Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity in university students
Young people can have negative repercussions on their mental health, quality of life and on illnesses related to physical inactivity due to social isolation and fear of the disease (Covid-19). This study aimed to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality of life, level of physical...
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| author | Ana Paula Rodrigues dos Santos Joyce Neire Vidal Alexandre Souza Bruno Rafael Vieira Souza Silva Emília Chagas Costa Marcela Claudia de Paula Oliveira Oliveira Jael Maria de Aquino Marcos André Moura dos Santos Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros Lygia Maria Pereira da Silva Marco Aurelio de Valois Correia Junior |
| author_facet | Ana Paula Rodrigues dos Santos Joyce Neire Vidal Alexandre Souza Bruno Rafael Vieira Souza Silva Emília Chagas Costa Marcela Claudia de Paula Oliveira Oliveira Jael Maria de Aquino Marcos André Moura dos Santos Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros Lygia Maria Pereira da Silva Marco Aurelio de Valois Correia Junior |
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Young people can have negative repercussions on their mental health, quality of life and on illnesses related to physical inactivity due to social isolation and fear of the disease (Covid-19). This study aimed to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality of life, level of physical activity and mental health of university students. College students (16-24 years old) completed an online interview, considering possible changes in mental health, quality of life and physical activity level, evaluating the moment before and during the pandemic. The recruitment strategy of the participants was the snowball type. 1,167 young people (69.2%-women) attended in the study, of which 8.8% had a confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19. There was a worsening in all scores of quality of life, stress and depression during the pandemic when compared to the period prior to the pandemic (p < 0.001). The pandemic also increased inactivity among young people (49.1% vs 28%, p < 0.001). Female students, from the health area, who had their own home and who did not have confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19 showed increased stress in the pandemic period. The Covid-19 pandemic worsened the indicators of mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity among university students. It is noteworthy that despite not being a risk group for the aggravation of the disease and consequent higher mortality, restrictions related to the pandemic limited or prevented the movement of people and this isolation can represent important changes in health in the medium and long term in this population.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5a9b979a6e0c401db0455a2a40bc9e432025-08-20T02:51:34ZengSociedade Brasileira de Atividade Física e SaúdeRevista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde1413-34822317-16342022-07-012710.12820/rbafs.27e0266Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity in university studentsAna Paula Rodrigues dos Santos0Joyce Neire Vidal Alexandre Souza1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2083-4566Bruno Rafael Vieira Souza Silva2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6140-6990Emília Chagas Costa3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7664-5994Marcela Claudia de Paula Oliveira Oliveira4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-0684Jael Maria de Aquino5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6949-7217Marcos André Moura dos Santos6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2734-8416Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-0965Lygia Maria Pereira da Silva8https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4512-4990Marco Aurelio de Valois Correia Junior9https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0386-5256Universidade de Pernambuco, Programa de Pósgraduação em Hebiatria, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.Universidade de Pernambuco, Programa de Pósgraduação em Hebiatria, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.Universidade de Pernambuco/Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-graduação em Nutrição, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.Universidade de Pernambuco, Programa de Pósgraduação em Hebiatria, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.Universidade de Pernambuco/Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.Universidade de Pernambuco, Programa de Pósgraduação em Hebiatria, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. Universidade de Pernambuco/Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.Universidade de Pernambuco, Programa de Pósgraduação em Hebiatria, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. Universidade de Pernambuco/Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.Universidade de Pernambuco, Programa de Pósgraduação em Hebiatria, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.Universidade de Pernambuco, Programa de Pósgraduação em Hebiatria, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. Universidade de Pernambuco/Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. Young people can have negative repercussions on their mental health, quality of life and on illnesses related to physical inactivity due to social isolation and fear of the disease (Covid-19). This study aimed to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality of life, level of physical activity and mental health of university students. College students (16-24 years old) completed an online interview, considering possible changes in mental health, quality of life and physical activity level, evaluating the moment before and during the pandemic. The recruitment strategy of the participants was the snowball type. 1,167 young people (69.2%-women) attended in the study, of which 8.8% had a confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19. There was a worsening in all scores of quality of life, stress and depression during the pandemic when compared to the period prior to the pandemic (p < 0.001). The pandemic also increased inactivity among young people (49.1% vs 28%, p < 0.001). Female students, from the health area, who had their own home and who did not have confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19 showed increased stress in the pandemic period. The Covid-19 pandemic worsened the indicators of mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity among university students. It is noteworthy that despite not being a risk group for the aggravation of the disease and consequent higher mortality, restrictions related to the pandemic limited or prevented the movement of people and this isolation can represent important changes in health in the medium and long term in this population. https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/14810CoronavirusQuality of lifePhysical activityTeenagers |
| spellingShingle | Ana Paula Rodrigues dos Santos Joyce Neire Vidal Alexandre Souza Bruno Rafael Vieira Souza Silva Emília Chagas Costa Marcela Claudia de Paula Oliveira Oliveira Jael Maria de Aquino Marcos André Moura dos Santos Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros Lygia Maria Pereira da Silva Marco Aurelio de Valois Correia Junior Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity in university students Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde Coronavirus Quality of life Physical activity Teenagers |
| title | Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity in university students |
| title_full | Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity in university students |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity in university students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity in university students |
| title_short | Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity in university students |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 on the mental health quality of life and level of physical activity in university students |
| topic | Coronavirus Quality of life Physical activity Teenagers |
| url | https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/14810 |
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