Physical Activity in Health Promotion Course on the Physical Activity Habits

September 27, 2023 updated by: Ömer Faruk ÖZÇELEP, Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

The Effect of the 10-week "Physical Activity in Health Promotion" Course on the Physical Activity Habits of University Students.

The goal of this interventional study is to learn about 10-week "Physical Activity in Health Promotion" course on the physical activity habits of university students. The main question it aims to answer are:

• What is the effect of 10-week "Physical Activity in Health Promotion" course on the physical activity habits of university students in Ahi Evran University.

Healthy participants will take elective courses named:

  • Physical Activity in Health Promotion
  • Waist and Neck Health
  • Posture Disorders

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A healthy lifestyle must include physical activity, especially for university students. There is now substantial data supporting the numerous physical, psychological, aesthetic, and social advantages of frequent engagement in physical activities. A number of illnesses and ailments, such as coronary artery disease, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, colon cancer, breast cancer, and overweight and obesity are all made less likely by regular physical activity. Numerous research in the area have documented a tendency toward less physical activity among adults, adolescents, and children in various civilizations. The level of physical activity among university students was found to be relatively low during the pandemic, and this process also had a detrimental impact on the students' levels of depression and quality of life. Walking, moderate, vigorous, and overall physical activity levels have decreased among university students from many nations who have been quarantined due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

One of the most popular teaching methods in medical school is the lecture course, which has the benefit of allowing for the dissemination of knowledge to a large number of students and has the potential to be effective in conveying factual information. Whether or not it is successful, lecturing is still the most popular teaching style since it is affordable and useful, especially when there are many students and few resources. Physical education provides cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, and behaviors for physical activity and physical fitness. Supporting schools to establish physical education can provide students with the ability and confidence to be physically active for a lifetime. However, the number of studies investigating the effects of physical activity classes or physical activity education on students' physical activity habits is very low in the literature.

The "Physical activity for the health promotion" course given at Ahi Evran University was added to the curriculum in order to increase the physical activity knowledge and levels of university students. The course was a common elective course open to all university students except the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the "Physical Activity in Health Promotion" course on the physical activity levels of university students. For this purpose, our hypothesis is: "Physical activity for the promotion of health" course will change the physical activity habits of university students.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

88

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Kırşehir, Turkey
        • Ahi Evran University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 30 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy students who took elective courses

Exclusion Criteria:

  • To be involved in another study,
  • Having a systemic disease that limits physical activity,

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Physical Activity in Health Promotion Group

Students who chose the "Physical Activity in Health Promotion" course were included in the experimental group. The participants in this group took the courses shown in the weekly schedule below during the semester.

  1. Historical Development of Physical Activity
  2. Physical Activity Definition and Types
  3. Physical Activity Measurement
  4. Physical Fitness and Inactivity
  5. Physical Activity in Healthy Adults
  6. Physical Activity in Children
  7. Physical Activity in the Elderly
  8. Physical Activity for the Disabled
  9. Physical Activity at Work-I
  10. Physical Activity at Work-II
Other: Physical Activity in Health Promotion
During the term, the participants in the study group took lessons on many subjects, from the benefits of physical activity to suggestions to increase physical activity at work and in daily life.
No Intervention: Control Group

Students who chose the "Posture Disorders" and "Waist and Neck Health" courses given by different instructors at the same time and day were included in the control group. the participants in this group took 2 different courses, shown in the weekly schedule below, at the same time, from different physiotherapists during the semester.

Waist and Neck Health

  1. Functional anatomy, biomechanics and pathomechanics of the spine
  2. Risk factors for low back and neck pain
  3. Back and neck pain related disorders
  4. Outcome measures in low back and neck pain
  5. Treatment approaches
  6. Cervical and Lumbar disc lesions and physiotherapy
  7. Exercise principles for low back and neck pain
  8. Core stabilization, strengthening and stretching exercises
  9. Neck school: Organization, methods and principles
  10. Ergonomics

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
International Physical Activity Questionnaire
Time Frame: 10 weeks
The IPAQ questionnaires list activities and request estimates of durations and frequencies for each activity engaged in over the past week. Durations are multiplied by known METs per activity and the results for all items are summed for the overall physical activity score. Scores for walking and for moderate and vigorous activities are sums of corresponding item scores.
10 weeks
Domain-Specific Physical Activity Efficacy Questionnaire (DSPAEQ)
Time Frame: 10 weeks
The DSPAEQ consists of 26 items and asks students how confident they are to engage in physical activity across five different domains [ambulatory (6 items), household (5 items), leisure-time (6 items), transportation (3 items), and school (6 items)]. Participants responded to each item using a 10-point scale ranging from 0% (not at all confident) to 100% (completely confident).
10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 5, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 28, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

September 28, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 12, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 29, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2023

Last Verified

September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AhiE

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Data will be shared online with Google Drive

IPD Sharing Time Frame

a year study finished

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

With permission

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF
  • ANALYTIC_CODE
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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