COVID-19 lockdown and lifestyles: A narrative review

Background: The primary objective worldwide during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been controlling transmission. However, lockdown measures used to mitigate transmission have affected human behavior and altered lifestyles, with a likely impact on chronic non-communicable diseases. More than year into pandemic, substantial peer-reviewed literature emerged lifestyles following varying imposed globally control virus spread. We explored of six lifestyle factors, namely diet, physical activity, sleep, stress, social connectedness, use tobacco, alcohol, or other harmful substances. Methods: comprehensively searched PubMed World Health Organization’s global database COVID-19 retrieved 649 relevant articles for narrative review. A critical interpretative synthesis was performed. Results: Most included in review identified negative effect each factors many parts world. Encouraging trends were also highlighted few articles. Such can positively influence outcome lifestyle-related diseases, such as obesity diabetes. Conclusions: provides an opportunity better understand strict lifestyles. At same time, it helps us identify initiate positive behavioral changes, which, if consolidated, could improve outcomes. It is up governments, communities, healthcare/academic entities derive benefit from lessons learned ultimate educating promoting healthy among communities.