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Association of screen time and physical activity with health-related quality of life in college students
Pamela Lavados-Romo1,2, Omar Andrade-Mayorga1,2, Gladys Morales2,3
1Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
Objective:
To determine the association between screen time and physical activity with quality of life among Chilean university students.
Methods:
Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted on 726 first-year university students who replied three questionnaires: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, WHO Quality of Life-BREF scale, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
Results:
There were differences in overall quality of life (p < .001) and level of satisfaction in health (p < .01) according to screen exposure time. These results follow a linear trend for all the quality of life domains (p < .01), and they indicate that there is an inverse association between screen time and quality of life.
Conclusion:
There is an inverse association between screen time and quality of life in university students. Students with a longer screen exposure time showed a lower quality of life, specifically in the domains of social relationships and psychological health, regardless of sex, physical activity, or socioeconomic level.
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