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Home Physical Activity Programs for Children and Adolescents as a Healthy Strategy During Social Isolation Caused by COVID-19: viewpoint

Rafaela Catherine da Silva Cunha de Medeiros et al. Isis Kelly dos Santos Jason Azevedo de Medeiros Ricardo Ney Cobucci … Tatiane Andreza Lima da Silva Juliany de Souza Araujo Phelipe Wilde de Alcântara Varela Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinoco Cabral Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas

Background

The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is considered a global health emergency. The global impact of this viral infection is of great concern to everyone. As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to appear unstoppable, preventive and hygiene measures have been implemented to safeguard against infection. Among these precautions, social isolation is considered to have the greatest potential for reducing contagion, at least until a vaccine becomes available. This isolation measure works as a kind of “necessary evil” for preventing a wide-reaching disaster. Thus, social distancing and staying home remain the most effective restrictive measures to prevent the exponential increase in contagion.

One of the crucial focal points of this strategy was oriented toward the closure of schools, thus affecting thousands of children and adolescents, who comprise approximately half of the global student population. The closure of educational institutions could have a significant impact on their lives, requiring them to adapt to new routines. Considering that they are now being confined to their homes due to the new situation generated by the pandemic, this cohort may experience moments of stress.

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The Other Side of the Coin: Risks of Media Discussions of Scientific Medical Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Caio Julio Fernandes et al. Fernando Ganem Fabio Gravina Olivieri Marcelo Fadul Vilibor Alfredo Salim Helito

The COVID-19 declared by the WHO in March 2020 has brought about a series of changes in the population’s daily life. Social isolation measures, quarantine, and lockdown have been implemented in diverse countries around the world. The elevated number of cases, currently close to 4 million worldwide, with more than 250,000 deaths due to the disease, has led to great interest in pathology; on account of this, a revolution has occurred in the production and publication of medical data. Numerous scientific articles evaluating all aspects of COVID-19, from epidemiology to clinical presentation and potential therapeutic options, have become available to the medical community. In a little over 4 months, more than 10,000 articles have been published on this topic, and, in a never-before-seen manner, the leading medical journals have made them available in real time, free of charge.

This speed of production and this immense quantity of available data do not come without a price. Many of these articles were not submitted to adequate review of methodology; much less were they evaluated by their peers or refined over time. The need to understand COVID-19 and to search for better alternative therapies has led to an avalanche of questionable studies. The chaff has been mixed with the wheat, and medical recommendations have started to change at frightening speeds. Data with higher degrees of reliability and evidence, derived from randomized, placebo-controlled studies, are now considered too time-consuming. Case series and expert opinions have begun to guide clinical conduct, with a direct impact on clinical management of patients. Instead of indicating solutions, the flood of studies has become a problem and begun to cause confusion regarding clinical practice for managing patients with COVID-19.

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Cardiovascular Implications in Patients Infected with Covid-19 and the Importance of Social Isolation to Reduce Dissemination of the Disease

Juliana Alves Costa et al. Juliana de Almeida Silveira Sara Cristine Marques dos Santos Patrícia Pereira Nogueira

Abstract

Respiratory symptoms, especially the development of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, dominate the discussion and initial concerns of the population and health professionals. However, the cardiovascular system is greatly affected by these conditions and is often responsible for complications and mortality of these patients. In order to show the cardiovascular implications in patients infected with COVID-19 and the importance of social isolation as an alternative to curb the spread of the disease, a literature review was carried out based on 37 articles, in English, Portuguese and Spanish, available on Scielo and PubMed. The findings showed that cardiac complications associated with COVID-19 infection are similar to those produced by: severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and influenza. However, COVID-19 has a much greater and faster contamination and, unlike influenza, there is no vaccine or treatment available yet. In view of this, social isolation becomes a tool that can reduce and flatten the curve of cases and thus protect the people at higher risk, decreasing the chances of serious conditions related to the disease, potential deaths and the collapse of the country’s health system.

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Exercise Training: A Hero that Can Fight two Pandemics at Once

Renata Rodrigues Teixeira de Castro et al. João Giffoni da Silveira Neto Roberta Rodrigues Teixeira de Castro

The sedentarism pandemic

The WHO recommends that adults aged 18 years and older should accumulate at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, or a combination of both per week. People who do not meet these requirements are considered sedentary. The health benefits of physical exercise include lower risks of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, dementia and breast and colon cancer.^– Despite all these benefits, sedentarism is a pandemic, affecting 27.5% of people globally.

Sedentarism increases the risk of the world´s major non-communicable diseases. I-Min Lee et al., estimated that physical inactivity is responsible for 6% of the burden of coronary artery disease, 7% of type 2 diabetes, 10% of breast cancer and colon cancers. Thus, inactivity is considered responsible for 9% of premature mortality, globally. Actually, sedentarism kills more people annually than the COVID-19 infection.

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Home Physical Activity Programs for Children and Adolescents as a Healthy Strategy During Social Isolation Caused by COVID-19: viewpoint

Background

The Other Side of the Coin: Risks of Media Discussions of Scientific Medical Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cardiovascular Implications in Patients Infected with Covid-19 and the Importance of Social Isolation to Reduce Dissemination of the Disease

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Exercise Training: A Hero that Can Fight two Pandemics at Once

The sedentarism pandemic

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