Clinical trial NCT03841461: Investigation of the Effect of Physical Activity Level on Sleep Quality and Fatigue in Academicians
Official title: Investigation of the Effect of Physical Activity Level on Sleep Quality and Fatigue in Academicians
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Physical Activity
Sleep
Fatigue
Keywords: Academician
Physical Activity Level
Sleep Quality
Fatigue
Lead sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-02-15
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The academicians working in any department of any higher education institution.

Brief summary: Physical activity is closely associated with well-being condition and health development. The sleep quality and fatigue levels of individuals are also important components of health. Within the scope of our study, it is aimed to investigate the physical activity levels, sleep quality and fatigue levels of the academicians, who are generally working on a desk and we think that they live a sedentary life. Within the scope of this study, academicians were asked to respond to , International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-Short Form), general evaluation form, Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) .

Detailed description: The aim of this study is to investigate that the effect of physical activity level on sleep quality and fatigue in academicians.

First of all, a form including the purpose of the study, demographic information, daily working hours and assignment durations, was arranged; then obtaining general information about academicians who participated in the study and the physical activity levels of the individuals with International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-Short Form); sleep quality with the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); fatigue levels with Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) were planned to be measured. On-line communication was preferred as a data collection tool for all these assessments. In order to prevent bias in the results of the study, it was planned to transmit the questionnaire on-line to the academicians working in any program of any higher education institution. In this way, the voluntary involvement of the participant or any other threat to abuse was prevented. In other words, it was planned to ensure that individuals answer or don't respond the form on a purely voluntary basis.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Volunteering, to work as academicians in any department of any higher education institution.

Exclusion Criteria:

refuse to participate in the study, not being an academician

Primary outcomes:
measure: The level of physical activity
timeFrame: 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Sleep Quality
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Fatigue Level
timeFrame: 1 month
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
state: Province
Study officials:
affiliation: AYBU Institute of Health Sciences Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Master Program/Master Degree Student
name: Nazire Nur Yıldız, PT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: AYBU Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
name: Ertuğrul Demirdel, Asst. Prof.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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