Volume 29, Issue 7 (10-2022)
RJMS 2022, 29(7): 287-295 |
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Ranjbar S, Ghayour Najafabadi M, Bagherzadeh F. The Impact of Selected Physical Activity on the Quality of Life and Depression of Computer Users during the Coronavirus Pandemic. RJMS 2022; 29 (7) :287-295
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Assistant Professor of Cognitive Behavioral Sciences Department, Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , m.ghaycuraj@ut.ac
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| Background & Aims: The global outbreak of the coronavirus has caused concern among all governments and people around the world. The coronavirus pandemic has forced people around the world to change their daily routines, including physical activities. This unusual situation will have physical, psychological, and behavioral consequences for all members of society. Currently, mitigation strategies, including social distancing and personal protective measures, have been widely implemented to contain the spread of the virus. In this situation, the amount of physical activity of people has decreased, although the use of a physically active lifestyle is recommended to counteract the health and psychological consequences of the coronavirus. While sedentary behavior certainly does not affect the body's immunity, moderate exercise is associated with improving immune function and reducing the risk of disease. Excessive exercise and high-intensity exercise also cause temporary impairment of the body's immune function and are associated with a higher risk, including upper respiratory tract infections. In this situation, guidelines for outdoor exercise, recreational activities are accompanied by restrictions imposed by governments. Because to help delay and reduce the spread of the virus, staying at home is still encouraged, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends daily physical activity for children (60 minutes per day) and adults (30 minutes per day). However, most people are accustomed to a sedentary lifestyle with less physical activity, fewer daily steps, and infrequent exercise. The results showed that healthy adults without any physical activity have significantly higher aerobic capacity compared to their counterparts who exercise weekly. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of selected sports activity on the quality of life and depression of computer users during the coronavirus pandemic. Methods: The statistical population of this study included employees of sports organizations, federations, and sports boards. The statistical sample included 40 computer users of sports organizations. The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire and Beck Depression Inventory were used to measure the dependent variables. Univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the data. All statistical calculations were performed using SPSS21 statistical software. The significance level in all statistical tests was considered to be α=0.05. The present study was an applied research in terms of its purpose, a semi-experimental research in terms of its data collection method, and a quantitative research in terms of its data type. The research design was a pre-test, post-test with an experimental group and a control group. The statistical population of this study included employees of sports organizations, federations, and sports boards. The statistical sample of this study included forty employees of sports organizations and was selected from among Iranian sports federations. The criteria for selecting the statistical sample in this study include employees of sports organizations, people aged 20 to 40 years, people with at least three years of experience working with computers, and the exclusion criteria include missing more than 3 sessions during intervention training, dissatisfaction or any feeling of pressure as a result of the research interventions, and participating in other exercises while participating in the research. Results: The results of the present study showed that selected exercise training had a significant effect on increasing the quality of life and reducing depression of computer users in sports organizations and improved them. (P < 0.05). In order to examine the intergroup changes in quality of life and depression, the analysis of covariance test was used. The results of the analysis of covariance test are given in Table 3. The results of the ANCOVA test showed that, after controlling for the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference between the adjusted mean post-test quality of life of the control group (SE= 0.080, M= 3.973) and the experimental group (SE= 0.080, M= 3.917). Therefore, it can be said that a period of selected exercise training had a significant effect on the quality of life of computer users in sports organizations and increased it. [η2= 0.25, P= 0.002, 2.804=(37 and 1)] [F. Also, the results of the ANCOVA test showed that after controlling for the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference between the adjusted mean of post-test depression of the control group (SE=0.125, M=3.903) and the experimental group (SE=0.125, M=3.607). Therefore, it can be said that a selected period of sports activity has a significant effect on depression of computer users in sports organizations and has reduced it. Conclusion: In general, it can be said that a selected period of sports training has been effective in improving the quality of life and reducing depression of computer users in sports organizations. However, due to the presence of uncontrollable intervening variables in the study, more research is needed to determine the real effect of these exercises and the generalization of the results should be done with caution. Since the body and mind are deeply connected and health disorders in each of these endanger the health of the other, unfortunately, today it seems that the lifestyle of people, especially in large and industrial cities, has distanced them from their natural needs and, as a result, prepares the ground for mental illnesses. A lot of evidence shows that most people are not at the optimum level in terms of mental and physical health. If the prevention and treatment of mental illnesses is ignored, this disease and many other diseases become chronic and persistent and permanently cause problems for people in social life. Experts and the World Health Organization have announced that in order to eliminate mental disorders, exercise should also be done in addition to treatment. Thus, it seems that regular participation of people in physical activities and sports, while preventing physical and mental illnesses, provides a good basis for increasing the quality of human life. Freud emphasizes in his research that people in various sports try to master unpleasant situations by expressing their unconscious feelings. Sports enable people to master unfavorable conditions. Sports make individual desires subject to group demands and support less skilled and weak people. Good human relationships develop and a spirit of fairness, justice, politeness and respect for the law is formed in people. |
Type of Study: Research |
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Clinical Psychiatry
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