Teul I, Baran S, Zbislawski W
Chair and Department of Anatomy, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
J Physiol Pharmacol. 2008 Dec;59 Suppl 6:697-707.
People's health beliefs have remained under the influence of various factors. Our health is determined by physical and social environment, health behaviors, and lifestyle. The evaluation of frequency of upper respiratory tract diseases among Polish students was the aim of the study. Survey was conducted among 476 students of medicine and dentistry in the Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin and pedagogy students of the Zielona Góra University, Poland. SF 36 questionnaire with few additional questions concerning health and disease was used in the study. Students' participation in the research was voluntary and anonymous. More than 80% of medical students treat their upper respiratory infections by themselves. From all surveyed subjects only 48 (9.4%) of the students did not suffer from any illness during an academic year. Part of the students (39.7%) spends their leisure time in a passive way. Pedagogy students more often than medical ones spend their leisure time actively. Male medical students showed much lower values comparing to female medical students. Pedagogy students showed reversed situation. There was a high variability of general health components observed among female, but not male students. Frequent respiratory tract infections, lack of systematic physical activity, and low amount of sleep cause lower level of self evaluation in regard to health status among medical students.
人们的健康观念一直受到各种因素的影响。我们的健康取决于身体和社会环境、健康行为以及生活方式。本研究旨在评估波兰学生上呼吸道疾病的发病频率。研究对象为波兰什切青波美拉尼亚医科大学的476名医科和牙科学生以及绿山城大学的教育学专业学生。研究使用了SF 36问卷，并附加了一些关于健康和疾病的问题。学生参与研究是自愿且匿名的。超过80%的医科学生自行治疗上呼吸道感染。在所有接受调查的学生中，只有48名（9.4%）学生在一学年中未患任何疾病。部分学生（39.7%）以消极的方式度过闲暇时光。教育学专业学生比医科学生更经常积极地度过闲暇时光。与女医科学生相比，男医科学生的相关数值要低得多。教育学专业学生的情况则相反。在女学生中观察到总体健康状况存在很大差异，但男学生中没有。频繁的呼吸道感染、缺乏系统的体育活动以及睡眠不足导致医科学生对健康状况的自我评估水平较低。
