Relationship between Individuals' Levels of Pain, Physical Activity and Problematic Internet Use in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this research is to examine the role of sex with physical activity and problematic internet use as predictors of pain levels caused by individuals ' use of technology during the covid-19 pandemic. Method: The research was carried out by relational screening method. The participants of the study are 296 adult individuals over the age of 18 living in Turkey, 198 of whom are female (66.9%) and 98 of whom are male (33.1%), who use the internet actively. In the study, "Problematic Internet Use Scale-Short Form-6", "International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form" and "Personal Information Form" were used. Results: A negatively significant association was found between pain levels and physical activity levels caused by individuals ' use of technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, while a positively significant association was found between problematic internet usage levels. In addition, gender, physical activity, and problematic internet use variables were found to together explain 18.3% of the total variance in pain caused by technology use. Conclusion: During the pandemic period, physical activity, problematic internet use and gender factors were found to have an important place in the level of pain caused by individuals ' use of technology.

Keywords

• Pain
• physical activity
• problematic internet use
• COVID-19
• gender.

COVID-19 Pandemisinde Bireylerin Ağrı, Fiziksel Aktivite ve Problemli İnternet Kullanımı Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkiler

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, COVID-19 pandemisi döneminde bireylerin teknoloji kullanımlarından kaynaklı ağrı düzeylerinin yordayıcıları olarak fiziksel aktivite ve problemli internet kullanım düzeyi ile cinsiyetin rolünü incelemektir. Yöntem: Araştırma, ilişkisel tarama yöntemi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını, Türkiye’de yaşayan 18 yaş üzeri ve aktif internet kullanan 198’i kadın (%66.9) 98’i erkek olmak üzere (%33.1) 296 yetişkin birey oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada; “Problemli İnternet Kullanımı Ölçeği-Kısa Form-6”, “Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi – Kısa Form” ve “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Bireylerin COVID-19 pandemisi döneminde teknoloji kullanımlarından kaynaklı ağrı düzeyleri ile fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri arasında negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki bulunurken, problemli internet kullanımı düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Ayrıca cinsiyet, fiziksel aktivite ve problemli internet kullanımı değişkenleri birlikte, teknoloji kullanımından kaynaklanan ağrıdaki toplam varyansın %18.3’ünü açıkladığı görülmüştür. Sonuç: Pandemi döneminde bireylerin teknoloji kullanımlarından kaynaklanan ağrı düzeylerinde fiziksel aktivite, problemli internet kullanımı ve cinsiyet faktörlerinin önemli bir yere sahip olduğu görülmüştür.

Keywords

• Ağrı
• Fiziksel Aktivite
• Problemli İnternet Kullanımı
• COVID-19
• Cinsiyet

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