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18APPLICATION OF HEALTHY LIFE PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE ON STUDENTS OF SAKARYA UNIVERSITY (FACULTIES OF ART AND SCIENCE-ENGINEERING)
Sevda BAGIR, Sakarya University Sakarya, Turkiye Arzu ALTINTIG, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkiye
Summary. One fourth population of our country is youth. Youth comes across university which contain several difficulties. When it is considered that the habits gained during university effects the life positively or negatively, organizing health developing activities gain importance. Developing health is a method that allows the individuals to increase control on their health. Health behaviors have a key role on development of health. Cognitive-perceptual factors are important motivational mechanisms on initiating and sustaining health behaviors. Considering this fact healthy life profiles of the university students have examined in this study. 150 students who are studying at the Faculties of Science and Arts and Engineering of Sakarya University are the sample of the study. Healthy Life Profile Scale is applied to the sampling group. Descriptive and statistical (arithmetic average and standard deviation) procedures are applied to the gathered data. Finding of this study has shown that awareness about the healthy life causes increase on healthy life and while health standard levels increased by following a diet program according to adoption of lifestyle, movement, feeding levels, doctor controls, conscious-unconscious drug consuming levels, presentation of such healthy life style behaviors have increased, the students who get information about such lifestyle show increase on the presentation of healthy lifestyle behaviors.
Even though students of Sakarya University generally have information on healthy life they are insufficient in the application issues that determine the life quality. Do you follow a healthy nutrition program, Do you smoke, Do you have stress tendency, Do you have any diseases below? Questions and answers to these questions have reasoned this comments. Participation of Sakarya University Students to health applications in order to enhance their health profiles should be advised. 16 % of the students have mentioned that they are smoking and 14 % of the students have mentioned they do not follow a healthy nutritional program. It can be advised to solve aforementioned situation by participating in the smoking cessation and alcohol withdrawal programs.
Keywords. Healthy lifestyle behaviors, health focus of control, self-efficiency of health, university students.
METHODS AND FINDINGS
150 students who are studying at the Faculties of Science and Arts and Engineering of Sakarya University in 2014-2015 Academic Year are the sample of the study. Healthy Life Profile Scale is applied to the sampling group. Descriptive and statistical (arithmetic average and standard deviation) procedures are applied to the gathered data.
Table 1. Range According to Gender of the Participants
n %
Male 1 74 49,3
Feale 2 76 50,7
Total 150 100,0
49.3 % of the participants are male and 50.7 % of the participants are female. Table 2. Range According to Faculty of the Participants
n %
Science and Art 1 74 49,3
Engineering 2 76 50,7
Total 150 100,0
49.3 % of the participants are studying at Faculty of Science and Arts and 50.7 % of the participants are studying at Faculty of Engineering.
Table 3. Range According to Age of the Participants
n %
18 4 2,7
19 22 14,7
0 23 15,3
1 26 17,3
2 31 20,7
23 25 16,7
24 17 11,3
25 1 ,7
26 1 ,7
Total 150 100,0
In Table 3 22 year old participants are the majority with 20 % and 25 - 26 year old participants' rate is 1 %.
Table 4. Range of Answers of the Question "Do you think 'healthy life' expression reflect the reality?
n %
Yes 106 70,7
Partially 41 27,3
No 3 2,0
Total 150 100,0
70.7 % of the participants who believe healthy nutrition, hygiene, sleep pattern, doing exercises reflect the healthy lifestyle have answered yes, 27.3 % have answered partially and remaining 2 % have answered no. It's possible to say the answers healthy nutrition, hygiene, sleep pattern, doing exercises reflect the reality. On the other hand 27.3 % of the participants have answered partially. This preference may determine that their views on healthy life is wider.
Table 5. Range of Answers for the Question of "How often do you go to doctor?"
n %
Yes 31 20,7
Partially 99 66,0
No 20 13,3
Total 150 100,0
20.7 % of the participants who identified the answers of when I feel ill, with persistence of my friends and ordinarily have answered yes, 66 % have answered partially and 13.3 % have answered no. We can provide information about the participants that How often they go to doctor according to the answers of When I feel ill, with persistence of my friends and ordinarily. On the other hand 66 % of the participants have answered partially. This preference may determine that how often they go to doctor.
Table 6. Range of Answers for the Question of "How often I use alcohol?"
Yes 24 16,0
Partially 40 26,7
No 86 57,3
Total 150 100,0
16 % of the participants who identified the answers of on private days, at least 3 times a week and everyday have answered yes, 26.7 % have answered partially and remaining 57.3 % have answered no. It is possible to provide information about the participants that how often they do I use Alcohol? to the answers of on private days, at least 3 times a week and every day. On the other hand 26.7 % of the participants have answered partially. This preference may determine that how often they go to doctor.
Table 7. Range of Answers for the question of "Do you smoke?"
n %
Yes 54 36,0
Partially 22 14,7
No 74 49,3
Total 150 100,0
31.3 % of the participants who identified the answers of not to go to doctor, psychologically 54 % have answered partially and remaining 14.7 % have answered no. It is possible to provide information about the participants that do you smoke? to the answers of not to go to doctor, psychologically. On the other hand 54 % of the participants have answered partially. This preference may determine that how often they go to doctor.
RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
We have observed that healthy lifestyle concept has corresponded to healthy nutrition, hygiene, sleep pattern and doing exercise for the students. This observation has demonstrated that healthy lifestyle has corresponded to the choices of the aforementioned question by the majority of the students.
We have also observed that healthy life rules has corresponded to regular medical check-ups, good relations with others, handling with personal problems, acquiring information about healthy life. This observation has demonstrated that healthy life rules have corresponded to the choices of the aforementioned question by the majority of the students
We have observed that obeying healthy lifestyle principles has corresponded to I think it is important but it is not the most important thing and this issue does not disturb me. This observation has demonstrated that obeying healthy life principles have corresponded to the choices of the aforementioned question by the majority of the students
We have observed that disapprobation of healthy lifestyle expression has corresponded to lack of time, financial difficulty, lack of determination and inappropriate working conditions. This observation has demonstrated that disapprobation of healthy lifestyle expression has corresponded to the choices of the aforementioned question by the majority of the students.
We have observed that how often you use alcohol expression has corresponded to on special days, at least 3 times a week and everyday by the majority of the students. This observation has demonstrated that how often you use alcohol expression has corresponded to the choices of the aforementioned question by the majority of the students.
"Do you have stress tendency?" expression has demonstrated that the students have stress tendency by the answers given by the students.
We have observed that do you think are there stress reasons expression has corresponded to financial difficulties, working environment, family problems, loneliness and educational problems. This observation has demonstrated do you think are there stress reasons expression has corresponded to the choices of the aforementioned question by the majority of the students.
Health is redefined as being "young", "slim" and "in good shape" and ways of reaching such "healthy" body is being presented to the individuals. The definition of "Mental and physical goodness" is being reformed under such conditions. Even though such approaches social, economic, politic macro context of health problematic is not being come up independently. Qualified and non-qualified healthy life presentations that provide several, simple and fast solutions cause ignoring and becoming insignificant great health problems.
According to Güzel Ertop N., Yilmaz A., Erdem Y. general score of healthy lifestyle behavior of the Faculty of Health Sciences has found middle level. According to gathered data; the students have got the highest score from the sub-group of self-actualization and the lowest score from the sub-groups of exercise, nutrition and stress management.
According to Sezgin D. political decisions should be taken for the health of the individual and indirectly society in the first row. Disrupted and demolished environment conditions have great importance in content of health of human and all of the living creatures. Instead of a health responsibility on the individual required regulations and policies have disguised under another cover.
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