Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health among Women

• Autor(a) principal: Uehbe, Carol
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Juzwiak, Claudia Ridel, Padovani, Ricardo da Costa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/15398
• topic: Covid-19; social isolation; mental health; women’s health; feeding behavior; Covid-19; aislamiento social; salud mental; salud de la mujer; conducta alimentaria; Covid-19; isolamento social; saúde mental; saúde da mulher; comportamento alimentar

Aiming to investigate the effects of the restriction measures imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic on physical and mental health, nine adult women were interviewed according to an in-depth semi-structured script applied online. The content analysis of the interviews produced five thematic nuclei: 1) “Intensified feelings, emotions, and responses”, portraying feelings and emotions resulting from the pandemic; 2) “Changing the work routine: work from home,” addressing the transition from face-to-face work to working remotely from home; 3) “Intensified relationships,” highlighting the effects on family relationships; 4) “Emotional eating, healthy eating,” revealing a reorganization of foodways; and 5) “Coping with the pandemic,” coping strategies were reported. The abrupt need to reorganize life, the fear of contamination and illness, and uncertainty about when the pandemic would end took a toll on the participants’ psychological health. Exercising emerged as an essential strategy for maintaining mental health.