Resumo

Este ensaio teórico foi elaborado com o objetivo de discutir sobre os reflexos da pandemia na saúde mental de idosos e a contribuição dos exergames como terapia não medicamentosa para o cuidado à saúde neste grupo em tempos de pandemia de COVID-19. Apesar de compreender que as medidas restritivas para aglomerações são estratégias importantes no controle da pandemia, o distanciamento social pode aumentar ainda mais a vulnerabilidade dos idosos, principalmente no que diz respeito ao agravamento das morbidades psíquicas. Nesse sentido, apresentar possibilidades de atividades físicas, já comprovadamente aceitas, como modalidades terapêuticas efetivas, frente a essas condições, e indicar possibilidades de movimentar-se com os exergames, contribui para o aumento do nível de atividade física e, consequentemente, para a melhoria da saúde mental dessa população.

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