Simchon Yehonatan, Turetsky Olga, Carmeli Eli
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Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2016 Jul 18;29(6):/j/ijamh.2017.29.issue-6/ijamh-2016-0052/ijamh-2016-0052.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2016-0052.
Technological development is the main cause for reduced physical activity in populations, increasing the risk of illness and decreasing average life expectancy. A correlation exists between increased physical exercise (PE) and health improvement. The academic curriculum attributes to lack of PE due to sedentary lifestyle and inability to find free time. The purpose of this study was to characterize PE among students in relation to World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and examined the correlation between activity level and grade point average (GPA). We also included an evaluation of the student's willingness to exercise as part of an elective course program.
We used a five experts validated questionnaire, distributed online. The sampling frame was undergraduate students of the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health from the University of Haifa (184 students). Statistical processing was done using SPSS software using the χ2 test and Pearson's correlation.
Of the participants 70.7% do not comply with WHO recommendations. Seventy-five percent showed willingness to perform PE if it was part of the curriculum. No significant correlations were found between PE or WHO recommendations and GPA.
This is a pioneer study among university students. Continued research is needed to characterize the PE in academic institutions.
技术发展是人群体力活动减少的主要原因，这增加了患病风险并缩短了平均预期寿命。体育锻炼（PE）的增加与健康改善之间存在关联。学术课程将其归因于久坐不动的生活方式以及找不到空闲时间导致缺乏体育锻炼。本研究的目的是根据世界卫生组织（WHO）的建议描述学生的体育锻炼情况，并研究活动水平与平均绩点（GPA）之间的相关性。我们还对学生作为选修课程计划一部分进行锻炼的意愿进行了评估。
我们使用了一份经五位专家验证的问卷，通过在线方式分发。抽样框架是海法大学社会福利与健康学院的本科生（184名学生）。使用SPSS软件进行统计处理，采用χ2检验和Pearson相关性分析。
70.7%的参与者不符合WHO的建议。75%的人表示如果体育锻炼是课程的一部分，他们愿意进行体育锻炼。在体育锻炼或WHO建议与GPA之间未发现显著相关性。
这是一项针对大学生的开创性研究。需要继续开展研究以描述学术机构中的体育锻炼情况。
