Changes in Pysical Activity of University Students During The Pandemic Period: A Cross-Sectional Study

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 21 - 29, 22.04.2022

Zeynep Yıldız Kızkın , Masoud Amır Rashedı Bonab , Kağan Üstün , Mehmet Armağan , Yusuf Hasırcı , Tuğba Kuru Çolak

https://doi.org/10.46413/boneyusbad.1035820

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Aim: To examine the relationship between physical activity and demographic characteristics in university students and to compare the values before and after pandemic.
Material and Method: There were 226 students without chronic diseases or trauma in this cross-sectional study. The demographic information and physical activity levels were evaluated with an online questionnaire. International Physical Activity Questionnaire-short form-(IPAQ-SF) was administered for before and after the pandemic period. The data was analyzed using SPSS v24, Jamovi v1.8.2 and G*power v3.1.9.6. Independent sample t-test, Mann Whitney U test, Wilcoxon signed ranks test and Kruskal-Wallis test analyzes and mediation modeling were used.
Results: 5.8% of the students are low active; 81.9% are moderate active; 12.4% are high physical active. After the pandemic, the medians of vigorous and moderate physical activity, walking decreased and medians of sitting activity increased compared to the pre-pandemic period (p=0.037; p=0.033; p<0.001; p<0.001). There was no difference in the medians of physical activity change between gender and living environment groups (p=0.086; p=0.157).
Conclusion: It is important to encourage young adults who are inactive for a long time due to online education to exercise in order to prevent problems that may arise as a result of activity restriction.

Keywords

Activity, Inactivity, Phsical activity level, COVID 19, University students

Pandemi Döneminde Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Fiziksel Aktivite Düzeyi Değişiminin İncelenmesi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Sağlıklı üniversite öğrencilerinde fiziksel aktivite düzeyinin demografik özellikler ile ilişkisini incelemek ve pandemi öncesi ve sonrası değerleri karşılaştırmaktır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tipte tasarlanan çalışmaya kronik hastalığı ve travmatik kas iskelet sistemi problemi bulunmayan 226 üniversite öğrencisi dahil edilmiştir. Katılımcıların demografik özellikleri ve fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri çevrimiçi oluşturulan bir anket yoluyla değerlendirilmiştir. Fiziksel aktivite düzeyi pandemi süreci ve öncesi göz önünde bulundurularak Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi Kısa Formu ile iki kez değerlendirilmiştir. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde SPSS v24, Jamovi v1.8.2 ve örneklem büyüklüğünün belirlenmesinde G*power v3.1.9.6 programları kullanılmıştır. Veri analizleri bağımsız örneklem t-testi, Mann Whitney U testi, Wilcoxon sıralı işaretler testi ve Kruskal-Wallis testi analizlerinden ve mediasyon modellemesi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan öğrencilerin %5.8’i inaktif; %81.9’u orta düzeyde aktif; %12.4’ü ise aktifti. Pandemi döneminde şiddetli ve orta fiziksel aktivite, yürüme aktivite değerleri pandemi öncesine göre düşüş, oturma aktivitesi değerleri ise yükseliş gösterdi (p=0.037; p=0.033; p<0.001; p<0.001). Fiziksel aktivite değişimi değerleri cinsiyet ve yaşam çevresi gruplarına göre kıyaslandığında, gruplar benzerdi (p=0.086; p=0.157).
Sonuç: Pandemi döneminde fiziksel aktivite düzeylerinde düşüş gözlenmiştir. Özellikle online eğitim nedeniyle uzun süreler hareketsiz kalan genç bireylerde aktivite kısıtlılığı sonucu ortaya çıkabilecek sorunları önlemek için fiziksel aktivite teşvik edilmelidir.

Keywords

Fiziksel aktivite düzeyi, Aktivite, İnaktivite, COVID 19, Üniversite öğrencisi

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