Date of Completion

2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Exercise, College Students, COVID-19

Abstract

This descriptive quantitative study aims to determine the perceived facilitators and barriers to physical activity among the students of BS Physical Therapy in De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute and to determine the level of physical activity (inactive, insufficiently active, active, or highly active) of the target population of 2nd to 4th year BSPT students during the MECQ period from April to May 2021. Online survey was utilized using Google Forms from the link disseminated by the CRS HelpDesk and CRS Student Council through MS Teams and batch group emails. The results of the study show that 91.2% of the respondents were considered physically active while the facilitator that is most influential to physical activities is their knowledge of exercising as an engagement to physical activity, while the barrier that greatly hinders them to have physical activities is tiredness from online classes. In conclusion, the BSPT students of DLSMHSI are considered highly active but factors such as their lack of knowledge, lack of support, inability to go outside their homes or visit places due to the pandemic, exhaustion, and the lack of time after classes inhibit them from performing physical activities. For future researchers, the major recommendation is to have a larger population size and conducting follow-up interviews for comparison of engagement to physical activities before and after the pandemic and having a shorter recall time to have more accurate results.

First Advisor

Renile Anne G. Tumamao, PTRP

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