Evaluation of health-related quality of life in physically active and physically inactive students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Hamid Reza Sadeghipour; Abdossaleh Zar; Ali Pakizeh; Roger Ramsbottom

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2021.103367

Evaluation of health-related quality of life in physically active and physically inactive students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Cities. 2021 Nov:118:103367. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103367. Epub 2021 Jul 24.

Authors

Hamid Reza Sadeghipour¹, Abdossaleh Zar¹, Ali Pakizeh², Roger Ramsbottom³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sport Science, School of Literature and Humanities, Persian Gulf University, Boushehr, Iran.
² Department of Psychology, School of Literature and Humanities, Persian Gulf University, Boushehr, Iran.
³ Department of Sport, Health Sciences and Social Work, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.

Abstract

Covid-19 is an acute respiratory syndrome that can effect on lifestyles. The aim of the present study was to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores in physically active (PA) and physically inactive (PI) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Three hundred and twenty-six (182 women; 144 men) studying at the Persian Gulf University participated in the study. The HRQoL Questionnaire (SF-12) was used to collect information. Significant differences in HRQoL score, MCS score and PCS score were observed between physically active and inactive men and women, as well as between physically active and inactive men, and finally between physically active and inactive women (P < 0.01). Data from the present study suggests higher levels of physical activity, even during social restrictions imposed by the current global pandemic, results in significantly greater scores for HRQoL.

Keywords: Covid-19; Health-related quality of life (HRQoL); Lifestyles Iran.

Publication types

Case Reports