Influência do isolamento social imposto pelo COVID-19 na qualidade de vida de crianças e adolescentes: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

In December 2019, a new vírus, SARS-COV-2, was discovered causing a global pandemic that has already decimated about 5 million people, which has caused the de need for social isolation measures. The consequences of the virus containment measures are diversely impacting the economy and the biopsychosocial aspects of individuals all around the world. This integrative school review aims to verify the impact of social isolation on the quality of life of children and adolescents in the period between 05 and 18 years old. After the studies in several databases, 142 articles were found, of these, 05 articles fit the inclusion criteria of the study, all of them published in the year 2021 with a total of 21,765, being mostly descriptive and transversal and search only one with intervention with physical and recreational activity. Based on the articles, it is concluded that social isolation had an impact on the quality of life of these children and adolescents. This impact resides mainly in the Family and social life, physical fitness, behavior, lifestyle, and health perception, in the face of the circumstances imposed. We highlight the need to develop new studies and scientific Productions that detail the long-term impact of the pandemic. This pandemic does not have a datable end.