THE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SLEEP ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND DEPRESSION LEVEL IN 18- 25 YEARS OLD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Year 2025, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 73 - 85

Erdoğan Kavlak , Server Erdoğmuş , Gülay Yalçın

https://doi.org/10.63695/jhscr.1660360

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Aim:Physical activity,which involves movements exceeding basal energy levels, affects both physical and psychological health.This descriptive study examines the effects of physical activity and sleep on quality of life and depression in university students.
Methods:Sociodemographic data was collected using a form.Physical activity was assessed with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form (IPAQ), sleep quality with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), depression levels with the Beck Depression Inventory, and quality of life with the Quality of Life Scale (SF-36).
Results:While there was no statistically significant correlation between PSQI,which was used to evaluate sleep duration and quality, and SF-36 sub-parameters Physical Function (r=-0.127;p=0.133) and Physical Role Difficulty (r= -0.155;p=0.066);There was a weak negative statistically significant relationship between the sub-parameters of Vitality (r=-0.281*;p=0.001),Social Functioning (r=-0.278*;p=0,001),Pain (r=-0.296*;p=0.000), General Health (r=-0.290*;p=0.000). A statistically significant relationship was found between PSQI and Emotional Role Difficulty (r=-0.300*;p=0.000), Mental Health (r=-0.409*;p=0.000) sub-parameters at a moderate negative level. There was also a statistically significant moderate positive correlation between the total scores of PSQI and Beck Depression Inventory (r=0.483*;p=0.000).
Conclusions:Adequate sleep and physical activity improve the quality of life and mood in university students,a critical life stage.Therefore, interventions to assess and improve physical activity levels and sleep quality are necessary. In this population, physical activity levels and sleep quality should be questioned and interventions to improve them are needed.

Keywords

Physical activity, youth, mental health, adolescent, university students

18- 25 YAŞ ARASI ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE FİZİKSEL AKTİVİTE VE UYKUNUN YAŞAM KALİTESİ VE DEPRESYON DÜZEYİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ

Abstract

ÖZET
Amaç: Bazal enerji seviyesini aşan hareketleri içeren fiziksel aktivite, hem fiziksel hem de psikolojik sağlığı etkilemektedir. Bu tanımlayıcı araştırma, üniversite öğrencilerinde fiziksel aktivite ve uykunun yaşam kalitesi ve depresyon düzeyi üzerindeki etkilerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Yöntemler: Çalışmada sosyodemografik veriler anket formu ile toplanmıştır. Fiziksel aktivite düzeyi Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi Kısa Formu (UFAA) ile, uyku kalitesi Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi İndeksi (PUKİ) ile, depresyon düzeyi Beck Depresyon Envanteri ile ve yaşam kalitesi Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği (SF-36) ile değerlendirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Uyku süresi ve kalitesini değerlendiren PUKİ ile SF-36 alt parametrelerinden Fiziksel Fonksiyon (r=-0.127; p=0.133) ve Fiziksel Rol Güçlüğü (r=-0.155; p=0.066) arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmamıştır. Ancak, Canlılık (r=-0.281*; p=0.001), Sosyal Fonksiyon (r=-0.278*; p=0.001), Ağrı (r=-0.296*; p=0.000) ve Genel Sağlık (r=-0.290*; p=0.000) alt parametreleri ile PUKİ arasında zayıf düzeyde negatif yönde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, PUKİ ile Duygusal Rol Güçlüğü (r=-0.300*; p=0.000) ve Ruh Sağlığı (r=-0.409*; p=0.000) alt parametreleri arasında orta düzeyde negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmıştır. PUKİ toplam puanı ile Beck Depresyon Envanteri toplam puanı arasında ise orta düzeyde pozitif yönde anlamlı bir korelasyon belirlenmiştir (r=0.483*; p=0.000).
Sonuçlar: Üniversite öğrencileri için kritik bir dönem olan genç yetişkinlik sürecinde, yeterli uyku ve fiziksel aktivitenin yaşam kalitesini ve ruh sağlığını olumlu yönde etkilediği görülmektedir. Bu nedenle, fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ve uyku kalitesinin değerlendirilmesi ve iyileştirilmesine yönelik müdahalelerin geliştirilmesi önem arz etmektedir. Bu popülasyonda fiziksel aktivite ve uyku kalitesi düzenli olarak değerlendirilerek, bu faktörleri iyileştirmeye yönelik stratejiler oluşturulmalıdır.

Keywords

Fiziksel aktivite, gençlik, ruh sağlığı, ergen, üniversite öğrencileri

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