Comparing the quality of life, support and social isolation of active and inactive elderly during the covid 19 pandemic

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran. (Corresponding Author)

2 Assistant Professor, Department Of Social Science, Payam Noor University,Tehran,Iran.

3 Department of Physical Education, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: The sedentary and mechanical lifestyle and on the other hand, many problems that have arisen during the covid-19 pandemic have affected the indicators of the quality of life and isolation and social support of the elderly. Therefore, this research was conducted with the aim of comparing the quality of life, support and social isolation of active and inactive elderly people during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Methods: The descriptive research method was of comparative causal type. The statistical population of the research is the elderly over 60 years old in Lahijan city in 1401, where 213 people were selected by referring to parks, swimming pools, clubs and nursing homes. The data collection tools included the demographic profile form and quality of life questionnaires of Lipad (1998), social support by Zammit et al. (1988) and social isolation by Madrasi et al. (2016). Data were analyzed using Kolmogov Smirnov, Levin, variance and covariance tests with SPSS software version 25.
Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference (0.001) between the quality of life, isolation and social support of active and inactive elderly with emphasis on the period of covid-19 (P≤0.001).
Conclusion: It seems that physical activity and participation in sports activities, due to being in public places, is an important variable in reducing social isolation and increasing social support, and taking into account that it can improve the quality of life of the elderly from a physical point of view. And raise the mouth.

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medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences
Volume 65, Issue 3
May and June 2022
Pages 1328-1335

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