Covid-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Fiziksel Aktivite, Yaşam Kalitesi ve Depresyon Seviyelerinin İncelenmesi

Authors : Halil Ibrahim Bulguroğlu, Merve Bulguroğlu, Ahmet Özaslan

Pages : 306-311

Doi:10.31067/acusaglik.852175

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Publication Date : 2021-04-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Purpose:The most critical periods in making regular physical activity a lifestyle is university years. The process we are in causes university students to decrease their physical activities even more. The aim of this study was to understand the status of physical activity levels, quality of life and depression levels of university students during the pandemic process and considering the effects of physical activity on health, it was aimed to emphasize the importance of physical activity levels. Patients and Methods:332 volunteer university students who accepted to participate in the study participated by filling out the online questionnaire form filling method. With the online questionnaire filling method, university students were questioned whether they did physical activity regularly before the Covid-19 pandemic, if they did, how much the pandemic process affected, their current physical activity, quality of life and depression levels.Physical activity levels; with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire -Short Form, quality of life; with Short Form-36, depression levels; with Beck Depression Scale were evaluated. Results:During the pandemic process physical activity amounts of the students were 1763.57 ± 1135.41 MET-min/week, 30.7% were not physically active, 48.5% had low physical activity level, and 20.8% of physical activity level was sufficient to protect health. Students, the average of the physical health score was 54.78 ± 5.89 and the average of the mental health score was 47.12 ± 9.83, while the depression measurement results were 16.03 ± 7.94. Conclusion:As a result; during the pandemic process, it was determined that the level of physical activity in university students was quite low and the depression and quality of life levels of the students were negatively affected in this process.
Keywords : University students, physical activity, depression, quality of life