Effects of Exercıse on Chronotype, Sleep Qualıty and Depressıon Symptom Level in Unıversıty Students

Effects of Exercıse on Chronotype, Sleep Qualıty and Depressıonal Symptom Level in Unıversıty Students Who Exercıse Regularly

The aimed this study is to determine the effect of regular exercise program on mood, chronotype and sleep quality in university students.

The study is a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design. Demographic information (age, gender, height, weight, education, marital status, occupation, where and with whom they live), additional diseases, medications used, whether they live in a rural or urban area, whether they have had any previous sleep problems, and whether they have had any previous psychiatric diagnoses will be recorded for all subjects in the study. Before the exercise, students will fill out the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to determine their sleep quality, the Morningness-Eveningness Scale to assess their chronotype, and the Beck Depression Inventory to measure their depressive symptom levels, and the results will be recorded. All exercises performed by the students for 8 weeks will be monitored by the researcher physiotherapist through weekly short individual or group interviews with the students. At the end of the eighth week, students will fill out the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Morningness-Eveningness Scale, and the Beck Depression Inventory again, and the results will be recorded.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Studying at Aydın Adnan Menderes University Söke Health Services College,
• Taking the body mechanics course,
• Being between the ages of 18-49,
• Being able to read, speak and understand Turkish.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having received physical therapy services due to musculoskeletal diseases in the last 3 months,
• Having musculoskeletal diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, chronic or structural joint diseases,
• Having congenital malpositions of the musculoskeletal system,
• Having a physical disability,
• Having undergone artificial joint replacement,
• Having multiple sclerosis, myodystrophic or other neurodegenerative diseases, Having serious diseases such as acute herniated disc, Using muscle relaxants or other drugs that affect muscle elasticity, Having a cardiovascular disease, Having a history of previous back surgery, Having a traffic accident in the last 6 months, Not being within the age range determined for the study, Having a mental disability that prevents answering the comprehension and evaluation forms.