Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, 61321 Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104 Karnataka, India.
Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Mar 30;22(1):115-125. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm.2021.01.187.
In this pandemic era there exist a relationship between a sedentary lifestyle during lockdown with periods of anxiety and stress among the population. Moreover, the population with chronic disease will be vulnerable to the ill effects of a physically inactive lifestyle. Besides, social media platforms and technological advances also appear to be another potential tool for promoting health and wellbeing, however, the capability of these interventions during the pandemic era is largely unknown. To explore the possible role of technological advances and social media platforms as an alternate tool in promoting a healthy living style during the COVID-19 era. The studies with the predefined criteria were used to synthesize information regarding the opportunities and challenges. Studies delivering lifestyle intervention using social media platforms, technologies for health promotion were considered for the review. The studies included to synthesize evidence were randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Database like Medline, Scopus, and Science Direct were searched independently by two reviewers. A total of 17 studies were included in the review, Internet and lifestyle modification n = 2, mHealth and lifestyle modification n = 3, Social media and lifestyle modifications n = 3, technology adoption for lifestyle modification n = 4, and hazards = 5. Technology and social media-based interventions appear to be a promising technique for promoting health and wellbeing and it is the only effective method for delivering an intervention during a pandemic situation. However, there also appears a need for the development of guidelines for social media usage to prevent probable hazards.
在大流行时代，封锁期间的久坐生活方式与人群中的焦虑和压力之间存在一定关系。此外，慢性病患者将容易受到缺乏身体活动的生活方式的不良影响。此外，社交媒体平台和技术进步似乎也是促进健康和幸福的另一种潜在工具，但这些干预措施在大流行时代的能力在很大程度上尚不清楚。为了探索技术进步和社交媒体平台作为在 COVID-19 时代促进健康生活方式的替代工具的可能作用。使用预定标准的研究被用于综合有关机会和挑战的信息。考虑使用社交媒体平台进行生活方式干预的研究，以及用于健康促进的技术的研究，都被纳入了审查。用于综合证据的研究包括随机对照试验、系统评价和荟萃分析。由两名评审员分别独立搜索数据库，如 Medline、Scopus 和 Science Direct。共有 17 项研究纳入了综述，其中互联网和生活方式改变 n = 2，移动健康和生活方式改变 n = 3，社交媒体和生活方式改变 n = 3，技术采用用于生活方式改变 n = 4，以及危害 = 5。基于技术和社交媒体的干预措施似乎是促进健康和幸福的有前途的技术，并且这是在大流行情况下进行干预的唯一有效方法。然而，似乎也需要制定社交媒体使用指南，以防止可能出现的危害。
