Breathing and relaxation exercises help improving fear of COVID-19, anxiety, and sleep quality: A randomized controlled trial

Büşra KEPENEK VAROL | Rukiye DİNÇER | Seval ERKAYA

Objective: To investigate the effects of breathing and relaxation exercises performed via telerehabilitation on fear, anxiety, sleep quality, and quality of life of individuals without coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the ongoing pandemic. Design: A prospective, randomized, controlled single-blind study. Methods: Fifty participants who had not been exposed to the COVID-19 virus earlier were randomly divided into experimental (n = 25) and control groups (n = 25). Both groups received an information session about COVID-19 once at the start of the study via a mobile phone video applicat ...Daha fazlası

Makale/Derleme 2022 Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine28 ( 7 ) , pp. 5 - 586 7 Görüntülenme

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, INTERNET ADDICTION, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND STRESS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Özlem MENEVŞE | Büşra KEPENEK VAROL | Merve Nur KIRÇOVA | Zeynep ŞENYİĞİT | Ezgi TÜRKBEN | Melike Şeyda FİDANCI | Fatma AKMEŞE | Derya KARA

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical activity, internet addiction, depression, anxiety and stress in university students studying in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Eighty students were included in the study. The short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess the level of physical activity in this study. Internet addiction of the students was assessed using 12-items Young’s Internet Addiction Test - Short Form. Mental health (depression, anxiety an ...Daha fazlası