Evaluation Of Physical Activity, Sleep Quality And Time Management Skills Of Physiotherapy And Rehabilitation Students During The Covid-19 Pandemic Process

Abstract

Introduction: In our study, it is aimed to evaluate the physical activities, sleep quality and time management skills of the students studying in the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (PTR) Department, which is a department with intensive theoretical and practical course hours during the COVID-19 process. Method: All PTR students (n= 311, 75.56% female n= 265, 24.44% male n= 76) who met the inclusion criteria International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to determine physical activity level, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to determine sleep quality, and Time Management Inventory (TMI) was used to determine time management skill. Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic of the students in the PTR department, 72.48% had poor sleep quality, 27.43% were inactive and only 22.82% had sufficient physical activity. Female students body mass indexes were lower, physical activity levels, time attitudes (managing time well) and sleep quality were negatively affected, and the time they spent sitting was found to be higher than men (p<0.05). The use of sleeping pills, sleep quality total score, time management and attitudes had a worse affect in inactive students than students with adequate physical activity (p<0.05). In addition, students with good physical activity scores were found to have less use of sleeping pills and a weak level of positive correlation with time management (p<0.05). It was also found that some of the subscales of sleep disorders a weak level of negatively correlated with some scores of time management (p<0.05). Discussion and Conclusion: In our study, it was observed that the physical activities and sleep quality of the students in the PTR department were negatively affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, while this situation was more dominant in female students. In addition, students with poor time management skills were found to have low physical activity levels and poor sleep quality. However, more studies are needed, especially on the effects and education of time management.