The Effects of the Hybrid Telerehabilitation Exercise in Inactive Students
Condition: Physical Activity; Exercise
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a 6-week hybrid telerehabilitation
      exercise program on sleep quality, depression and quality of life of university students with
      physical inactivity.
    

Detailed description: 
      COVID-19 pandemic have caused multidimensional effects on people of all ages.
      Technology-based applications are widely using especially in education and health systems.
      The use of telerehabilitation services scope expanded throughout the pandemic. Precautions
      such as curfews and closing sports halls due to the pandemic have increased the time that
      being physically inactive in individuals. Since higher education continues with online
      systems and continuing stay home politics, positive or negative changes occurred in the
      lifestyles of students. It was shown activity, sleep, and psychological problems in young
      population. This problems are important because of their serious effects and comorbities, on
      pain, posture, and muscles. Exercise, sleep quality and quality of life are associated with
      each other a major proportion. Since inactivity and pandemic precautions, university
      students' quality of life and social life was disturbed negatively. On the other hand
      attendance the physical activity and exercise are important protective method for these
      negative situations. Therefore, this study planned to investigate the effects of home
      exercise program performed with the telerehabilitation method on sleep, depression, and
      quality of life on undergraduate students in the Covid-19 outbreak.

      The population sample of the study consists of healthy sedentary individuals in the 18-65 age
      group. Gpower 3.1.9.7 software was used while calculating the sample size to be included in
      the study. The alpha error was 5%, the power of the study was 80%, and the effect size was
      0.8. As a result of this calculation, taking into account the possibility of participants
      leaving the program, a total of 86 participants were included in the study and the study was
      completed with 63 people. Participants were randomly divided into 2 groups as 32 exercise
      group and 31 control group. Internet-based software (www.randomizer.org) was used for
      randomization. Both groups were evaluated at the beginning of the study and after 6 weeks.
      The exercise program was applied for 6 weeks. The exercises were repeated 3 days a week, 2
      sets and each set with 10 repetitions. Two synchronized sessions were performed with the
      exercise group. In the first of these sessions, the content of the exercise program was
      explained. In the second, it was checked whether the exercises were done correctly. There
      were 3 days between synchronized sessions. No program was applied to the control group for 6
      weeks, but at the end of the study, the same exercises given to the exercise group were also
      shown to the control group.

      Exercise program consisted of indoor walking (30-minutes), flexibility, strengthening the
      shoulder and trunk muscles, bridge exercises, lying on the back, cycling and squatting.

      Statistical Analysis: Independent Sample T Test was used to compare data with normal
      distribution between groups. To inter-group analysis, Paired Sample T Test was used and
      significance level was accepted as <0.05.
    

Intervention name(s): Exercise
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): The exercises consist of flexibility, strengthening exercises for the trunk and extremities, and walking indoors.The walking program was applied for at least 30 minutes. Eight different exercises were given for the trunk and extremities and these exercises were applied 3 times a week, 2 sets, each set with 10 repetitions.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: Hybrid Telerehabilitation; Sleep Quality; Depression; Physical Inactivity; Exercise