Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Active and Inactive Adolescents in the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Author | Abdossaleh Zar | en |
| Author | Hamid Reza Sadeghipour | en |
| Author | Sara Zare Karizak | en |
| Orcid | Abdossaleh Zar [0000-0002-8884-6224] | en |
| Orcid | Hamid Reza Sadeghipour [0000-0001-6656-3963] | en |
| Issued Date | 2022-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a problem that has breakout worldwide recently and has led to physical, psychological, and social issues, especially in adolescents. Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate the health dimension of life quality in active and inactive adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A total of 350 students from the high schools of Shiraz (175 active + 175 inactive) participated in this study as volunteers. The Health-related Quality of Life Questionnaire was used to collect information. Furthermore, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and independent t-test were used for data analysis using SPSS 18 software (α = 0.05). Results: There were significant differences in the level of quality of life (P = 0.001), the overall psychological health (P = 0.002), and the overall physical health (P = 0.001) of active and inactive students. There was a significant difference between boy and girl students only on the mental health scale (P = 0.038). Conclusions: It seems that during the epidemic of COVID-19, active adolescent students have had a higher quality of life, which can refer to the importance of exercise and physical activity during the epidemics and an important issue in preventing the educational decline of adolescent students. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/amh-133632 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/amhsr/articles/133632 | en |
| Keyword | Health-related Quality of Life | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Keyword | Adolescents | en |
| Keyword | Physically Active | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Active and Inactive Adolescents in the COVID-19 Pandemic | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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