Abstract
The purpose of this survey was to examine the levels of physical activity and life quality of Sports Sciences students in Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to achieve this objective, necessary authorizations were secured and the survey was conducted by using surveys forms prepared in a digital environment and a total population of 414 students was reached in Turkey, including 224 male and 190 female students. The Turkish version of IPAQ short form was used to determine the physical activity levels of the students whereas SF-36 life quality questionnaire was used to evaluate their life quality. Package SPSS was used for the analysis of the data obtained. Chi-Square test was used to establish the relationship between physical activity and gender variables. Independent Sampling t-test was used for the comparisons of life quality sub-dimensions according to the gender variable while single way Manova analysis was conducted to determine the difference between the activity level and life quality sub-dimensions. Tukey analysis was used to be able to determine the origin of the differences between the groups. A significant difference was observed at four sub-dimensions of the life quality scale according to gender whereas no meaningful difference was observed at any sub-dimensions according to the area of specialization and grade. A relationship was determined between gender and physical activity as the female students were observed to have a greater inactivity tendency during the pandemic. On the other hand, a significant effect on life quality was determined according to physical activity levels.
Highlights
Epidemics are known to be extensive health issues since the existence of humanity affecting and leading way too important worldwide governance and life changes
The study determined that the gender variable creates a significant statistical difference on the life quality sub-dimensions of energy/vitality, mental health, general health perception and social functionality and it was observed that male students compared to female students scored higher points in the abovementioned sub-dimensions
Şahan (2020), in his survey conducted on Sports Sciences students in Turkey, concluded that the gender variable does not create a significant difference in life quality
Summary
Epidemics are known to be extensive health issues since the existence of humanity affecting and leading way too important worldwide governance and life changes. Stay at home orders directly affecting the people’s physical activities and life quality, temporary lockdown of all sports centers, banning of parks and closing of all educational institutions are the issues that students of Sports Science have been going through since These measures were originally planned to fight the Covid-19 disease, the absence of other measures to overcome the state of immobility caused by social isolation may bring a series of health issues: To survive, human metabolism has always required a need for movement. It is important to observe the physical activity and life quality states of the sports sciences students who choose movement as their lifestyle and who make use of their professional skills this way and let these studies take place in the scientific literature for them to define measures to be taken against similar situations that society could face in the future. From this point of view, the present study was conducted to define the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the physical activity and life quality of sports sciences students
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