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Objective: To analyze how the journalistic media has described the issues of quality of life (QoL), physical activity (PA) and mental health (MH) of adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a descriptive and qualitative study that used content analysis. Sixty-two journalistic publications were analyzed from a total of 8211 published by the most read newspapers in each Brazilian region between December 2019 and August 2021. Results: The results were grouped and evaluated in three categories: QoL (n=11), PA (n =9) and MH (n=42). In the analyzed period, the adolescents had more time of exposure to screens, contributing to an inadequate diet, a decrease in PA and impairments in QoL. According to the media publications, the pandemic has also contributed to an increase in anxiety, depression, loneliness and fear resulting from the mental and emotional disorganization caused by the abrupt change in routine. Social vulnerability was presented as an aggravating factor in this context. The journalistic media did not pay the necessary attention to adolescents regarding the negative consequences of the pandemic on QoL, PA and MH. Conclusions: The analyzed reports showed that the pandemic caused a decrease in social interaction, feelings of uncertainty, fear and the appearance/exacerbation of symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression. Social vulnerability was presented as another obstacle to be faced in this problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of elderly participants of a coexistence group; verify the sociodemographic profile. Methodology: This is a descriptive quantitative study, where a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Whoqol-Bref instrument were used to evaluate the quality of life of 103 elderly people from a community center in Belém do Pará. Results: most of them are elderly with age range between 70-75 years, schooling 8 years or more, pen-sioned/retired. In relation to the Whoqol-bref instrument, the elderly presented a higher score in the domain of perception of quality of life and social relations, followed respectively by physical, psychological, health satisfaction and ambient environment. Conclusion: Most retired elderly women demonstrated to have a good quality of life, highlighted for the domain of this perception and social relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]