or enough room at home for doing such exercise. What are the possible physical and mental health effects because of staying home for weeks or months without going outside? The effects are similar in global North & South?
Physical Effects: Boredom causes lack of interest in daily activities,Obesity,
Eye strains due to increase usage of cell phones,Ipod,Laptop,Inappropriate position while watching TV & working Online leads to body aches,muscles cramps.Thus affects all physiological need(Food,Water,Shelter)
Mental Effects:Social distancing leads to Isolation,Irritability,Depression
Lack of interaction with loved ones,family,friends also affects the level of Love & Belonging in Abraham Maslow hierarchy of needs.
This link would be helpful to relate with: https://www.psychreg.org/hierarchy-of-needs-covid-19/
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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2764404
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Physical effects of COVID-19 are loss of normal life activities such as doing job, social activities, playing games or doing exercise that lead to obesity, boredom, and those people suffering from diseases that required long walk or exercise will certainly feel discomfort (pain in the body such as at joint) at home, change in sugar level/cholesterol level lead to health problems.
The mental effects are mental disturbance, tension, depression, anxiety, confusion, loss of hope and interest, anger, showing miss behavior at home.
Boredom causing other problems these days. Lethargy, lack of motivation, a feeling of being trapped, lack of determination are the negative effects etc.
Pandemic has arisen many psychological disorders, and also caused to the enhancement of stress, anxiety and depression. It affected both types of people including introverts and extroverts as well. Domestic violence is also increased. And eventually number of divorce cases will increase. Due to lack of physical exercise, stress level would be increased, and people will adopt unethical activities to seek pleasure.
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