The Influence of COVID-19-Induced Daily Activities on Health Parameters—A Case Study in Malaysia

Mujahid Ali, Afonso R. G. de Azevedo, Markssuel T. Marvila, Muhammad Imran Khan, Abdul Muhaimin Memon, Faisal Masood, Najib Mohammed Yahya Almahbashi, Muhammad Kashif Shad, Mudassir Ali Khan, Roman Fediuk, Roman Timokhin, Aleksey Borovkov and Ihtisham Ul Haq
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Mujahid Ali: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Afonso R. G. de Azevedo: LECIV—Civil Engineering Laboratory, UENF—State University of the Northern Rio de Janeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes 28013-602, Brazil
Markssuel T. Marvila: LAMAV—Advanced Materials Laboratory, UENF—State University of the Northern Rio de Janeiro, Av. Al-berto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes 28013-602, Brazil
Muhammad Imran Khan: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Abdul Muhaimin Memon: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Faisal Masood: Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Najib Mohammed Yahya Almahbashi: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Muhammad Kashif Shad: Management and Humanities Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Mudassir Ali Khan: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Roman Fediuk: Polytechnic Institute, Far Eastern Federal University, 690922 Vladivostok, Russia
Roman Timokhin: Polytechnic Institute, Far Eastern Federal University, 690922 Vladivostok, Russia
Aleksey Borovkov: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195251 St. Petersburg, Russia
Ihtisham Ul Haq: Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-22

Abstract: 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 (R 2 ) 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.

Keywords: COVID-19; structural equation modeling; multilevel linear regression analysis; daily activity; physical and social health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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