1. THE ANALYSIS OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' HEALTH CONDITION AND LIFESTYLE.
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KHURS, OLGA and NAUMOV, IGOR
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LIFESTYLES , *PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY , *PSYCHOLOGY of medical students , *MATHEMATICAL optimization , *MEDICAL schools - Abstract
Introduction: Significant psychophysiological burdens and unhealthy lifestyle constitute the risk factors leading to students' health deterioration. Purpose: The purpose of the research was the analysis of students' health condition and lifestyle in medical university. Material and methods: The objects of the research were 100 third year students of the Faculties of General Medicine and Pediatrics of Grodno State Medical University. For the study of students' orientation on healthy lifestyle, a special scale-type questionnaire was developed and used. Results: According to the respondents' opinions it has been detected that the basic factors influencing the state of health are the lifestyle and the living conditions. The students activity is evaluated as very low as well as their rational nutrition. The majority of them smoke and drink alcohol. Conclusions: The peculiarities of studying at a medical university accompanied by imbalanced nutrition might lead to the deterioration of health in the students which are doctors to be. The results ought to lead to the optimization of prophylaxis programs and entire alteration of the students' lifestyles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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