The Effect of Selected Physical Activity Program on Life Expectancy and General Self-Efficacy of Inactive Nursing Students

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of selected physical activity program on life expectancy and general self-efficacy of inactive nursing students.

The current research method was semi-experimental and was conducted on 30 non-active nursing students of Islamic Azad University, Khoy branch, who were selected by available method. The subjects were randomly divided into two control groups (15 people) and test (15 people). This research was carried out in Salamon's design. The test group performed a regular exercise program during 32 sessions of 60 minutes for 8 weeks, and the control group performed daily routine activities. Then both groups completed demographic characteristics questionnaire, life expectancy questionnaire by Schneider et al. (1991) and general self-efficacy questionnaire by Scherer et al. (1982). To analyze the data, correlation t-test was used to determine intra-group differences, and independent t-test was used to determine inter-group differences.

The findings of the post-test in the experimental group indicate that selected physical exercises have a significant effect on life expectancy and general self-efficacy of students (p<0.001).

According to the results of this research, it seems that one of the best solutions for life expectancy and general self-efficacy of students is physical activity and sports.