The Influence of COVID-19-Induced Daily Activities on Health Parameters—A Case Study in Malaysia
| Autor: | Abdul Muhaimin Memon, Roman Fediuk, Ihtisham Ul Haq, Muhammad Imran Khan, Afonso Rangel Garcez de Azevedo, Mudassir Ali Khan, Aleksey Borovkov, Roman Timokhin, Mujahid Ali, N.M.Y. Almahbashi, Faisal Masood, Muhammad Kashif Shad, Markssuel Teixeira Marvila |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Activities of daily living
Higher education Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 structural equation modeling Renewable energy sources Structural equation modeling 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Multidisciplinary approach Environmental health GE1-350 030212 general & internal medicine Social determinants of health Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Psychological research physical and social health COVID-19 030229 sport sciences multilevel linear regression analysis Mental health Environmental sciences business Psychology daily activity |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 13 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 7465, p 7465 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su13137465 |
| Popis: | Since December 2019, the COVID-19 epidemic has been spreading all over the world. This epidemic has brought a risk of death in the daily activity (physical and social) participation that influences travellers’ physical, social, and mental health. To analyze the impact of the COVID-19-induced daily activities on health parameters of higher education institutes, 150 students of the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia, were surveyed through an online web survey using random sampling techniques. The data were analyzed through RStudio and SPSS using multilevel linear regression analysis and Hierarchical Structural Equation Modeling. The estimated results indicate that restricting individuals from doing out-of-home activities negatively influences physical and social health. A unit increase in the in-home maintenance activities during the COVID-19 pandemic introduced a daily increase of 0.5% in physical health. Moreover, a unit increase in the in-home activities at leisure time represents a 1% positive improvement in social health. Thus, physical activity has proven to be beneficial in improving physical and social health with severe COVID-19. In contrast, the coefficient of determination (R2) for all endogenous variables ranges from 0.148 to 0.227, which is incredibly acceptable in psychological research. For a healthier society with a better quality of life, this study adopted multidisciplinary approaches that are needed to be designed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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