Physical Activity in Health Promotion Course on the Physical Activity Habits
Condition: Physical Inactivity
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      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
    

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.
    

Intervention name(s): Physical Activity in Health Promotion
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): 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.
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Screening
Keywords: Physical Activity; University Students; Physical Activity Habit