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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sleep Sci 2022; 15(S 02): 393-397
DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20210030
OVERVIEW

Are exergames an option to cope with sleep disorders during the COVID-19 outbreak?

João Paulo Pereira Rosa
1   Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança - Goiânia - Goiás - Brazil.
2   Exersci Scientific Consulting, Sleep and Exercise - Uberlândia - Minas Gerais - Brazil.
,
Dayane Ferreira Rodrigues
2   Exersci Scientific Consulting, Sleep and Exercise - Uberlândia - Minas Gerais - Brazil.
,
Ricardo Borges Viana
3   Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Escola Superior de Educação Física e Fisioterapia - Goiânia - Goiás - Brazil.
,
Rodrigo Luiz Vancini
4   Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos - Vitória - Espírito Santo - Brazil.
,
Marília Santos Andrade
5   Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Fisiologia - São Paulo - São Paulo - Brazil.
,
Claudio Andre Barbosa de-Lira
1   Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança - Goiânia - Goiás - Brazil.
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ABSTRACT

During the COVID-19 pandemic, factors related to the isolation and quarantine period increased psychobiological distress in the general population around the world, increasing anxiety, emotional stress, and depression, as well as worsening of the quality of sleep. Seeking alternatives to provide support for the implementation of some interventions for well-being and health under pandemic conditions, exergames (active video games) seem to be a feasible alternative to keep people physically active and to positively impact sleep health. In this overview article, we discussed the feasibility of exergames as an option to cope with sleep disorders and improve sleep quality during the COVID-19 outbreak through increasing physical exercise and physical fitness levels.

Keywords:

Sleep - Exercise - Coronavirus - Video Games


Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 29. März 2021

Angenommen: 23. Mai 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
01. Dezember 2023

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