• DR. RICHA K. INGLE
• DR. SAQIB SYED

Background: Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in scholarly and public awareness of the symbiotic relationship between participating in sports and psychological health. Sport is a subset of physical activity that can be particularly beneficial for short-and-long-term physical and mental health, and social outcomes in adults. Individuals who suffer from anxiety symptoms frequently also have sleep disturbances and depressive symptoms. Undergraduate medical studies are generally perceived to be more stressful for the students as compared to other undergraduate programs as students have to undergo strenuous curriculum and evaluation which may lead to many emotional stresses that may end with psychiatric disorders. This study is going to conduct to find out the level of anxiety among first year physiotherapy students who plays sports. Aim: To evaluate Anxiety among first-year physiotherapy students who engage in sports activities. Objectives: 1. To find out the anxiety levels in first year physiotherapy students. 2. To find out the severity of anxiety among the first-year physiotherapy students playing sports and co-relation between students who plays sports and who did not play sports. Methods: A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted among 31 first-year physiotherapy students enrolled in sports activities had recruited from a College of Physiotherapy located at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra state. Participants was assessed using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) questionnaire to measure anxiety levels. Additionally, demographic data including age, gender, and sports was collected. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse demographic characteristics, while BAI scores were analyse to assess anxiety levels. Result: The anxiety levels of students participating in sports were found to be mild in 87%, moderate in 13%, and severe in 0%. In contrast, the anxiety levels of students not participating in sports were mild in 80%, moderate in 13%, and severe in 7%. Conclusion: The students who engaged in sports reported lower anxiety levels overall compared to those who did not participate.

Keywords: Physiotherapy students, Anxiety, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Physical Activity, mental health.

"Evaluation of Anxiety Among First Year Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students Playing Sports- A Cross-Sectional Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 1, page no.e773-e780, January-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2501499.pdf

"Evaluation of Anxiety Among First Year Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students Playing Sports- A Cross-Sectional Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 1, page no. ppe773-e780, January-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2501499.pdf