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Research Paper | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026 | Pages: 1207 - 1211 | India
Relationship Between COVID-19 Associated Anxiety Levels with Gender, Physical Activity, Quality of Sleep and Life in Post COVID Young Adults
Abstract: Background: COVID-19 related restrictions can instigate a vicious cycle of reduced physical activity, abnormal sleep patterns, and decline in mental health of the people. Objective: The study aims to find out whether there is any relationship between COVID induced anxiety symptoms with sleeping disturbances, decreased physical performance, quality of life and to find its gender associated differences so that proper treatment can be given to the effected individuals which will help them to cope up with this problematic situation. Methodology: A total of 35 post-COVID adults aged between 18-30 years participated in this study. Participants were asked to fill the COVID-19 anxiety scale (CAS) to assess post-COVID anxiety, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to assess the subjective sleep quality, International Physical Activity Questionnaire to measure of physical activity, World Health Organisation Quality of Life-BREF(WHO-BREF) Short version to assess quality of life of the subjects. Results: Results showed strong negative correlation of CAS with IPAQ (p=0.00, r=-0.623) and WHO-QOL (p=0.00, r=-0.75) and a strong positive correlation between CAS and PSQI (p=0.00, r=0.70) with the post-COVID women being more health anxious compared to post-COVID men. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that post COVID anxiety has a relationship with physical activity, quality of sleep and quality of life.
Keywords: COVID-19, anxiety, physical activity, sleep, mental health
How to Cite?: Kavya A, Sreya Retnakaran, "Relationship Between COVID-19 Associated Anxiety Levels with Gender, Physical Activity, Quality of Sleep and Life in Post COVID Young Adults", Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1207-1211, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26318152526, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26318152526