Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between physical activity levels and life quality of Amasya University students. The universe of the study consists of university students studying in 6 faculties of the University of Amasya during the 2018-2019 academic year and the sample is composed of 331 (162 female, 169 male) university students. As data collection tools, in order to determine the level of physical activity (Craig, et al., 2003) by the improved validity and reliability study in Turkey (Öztürk, 2005) in order to determine the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. For the deremination of life quality, Fidaner’s (1999) “World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Short Form” was used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods, independent sample t-test and single factor variance analysis (One-Way ANOVA). As a result of the analyses; 262 students attending the research stated that the physical activity areas of the faculties were insufficient and 69 students stated that they were sufficient. When the body mass indexes of the participants were examined, it was found that the majority of 76.4 % of the participants had normal BMI (Global Database on BMI, WHO, 2004) classification. A significant difference was found in the psychological and environmental dimensions of students’ life quality in goodness of the students habiting at home. When it is classified according to physical activity score, it is seen that 65 students studying at the Faculty of Education have a high Met level, while 33 students studying at the Faculty of Medicine have low Met level. It was concluded that students with high levels of MET have higher total life quality scores than students at other levels of MET.
Highlights
Measurement of health status and quality of the individual from birth to death; It has been an important research topic for physicians, public health workers, statisticians, psychologists, sociologists and economists (Aldinç et al, 2004)
It is thought that there is a significant relationship between the physical activity levels and quality of life of university students; When the descriptive statistics of the answers given by the participants were examined, it was found that while 65 (43.5%) of the students in the Faculty of Education had a high Met level according to their physical activity score, 33 students (7%) who study at Medical Faculty have low level of MET
The fact that the students in the Faculty of Education have high met scores, physical education teacher students who continue their education in the Faculty of Education are thought to have more physical activities than the students studying in other departments due to their curriculum and personal tendencies
Summary
Measurement of health status and quality of the individual from birth to death; It has been an important research topic for physicians, public health workers, statisticians, psychologists, sociologists and economists (Aldinç et al, 2004). Research has been done to be healthy, slow down aging, energetic, live and positive. In the biological development that started with birth, it was desired to have the basic key of healthy and long life by keeping the life quality high, being resistant to psychological problems, living in healthy environment, feeding correctly and being active and controlling the factors that we have (Zorba, 2010). People desire to have the basic key of healthy and long life; it is considered that the life quality increases in the short term and increases the life quality in the short term, it increases the number of the immobile individuals in the long term and adversely affects the human health and decreases the life quality. The inactive lifestyle, non-ergonomic working conditions and the overload caused by stress cause deterioration in the physical, psychological and social health of individuals; resulting in a decrease in the physical activity levels and life quality of the individuals (Özer & Baltacı, 2008)
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