THE ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE INDEX OF STUDENTS, FUTURE SPECIALISTS ON PHYSICAL THERAPY AS AN INDICATOR OF FORMATION THEIR HEALTH CONSERVING COMPETENCE
Keywords:
health, healthy lifestyle, health culture, studentsAbstract
The aim of the study is a determination of level’s formation of healthy lifestyle and health culture of students, future physiotherapists as indicator of their health conserving competence.
The methods of investigation are as follows: survey on the basis of a developed inquirer for quantitative evaluation of healthy lifestyle index and health self-appraisal, anthropometric measurements. The point assessment of healthy lifestyle index is being conducted according to 8 scales: 1) nutrition; 2) sleep; 3) physical activity; 4) leisure; 5) daily routine; 6) stress control; 7) social activity; 8) lack of harmful habits. The maximum number of points according to 8 scales makes up 80 points.
Results. The defined healthy lifestyle index is unlikely to differ in young boys and girls and amount of 50,3 points and 49,4 points (p>0,05) respectively and is being evaluated as average. The lowest indicators have been revealed according to scales “Day mode” and “Stress control” particularly, in girls.
Conclusions: most students studying by profession physical therapy follow healthy lifestyle and demonstrate a satisfactory level of health conserving competence, however some part of them requires holding of appropriate behavioral measures to modify the lifestyle.
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