Determination of Physical Activity Level in The Caregiving of Schizophrenia Patients
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Tarih
2020 Nisan
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Selçuk Üniversitesi
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Özet
The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical activity levels of the caregivers of the schizophrenic patients.This research
was descriptive and was conducted with face-to-face interviews with relatives of schizophrenia patients enrolled in a
Community Mental Health Center. The sample of the study consisted of 124 individuals who agreed to participate in the study.
Socio-demographic data form and International Physical Activity Questionnaire were used for data collection. In order to
evaluate the demographic data of the study, t-test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used in order to evaluate the relationship
between number and percentage distributions, socio-demographic characteristics and International Physical Activity
questionnaire. The mean age of the participants was 38,26 ± 4,26, 61,32% female, 38,68% male, 34,65% married, 81,65% single,
10,47%. 27.49% are primary school / middle school, 33% are high school and 29.04% are university graduates. When the body
mass index of the participants was evaluated, 65.35% were overweight, 54.95% were inactive and 33.85% were given care for 6-
10 years. When sociodemographic and physical activity levels are compared; 41,17% of women, 19,18% of those with care years
1-5 years and 52,46% of overweights were found to be inactive in terms of physical activity and the difference was statistically
significant (p <0,05). In our study, it was observed that the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants significantly
affected the physical activity level.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Schizophrenia, Caregiver, Physical activity level
Kaynak
Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise
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Cilt
22
Sayı
1
Künye
Lök, N., Lök, S., (2020). Determination of Physical Activity Level in The Caregiving of Schizophrenia Patients. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise, 22(1), 44-47.
DOI: 10.15314/tsed.627419
