[The importance of good practice in cross-border activities in Grodno and Suwalki]

Przegl Lek. 2013;70(10):831-5.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

The study of college students of the eastern wall continued for a following year. The main objective of the study was to spread a jointly developed good practice, including the pro-health attitudes amongst students from selected universities in Grodno and Suwalki. Even though we are conducting joint research for the past several years only recently it became a part of common preventive measures prepared for the students of our Universities. There are still many questions as to whether behavioral models developed by virtual research groups based on subjective feelings and opinions of I and II year students are reliable and in which cases the surveyed knowledge gained reflects the actual needs of students. Many uncertainties also gathered around what tasks in preventive measures are imposed on universities, what should be the scope of its activities, and how they should proceed. Action resulting from the joint research was a thorough and objective diagnosis of students health, which goes well beyond the information available in the literature or statistical studies, therefore, to meet the expectations of the environment activities matched to the information obtained during the analysis needs. Attention was payed also to the economic aspect of the activities carried out within the framework of virtual research groups. Based on the example studied health-related activities in specific universities, it is concluded that in general they're operating in the field of different areas. Usually activities from one area such as cancer prevention and tobacco control involve others such as those related to poor nutrition. An example would be a program: "Prevention of cancer" is a series of measures aimed at preventing disease or other adverse phenomena sickness before the its development by controlling the causes and risk factors, which introduces University's flexible response to emerging health problems of the young generation of Belarusians and Poles. AIM OF THE TEST: Test the knowledge and health attitudes with the use of the Internet LimeSurvey survey system under the action of virtual research teams conducted amongst students from Grodno and Suwalki and implementing it into preventive measures. Materials and methods used once again, in the academic year 2012/2013 at the University. YankaKupala Grodno, Department of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Health Institute at the University of the State Vocational School. prof. Edward Szczepanik. A survey was conducted in Suwalki on the lifestyle of students from chosen medical studies. Research results are translated into preventive measures. The results of students from Grodno and from Suwalki are characterized with an average level of awareness of a healthy way of life. They willingly take actions under prevention programs. (1) Students of medical subjects, despite higher-than-average knowledge on healthy behavioral models do not implement their knowledge to everyday life. (2) Activation of this group is necessary in the course of the Universities health programs as University's encouragement of healthy lifestyle can significantly affect the reduction of civilization disease risk.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Health Behavior*
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Humans
  • Life Style
  • Male
  • Poland
  • Population Surveillance / methods*
  • Students / statistics & numerical data*
  • Students, Medical
  • Surveys and Questionnaires / standards