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- Title
INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SLEEP QUALITY IN ADULTS.
- Authors
SAHIN, METIN; LOK, NESLIHAN; SARI, ALI; LOK, SEFA
- Abstract
Objectives. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between physical activity and sleep quality in adults. Methods. Research is planned in a descriptive relational type. The study was conducted with face to face interviews with a total of 155 adults. In gathering the data; an information form prepared by researchers questioning the socio-demographic information about individuals, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Pearson correlation analysis was used to assess the relationship between the number and percentage distributions in the evaluation of the study's demographic data. T-test and variance analysis was used to assess the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Results. When the relationship between the physical activity levels of individuals and the sleep quality was evaluated, it was found that there was a moderate correlation between physical activity and sleep quality in the positive direction and the difference was statistically significant (r: 0.68, p> 0.05). The average age of the adults is 32.14 ± 3.17, 56.42% are male, 42.88% are female, 35.84% are university graduate, 50.56% are single and 45.44% are married. When physical activity levels of the individuals were evaluated, it was determined that 49.28% were inactive, 25.6% inactive and 24.32% were active, and 59.52% of sleep quality were good and 39.68% of sleep quality were worse when sleep quality levels were evaluated. Conclusions. When the results obtained from the study are evaluated, in terms of physical activity, women, marriages and primary / secondary school graduates and women with sleep quality are at risk groups.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL activity; QUALITY of life; PHYSICAL fitness; SLEEP disorders; SLEEP-wake cycle
- Publication
Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education & Sport/Science, Movement & Health, 2018, Vol 18, p343
- ISSN
2285-777X
- Publication type
Article