Stamenković Miloš, Pantelić Saša, Bubanj Saša, Petković Emilija, Aksović Nikola, Preljević Adem, Bjelica Bojan, Dobrescu Tatiana, Şlicaru Adina-Camelia
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia.
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Priština-Kosovska Mitrovica, 38218 Leposavić, Serbia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Nov 24;12(23):2346. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12232346.
The aim of this research is to investigate the associations between physical activity and mental health parameters (depression, anxiety, and stress) among women who have recovered from COVID-19; Methods: This research involved two measurements: the initial test, conducted 2-to-4 weeks post-COVID infection, and the final test, performed 14-to-16 weeks after the virus's activity. The sample consisted of women ( = 190) aged 20 to 60 (47.60 ± 11.1, 47.60 ± 11.1, mean ± Std.Dev.) who were infected with COVID-19. To assess the level of physical activity, a longer version of the IPAQ questionnaire was used. Self-assessment of mental health was determined by a longer version of the DASS questionnaire; Results: The t-test analysis revealed significant differences in mental health and physical activity levels between the initial and final measurements. After three months, subjects showed lower mental health scores (indicating improvement) and higher Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) values across all physical activity domains, with moderate physical activity showing the greatest increase. The regression analysis showed that at the initial measurement, there was no statistically significant association of physical activity with mental health parameters. Three months after the initial measurement, regression analysis showed that there was a statistically significant association of physical activity with anxiety ( = 3.97; = 0.000) and depression ( = 3.34; = 0.001) but not with stress ( = 1.67; = 0.106); Conclusions: This research revealed that higher levels of physical activity improved mental health in post-COVID-19 women, with varying effects on anxiety and depression depending on the activity domain.
本研究旨在调查新冠康复女性的身体活动与心理健康参数（抑郁、焦虑和压力）之间的关联；方法：本研究包括两次测量：初次测试在新冠感染后2至4周进行，最终测试在病毒活动14至16周后进行。样本包括190名年龄在20至60岁之间（平均±标准差为47.60±11.1）的感染新冠病毒的女性。为评估身体活动水平，使用了较长版本的国际体力活动问卷（IPAQ）。心理健康的自我评估由较长版本的抑郁、焦虑和压力量表（DASS）问卷确定；结果：t检验分析显示初次测量和最终测量之间在心理健康和身体活动水平上存在显著差异。三个月后，受试者在所有身体活动领域的心理健康得分较低（表明有所改善），代谢当量（MET）值较高，其中中等强度身体活动的增加最为显著。回归分析表明，在初次测量时，身体活动与心理健康参数之间无统计学显著关联。初次测量三个月后，回归分析显示身体活动与焦虑（β = 3.97；p = 0.000）和抑郁（β = 3.34；p = 0.001）存在统计学显著关联，但与压力无关联（β = 1.67；p = 0.106）；结论：本研究表明，较高水平的身体活动可改善新冠康复女性的心理健康，对焦虑和抑郁的影响因活动领域而异。
