A Cross Sectional Study on The Association Between Physical Activities and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Undergraduate Students in Public University in Malaysia

Norazlee, Nabila Nuraina (2021) A Cross Sectional Study on The Association Between Physical Activities and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Undergraduate Students in Public University in Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Background: Practicing healthy lifestyle are important as is can contribute to a good state of mental and physical health. However, there are certain number of students that still practicing a sedentary lifestyle. Thus, this research aims to find the relationship between physical activity with health-related quality of life with the influence of other factors. Objective: To determine the association of physical activity and health-related quality of life and the influence of participant characteristics among undergraduate students in public university in Malaysia. Method: A cross-sectional study involved 244 participants by using International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36). For descriptive analysis, mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage were used. To determine the relationship between physical activity and health-related quality of life, One-Way Independent Annova were used. Result: Majority of the respondent were female (n=184, 75.4%). The data shows that 56.6% of the respondents were having a moderate level of physical activity (n=138), while 25.8% (n=63) of them were having a low level of physical activity and only 17.6% (n=43) of them were having a high level of physical The mean ± standard deviation for physical functioning, physical role, emotional role, vitality, mental health, bodily pain, social functioning and general health score are 84.61 ± 18.94, 69.26 ± 36.75, 60.92 ± 41.38, 48.68 ± 17.26, 57.55 ± 15.80, 69.68 ± 19.72, 64.21 ± 21.29 and 66.35 ± 17.214 respectively. The relationship between level of physical activity with vitality (VT) and mental health (MH) were significant at p-value 0.04 for both. Conclusion: This study shows the sociodemographic factors that affect physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among university students and provide the baseline data for the university authorities to improve the health education among their students. Keyword: Physical activity, health-related quality of life, undergraduates

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2023 07:49
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2023 07:49
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1074

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