Well-being and Health During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Abstract: The fast spreading of the COVID-19 virus led WHO to consider it as a pandemic. All over the world the entire population of different nations was lockdown. From the Psychological and Psychopedagogical Counseling Service (SAP) at the University of Cádiz, a health promotion program called “Well-being and Health” was designed and implemented. Participants belonged to two different groups considered as “at risk” in the context of health alert: students from the Elderly University Program of University of Cádiz and women with a breast cancer diagnosis. The program aimed to promote the well-being of participants during lockdown due to the pandemic; and to evaluate the effectiveness of an online health promotion program based in relaxation and meditation techniques, the principles of positive psychology and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. It is possible to conclude that participating in an on line group health promotion program, with an emphasis on a healthy lifestyle, training in relaxation and meditation techniques, and based in the positive Psychology perspective, protected people from the impact of stress associated with lockdown.