Physical, Psychological and Social Secondary Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkish University Students.

This study aims to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on university students and their families. A total of 274 students participated in this study. A questionnaire is developed regarding the physical, psychological, and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and sent to the students via e-mail. According to the results of the study, students who contracted COVID-19 experienced significantly higher musculoskeletal pain (MSP) ( p  = 0.01). Students with increased propensity for harmful habits experienced significantly more MSP ( p  = 0.01). Anxiety levels of students who experienced MSP were significantly higher ( p = 0.01). Students living in an inadequate home environment were significantly more prone to harmful habits ( p  = 0.01). The anxiety level of the students who experienced domestic unrest was high ( p  = 0.02). The home environment of students with economic difficulties was significantly inadequate ( p  = 0.01). The anxiety levels of the students whose participation in sports and art activities decreased, were high ( p  = 0.04). The home environment of the students who reported that they were positively affected by distance education was significantly inadequate ( p  = 0.03). The authors suggest that physiotherapy, nutrition and psychological assistance services should be provided to students, scholarship opportunities and extracurricular activities (art and sports activities) should be increased.