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October 12, 2025Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences

Anxiety, Depression and Stress Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Physical Activities: Systematic Review and Future

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JWJiarun WuZLZhutang LiuXHXiaoyu Hu

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Overview

Systematic review reveals inconsistent findings on physical activity's effectiveness in reducing stress and anxiety during COVID-19.

Key Points

  • Physical activity appears to promote mental well-being, yet evidence for its effectiveness during COVID-19 is limited.
  • Only 13 studies investigated physical activity's role in improving anxiety, depression, and stress amid the pandemic, showing mixed results.
  • The systematic review covered literature from January 2020 to December 2022, highlighting gaps in research consistency.
  • Conclusively, there's insufficient proof that physical activity can significantly alleviate COVID-19 related psychological issues.

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Wu et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68eb6f7ceea689731b30044ahttps://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.20.3.39
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