Association between the level of physical activity and the perception of the quality of life in administrative personnel during the covid-19 pandemic in a private university in Peru.

Authors

  • Aracelly Stefany Yanamango Castillo Escuela de Tecnología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú
  • Crhistian Jony Ulirido Horna Díaz Escuela de Tecnología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú
  • Vilma Violeta Lizana Villegas Escuela de Tecnología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
  • Liz Angélica Ramos Quenallata Escuela de Tecnología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
  • Ana María Huambachano Coll Cárdenas Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle. Lima, Perú.
  • Gino Mauricio Calvo Moreno Escuela de Tecnología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20453/rhr.v4i1.4140

Abstract

Physical activity and the perception of quality of life are important to understand the problems of sedentary lifestyle, non-communicable diseases and physical inactivity in the population. COVID-19, the cause of the health emergency according to WHO. In Peru, the established state of health emergency forced them to face work challenges, therefore, teleworking began as a work alternative, which is associated with a sedentary life without physical activity and chronic pain with the biopsychosocial aspect. Objective: To determine the association between the level of physical activity and the perception of quality of life in administrative staff during the COVID-19 pandemic at a Private University of Peru. Material and methods: an observational, analytical cross-sectional study. The IPAQ and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaires. Results: The majority of the participants are at the vigorous level of physical activity. It was found that the majority work sedentary between less than or equal to 4 a day with a median age of the participants of 37 years old. Regarding the quality of life in the domain of health physical and psychological health, social relationships are “regular” and environment is “bad”. Conclusions: In our study, no significant association was found between the level of physical activity and the perception of quality of life in administrative personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Published

2022-02-10

How to Cite

Yanamango Castillo, A. S., Horna Díaz, C. J. U., Lizana Villegas, V. V., Ramos Quenallata, L. A., Huambachano Coll Cárdenas, A. M., & Calvo Moreno, G. M. (2022). Association between the level of physical activity and the perception of the quality of life in administrative personnel during the covid-19 pandemic in a private university in Peru. Revista Herediana De Rehabilitación, 4(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.20453/rhr.v4i1.4140

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2021): January-June

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