Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on barriers to middle-aged adults' participation in physical activity in Turkey: a cross-sectional study

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dc.authoridGulu, Mehmet/0000-0001-7633-7900
dc.contributor.authorGulu, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorAyyildiz, Erdem
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:38:02Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:38:02Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: Physical inactivity is one of the greatest problems facing the world today. The purpose of this study was to examine the level of barriers to physical activity for middle-aged adults during the COVID-19. Methods: Using an online survey, a sample of the Turkish population (n = 432: 48.6% female, 51.4% male; mean age 57.3 years) answered questions about sociodemographic characteristics as well as barriers to participation in physical activity during COVID-19 process. A scale of barriers to physical activity was used to determine the barriers to physical activity faced by the participants COVID-19 process. Since the data were homogeneously distributed across binary groups, independent t-tests and ANOVAs were performed for groups of three or more. In addition, if there were significant differences in the results of the ANOVA, Tukey's post hoc test was also applied. The data were analyzed using SPSS Version 22.0. (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Results: According to the findings of this study, barriers to physical activity increase significantly as perceived health status decreases, and women's barriers to physical activity, participation are greater than those of men, and increase with age. At the same time, the strongest relationship was found for environmental factors. In addition, important results were found for the personal and social environment dimensions, and we also found that barriers to physical activity increase significantly with age. Conclusions: Finally, we determined that the barriers to physical activity for individuals with COVID-19 were significantly greater at the personal level compared to those who did not have COVID-19. That is the COVID-19 process negatively affected participation in physical activity.
dc.identifier.doi10.31083/j.jomh1803060
dc.identifier.issn1875-6867
dc.identifier.issn1875-6859
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.31083/j.jomh1803060
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/24589
dc.identifier.volume18
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000779907300004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMre Press
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Mens Health
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectAdults; Community; Health promotion; Pandemic; Physical activity; Social isolation
dc.titleEffect of the COVID-19 pandemic on barriers to middle-aged adults' participation in physical activity in Turkey: a cross-sectional study
dc.typeArticle

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