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• Title:
  Physical activity and well-being of students of faculties medical and non-medical services during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Creator:
  Sochacka, Magdalena;
  Zdziarski, Krzysztof
• Description:
  Physical activity has a positive effect on the human body, well-being and mental health. This is confirmed by the results of studies which show that regular physical exercise has a beneficial effect not only on the cardiovascular, muscular and nervous systems, as well as on mental well-being. The Covid-19 pandemic, which affected society as a whole, changed our lives. The pandemic has a social and economic scope, increasing the number of stressful situations that affect well-being. Aim of the research: The aim of the undertaken research was to check the level of physical activity and well-being of medical and non-medical students during the pandemic. Material and methods: The research used the method of diagnostic survey, with the use of the proprietary questionnaire and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) as well as a 36-point Health Survey were used.  The research group consisted of students of medical and non-medical faculties.  Results: The research confirmed a decrease in physical activity and a change in well-being in students of both faculties. The vast majority of students (80%) noticed a change in well-being during the pandemic. Half of the respondents (50%) undertake physical activity to improve their well-being, and over 60% of the students declared that physical activity helps them maintain their well-being during the pandemic. Conclusions: The results of the conducted research indicate a negative impact of the pandemic on the physical activity and well-being of the respondents.  There was a strong correlation between physical activity and the well-being of research participants. The greatest decrease in physical activity was observed in medical students (52.08%).  On the other hand, students of non-medical faculties (54.17%) showed a lower level of well-being, and higher medical students (45.83%).  It is advisable to take preventive measures through active physical activity in order to eliminate the negative effects of the pandemic.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 ;
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2022 Magdalena Sochacka, Krzysztof Zdziarski
• Date:
  2022.04.16
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Journal of Education, Health and Sport; Vol. 12 No. 5 (2022); 63-80;
  Journal of Education, Health and Sport; Tom 12 Nr 5 (2022); 63-80;
  2391-8306
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/38013/32018
• Subject:
  physical activity;
  well-being;
  Covid-19 pandemic;
  student
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/38013
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
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• Type:
  text