Physical activity, mental health, and frailty among older adults in Covid-19 pandemic Agnani Pooja, Bhise Anjali1, Mehta Zeel2 Khyati Institute of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 1Government Spine Institute and Physiotherapy College, Civil hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 2Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Department, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA Online published on 10 September, 2021. Abstract The Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has been a pandemic worldwide. This on-going Covid-19 pandemic is having a profound effect on every aspect of daily life. Older adults are at high risk, particularly frail older adults, for severe illness and adverse health outcomes. Thus, this study was conducted to investigate the changes in physical activity, mental health and to know the prevalence of frailty in older adults during Covid-19 pandemic. It was an online survey. Data were collected from 146 community-dwelling older adults aged 60 and above years from 1st October 2020 to 4th October 2020. 64 per cent of older adults had low physical activity, 47.3 per cent were worried and 45.9 per cent of older people had sleep disturbance. The prevalence of frailty in older adults was 25 per cent. The present study concludes that the Covid-19 pandemic affected the daily physical activity and mental health of older adults. There is a need to identify such changes to avoid the consequences of this in the future. Top Keywords Physical Activity, Mental health, Frailty, Covid-19 pandemic.. Top |