Factors associated with level of physical activity during covid-19 pandemic among students in Universiti Teknologi Mara Shah Alam

Yusop, Nur Suhaila (2021) Factors associated with level of physical activity during covid-19 pandemic among students in Universiti Teknologi Mara Shah Alam. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the factors associated with level of physical activity during COVID-19 among undergraduate students aged 18-26 years. A sample of 171 students from Universiti Teknologi Mara Shah Alam (n = 171; 37 males; 134 females) participated in this study. The respondents were selected by using a simple random sampling among students of the Faculty of Applied Sciences. A self-administered online questionnaire was used to gather information regarding their socio-demographic characteristics, social support, level of stress, anxiety, and depression, home safety, sedentary lifestyle, and physical activity level. The majority of respondents (61.4%) were classified as having a low physical activity, followed by vigorous (28.7%) and moderate physical activity (9.9%). The findings of Pearson Correlation showed that there was a significant relationship between family support and physical activity level (r = 0.247, p = 0.001). However, there were no significant relationships between friend support (r = 0.147, p = 0.055), stress (r = -0.36, p = 0.641), anxiety (r = -0.49, p = 0.527), depression (r = -0.023, p = 0.767), home environment ( r = 0.010, p = 0.899) and sedentary lifestyle (r = 0.082, p = 0.283) with physical activity levels. This study showed that family played an important role and associated with physical activity level during this COVID-19 pandemic. More research needs to be conducted among students during this pandemic to gain a more reliable data on factors associated with physical activity level.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2023 07:11
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2023 07:11
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1277

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