@article{article_1075181, title={Factors Affecting Physical Activity Level in Healthy Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period}, journal={Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal}, volume={9}, pages={652–667}, year={2022}, DOI={10.21020/husbfd.1075181}, author={Numanoğlu Akbaş, Ayşe and Suner-keklik, Sinem}, keywords={Aktivite, Fobi, Pandemi, Sağlık, Sedanter Yaşam}, abstract={Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the physical activity levels of healthy individuals and the factors affecting these levels during the Coronavirus-19 pandemic period. <br />Materials and Methods: Individuals between the ages of 18 and 65 were included in the study. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire–Short Form, the Coronavirus-19 Phobia Scale, and the Physical Activity Barriers Questionnaire were used to assess the individuals. A decision tree model made using the Chi-Squared Automatic Interaction Detection Method was used to analyze how the variables explain the total physical activity score. <br />Results: In this study, 267 individuals (199 females 74.53%, 68 males 25.47%) with a mean age of 26.71±9.67 were included. It was observed that 77.15% of the individuals did not have sufficient levels of physical activity. According to the decision tree analysis, gender was the factor that most differentiated the total physical activity scores of the participants (p<0.001). Physical activity levels of men were found to be higher than women. It was observed that the physical activity levels of women differed in accordance with the Personal subscale of the Physical Activity Barriers Questionnaire (p=0.002). Those who reported more personal barriers among women had lower physical activity levels. <br />Conclusions: It was determined that most individuals had insufficient levels of physical activity, and gender and personal barriers were the most important determinants. Our study reveals that to increase the physical activity level of healthy individuals, it is necessary to focus on factors related to internal motivation. <br />}, number={3}, publisher={Hacettepe Üniversitesi}