Gabriel L.

Catilo September 21, 2022

Title Author/Year Reference (APA format 7th Main Research Findings Conclusion Similarities or
Edition) Question or Problem Differences in the
Current Study
Mental Ai, 2021 Ai, X., Jingjing, Y., Lin, Z., Limited Space and There are The article This study and our
Health and & Wan, X. (2021). Mental facilities for physical many factors explores the study both wants to
the Role of health and the role of exercise, the positive that affects impact of see the role of
Physical physical activity during the relationship between Physical COVID-19 Physical Activity on
Activity COVID-19 physical exercise and Activity Pandemic on Mental health during
during the pandemic. Frontiers in mental health have during the physical the Covid-19
Covid-19 psychology, 4596. been well established, COVID-19 activities and Pandemic. But our
Pandemic but during the Pandemic. the evidence study particularly
pandemic most of the Physical that physical wants to know what
facilities that cater Activity Type, activities can are the effects of
physical activity such Intensity and maintain Physical exercise to
as gyms and Frequency is a and/or improve the mental health of
community grounds huge impact. mental health students.
have been closed Physical based on a
because of the Activity plays review of
restrictions. an important literature on
role in physical
maintaining exercise and
and/or mental health
improving published
mental health. between 2019-
2021. The
empirical
evidence
reported in
those studies
shows that in
the context of
COVID-19,
maintaining
regular
exercise is
effective and
engaging in
alternative
modes of
physical
activity is a
key strategy to
maintain
mental health
and well-being
(Maugeri et al.,
2020). Further
research is
called for to
contribute to
the
development
and
implementation
of public health
 interventions to
encourage
various
physical
activities
across different
social groups
in different
context.
Health Mazyarkin, Mazyarkin, Z., Peleg, T., There is considerably They No significant This study and our
Benefits of a 2019 Golani, I., Sharony, L., less attention devoted demonstrated differences study both wants to
physical Kremer, I., & Shamir, A. to the impact of that long term were found in know the effect of
exercise (2019). Health benefits of a Physical Exercise to physical wellbeing, physical exercise to
program for physical exercise program the mental health and activity mood, the mental health. But
inpatients for inpatients with mental wellbeing for the improved satisfaction and This study wants to
with mental health; a pilot people who negative functioning know the health
health; a pilot study. Journal of experiences mental symptoms, but between benefits to those who
study psychiatric research, 113, disorder in general and not the exercise are mentally unstable
10-16. particularly for positive groups. particularly the
inpatients in the symptoms. Furthermore, inpatients in the
mental health care While physical mental health care
system. improvement activity did not system, while we want
in the severity improve any of to know what are the
of the illness the effects of physical
as measured psychological exercise to the mental
by the BPRS parameters that health of students
questionnaire were measured during the COVID-19
was found to in this study. Pandemic.
be Together these
independent of data indicated
the training that exercise
 time. They for at least 3
additionally months seems
showed that to improve the
the empathic overall patient
ability of mental state,
patients who but not his or
exercised for her
more than psychological
three months parameters,
was while
significantly improvement
improved as in negative
compared to symptoms and
the other patient’s
experimental empathy may
groups. occur only
after a long
term physical
exercise
activity.
The Impact Alexandratos, Alexandratos, K., Barnett, Impact of exercise on The findings Physical This study and our
of mental Barnett, F., & Thomas, Y. (2012). mental health and show that exercise has study both wants to
health and Thomas, The impact of exercise on quality of life for exercise can been proven to know the impact or the
quality of life (2012) the mental health and people who experience contribute to benefit the effect of physical
of people quality of life of people with a severe and enduring improvements general exercise to the mental
with severe severe mental illness: A mental illness. in symptoms, population in health, but this study
mental critical review. British including terms of mental focuses on the mental
illness: A Journal of Occupational mood, health and health and quality of
critical Therapy, 75(2), 48-60. alertness, wellbeing. life of people with
Review. concentration, However, there severe mental illness.
sleep patterns is little
and psychotic research
symptoms. investigating
Exercise can the impact of
also contribute exercise on
to improved mental health
quality of life of life for
through social people who
interaction, experience a
meaningful severe and
use of time, enduring
purposeful mental illness.
activity and This study
empowerment. shows that
exercise can
contribute to
improvements
in symptoms. It
can also
improve the
quality of life.
 In this study of Ai, Yang, Lin and Wan (2021) which focuses on generating some ways to be physically
active during the pandemic that has many restrictions in terms of facilities and other equipment that are not
available to use during the Pandemic. This study shows that Physical Activity can help us during the COVID-19
Pandemic in many ways, such as our mental health. they suggest that there are many factors that affects our
physical activity during these times, such as Quarantine, Self-Isolation, Lockdown and Social Distancing. They
also find out that Physical Activity type, Intensity and Frequency has a huge impact on this study. The major
contextual variables include exercise monitoring, support from family and friends and the place of residence.

In the study of Mazyarkin, Peleg, Golani, Sharony, Kremer and Shamir (2019) which focuses on the health
benefits of physical exercise program for people who has unstable mental health particularly, inpatients who are
not mentally stable in the mental health care system. The researchers found out that long term physical activity had
improved the negative symptoms of the patients, not the positive symptoms. The researchers later found out that
the empathic ability of patients who had 3 months of physical activity was highly improved than compared to the
experimental groups. The patients who exercised for at least three months shows improvement the overall mental
state of the patient but not their psychological parameter, the improvement of negative symptoms and the patient’s
empathy may only occur after a long term physical exercise activity.

In the study of Alexandratos, Barnett, Thomas, (2012) which focuses on the impact of physical exercise to
the mental health and the quality of life of people with severe mental illness, shows that exercise is a great
contributor to the improvement of symptoms such as mood, alertness, concentration, sleep patterns and psychotic
symptoms. They also found out that exercise can improve the quality of life through social interaction, meaningful
use of time, purposeful activity and empowerment.