Evaluation of the Physical Activity, Sleep Quality, Depression, and Life Satisfaction of University Students During the COVID-19

Dinler, Elif; Badat, Tuğba; Kocamaz, Deniz; Yakut, Yavuz

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“…e impacts of an inability to properly manage stress, anxiety, and concentration on educational outcomes have been well established. [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]64 It is plausible that these graduates may be influenced by the increased hardships of the pandemic, including stress, anxiety, and burnout. 62,64 Yet, it is unclear if the increased likelihood of failure in this sample is directly related to circumstances caused by the pandemic.…”

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“…3,[21][22][23] Yet, even before the pandemic, the impacts of stress, anxiety, and burnout on student academic performance were well-established in the literature. [35][36][37] Increased levels of stress and anxiety in graduate students can lead to burnout and depression, which may subsequently have deleterious effects on academic performance. [28][29][30] us, the "unprecedented upheaval" 23 caused by the pandemic could have exacerbated the challenges associated with learning.…”

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A Comparison of Physical Therapist Educational Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Study

Pucillo,

Crowder,

Andrea

et al. 2024

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Introduction. The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare educational outcomes of Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) graduates before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Review of Literature. Reports show increased stress, anxiety, and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have negatively affected academic performance. Historically, academic performance is predictive of National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) scores. Yet, there is little evidence analyzing student outcomes during the pandemic. Subjects. Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate records (N = 1,897) were retrospectively collected from a multicenter convenience sample consisting of 5 blended programs. Records were sampled from existing “prepandemic” graduates of Fall 2018–2019 (n = 988) and “pandemic” graduates of Fall 2021–2022 (n = 909). Methods. A causal comparative and correlational study design was used. Grade point average (GPA) and NPTE scores were collected. A general linear model examined differences between groups, and a multiple linear regression examined predictors of NPTE performance. Results. Grade point average was a significant predictor of NPTE score (r 2 = 0.56; P < .01) for the overall sample and for the prepandemic and pandemic cohorts (r 2 = 0.38, P < .01; r 2 = 0.45, P < .01, respectively). Grade point average was not significantly different between the groups (P = .09), nor did it significantly influence differences in NPTE scores (P = .13). Pandemic graduates displayed a significantly lower NPTE pass rate (85.1%) compared with prepandemic graduates (89.7%; P < .01). Pandemic graduates experienced higher rates of academic difficulty (20%; P < .01) and had a approximately 5 times higher likelihood of not passing the NPTE. Discussion and Conclusion. This is the first study to report on DPT graduate outcomes spanning the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar to previous studies, GPA remained the most significant predictor of NPTE scores. Pandemic graduates demonstrated significantly lower NPTE scores and higher rates of academic difficulty (GPA < 3.0). Continued monitoring of NPTE performance is warranted between prepandemic, pandemic, and postpandemic cohorts across modes of program delivery.

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A Comparison of Physical Therapist Educational Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Study

Pucillo,

Crowder,

Andrea

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“…Appropriate physical exercise can help regulate mood. During the COVID-19 pandemic, college students lived indoors for a long time and exercised less, which made them more prone to anxiety and depression (Dinler et al, 2020). It has been found that students who exercise regularly have lower levels of anxiety (Luo et al, 2022) and depression (Simon et al, 2023), which may be related to the increased secretion of dopamine (Merchán-Sanmartín et al, 2022) and brain-derived neurofactors by exercise (Torres et al, 2023).…”

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An investigative study of anxiety, depression and sleep quality in college students after the COVID-19 pandemic - the moderating effect of physical activity

Zhang,

Cheng,

Zhao

2024

J Med H Sci Res

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To explore the current situation of anxiety, depression and sleep quality among college students after the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the moderating effect of physical activity on negative emotions, and to provide a theoretical basis for colleges and universities to formulate corresponding interventions. An online cross-sectional questionnaire survey was carried out by convenience sampling method on 801 college students from China through the General Information Questionnaire (GIQ), Anxiety Self-Rating Scale (ASRS), Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PQIS), and Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS). Data were analysed using SPSS 25.0 software and Pearson correlation was used to explore the correlations between variables. The scores of anxiety, depression, sleep quality, and physical activity level of the 801 college students included in the study after the Covid-19 pandemic were 37.15, 40.93, 2.9, and 14.44, respectively; and the detection rates of anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, and sleep disorders were 41.09%, 42.89%, and 30.82%, respectively. The detection rate of negative emotions was significantly higher in females than in males, and the senior group was significantly higher than the junior group in terms of depression and anxiety symptoms. The amount of physical activity of college students was significantly negatively correlated with anxiety (r=-0.691, P<0.001), depression (r=-0.767, P<0.001), and sleep quality (r=-0.814, P<0.001); anxiety was positively correlated with depression (r=0.622, P<0.001) and sleep quality (r=0.598, P<0.05); and positive correlation between depression and sleep quality (r=0.512, P<0.05). After the Covid-19 pandemic, college students showed different degrees of anxiety, depression and sleep disorders, the appropriate frequency of exercise can effectively improve the negative emotions of college students, and colleges and universities should pay attention to guiding the students and give them enough care and support to improve their mental health status.

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“…As a result of the research, the researchers revealed that physical activity and sports participation of male and female university students decreased during the COVID-19 outbreak compared to the pre-COVID-19 outbreak. In various studies conducted in Turkey, it was revealed that the regular physical activity and exercise habits of university students decreased and sitting habits increased during the COVID-19 epidemic (Bulguroğlu, Bulguroğlu, & Özaslan, 2021;Dinler, Badat, Kocamaz, & Yakut, 2020;Ercan & Keklicek, 2020).…”

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The Impact of Covid-19 on Physical Activity Levels of Physical Education Teacher Candidates

DOĞAN>¹,

Saraç²

2022

ojrs

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The goal of this study was to compare the levels of physical activity during leisure time of physical education teacher candidates by gender and grade level, and to see if the level of leisure time physical activity differed before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. A total of 168 teacher candidates, consisting of 100 females and 68 males, who were selected based on a convenient sampling method, participated in the study. The Demographic Information Form, which was prepared by researchers and included questions on gender, grade, and age variables, and the Leisure-time Physical Activity Questionnaire, were used to collect data in the research. The Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank tests were used to analyze the data. As a result of the research, it was found that there was no statistically significant difference between the scores of the first, second, third, and fourth grade female and male teacher candidates with respect to the level of physical activity in their leisure time physical activity level before and during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, there is a statistically significant difference between the levels of physical activity in the leisure time of the physical education teacher candidates before and during the COVID-19 outbreak, and the levels of physical activity of the teacher candidates’ declined during the COVID-19 outbreak. Research findings revealed a negative impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on physical activity, and various suggestions were presented to policymakers in this direction.

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Evaluation of the Physical Activity, Sleep Quality, Depression, and Life Satisfaction of University Students During the COVID-19

Cited by 10 publications

References 31 publications

A Comparison of Physical Therapist Educational Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Study

A Comparison of Physical Therapist Educational Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Study

An investigative study of anxiety, depression and sleep quality in college students after the COVID-19 pandemic - the moderating effect of physical activity

The Impact of Covid-19 on Physical Activity Levels of Physical Education Teacher Candidates

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