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Original research Dynamic changes in physical development indicators of high school-age children in the Samara region over a decade
Trubetskaya SR, Sazonova OV, Gavryushin MYu, Hamtsova RV, Tupikova DS, Frolova OV
Physical development in adolescence is one of the key aspects of the modern society’s well-being. Assessment of physical development in children and adolescents represents an essential component of the pediatric population health status estimation being a clear indicator of the impact of lifestyle, environment, and learningmprocess on the child’s body. The study was aimed to assess the dynamic changes of physical development indicators in the high school-age children in the Samara Region over a decade. The paper deals with the anthropometric data of physical development acquired in 2013 and 2023. A total of 476 children aged 14–16 years were examined (256 boys, 220 girls). Physical development assessment performed in the group of high school-age boys revealed significant changes. Boys of all ages examined in 2023 lagged behind their peers examined in 2013 in the number of individuals with harmonious physical development. Furthermore, a significantly greater number of children with disharmonious physical development due to excess body weight were revealed in 2023. The results yielded by assessing physical development in girls are slightly different: the today’s 14-year-old schoolgirls lag behind girls examined in 2013 in the size of population with harmonious physical development. The body height comparative analysis results have shown that the today’s schoolchildren do not lag behind their peers examined in 2013 in all gender-age groups (p > 0.05). A significant increase in the schoolchildrens’ body weight relative to 2013 is likely to result from the quarantine measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which made children stay at home for longer and reduced their physical activity.
Received: 2024-04-18
Published online: 2024-06-29
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2024.101
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Original research Hygienic assessment of weather sensitivity and meteotropic reactions in students
Ganuzin VM, Baraboshin AT, Serkova OV
The issue of weather sensitivity and meteotropic reactions in various population groups depending on the age, place of residence, professional features, and health status is relevant and inadequately covered in scientific literature. The study was aimed to assess weather sensitivity and meteotropic reactions in medical university students of various age groups. Polling of 243 students aged 17–18 and 23–24 years was performed using a tailored questionnaire consisting of 16 questions allowing one to detect weather sensitivity and meteotropic reactions in the respondents. Analysis of the data acquired showed that 53.7% of female and 16.7% of male first-year students had weather sensitivity (р < 0.001). Furthermore, 47.0% of surveyed first-year students and 67.0% of 5–6th-year students complained of various intermittent meteotropic reactions. In first-year students, meteotropic reactions were most often manifested in the decreased performance (76.6%), headache (74.6%), fatigue (70.2%). The weather-sensitive 5–6th-year students more often complained of the bouts of headaches (72.9%), decreased performance (66.7%), sleep disorders (31.2%), and muscle pain (49.6%). Meteotropic reactions occurred in 47.0–67.0% of the surveyed students of various age groups. Thus, when weather sensitivity is detected in students during the medical check-up, further prevention of the meteotropic reaction exacerbations should be tailored based on the medical weather forecasting.
Received: 2024-01-16
Published online: 2024-06-28
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2024.100
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Original research Organizational model for prevention of smoking among young adults in voronezh: regional experience
Ulianov IA, Nehaenko NE, Ostroushko NI, Meremyanin LV, Ulianova AV, Petrova TN, Sharapova YuA
The issues of damage to health related to the spread of nicotine product consumption are global. At the initiative of the Department of Healthcare Management, Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University, the organizational model of medical measures to overcome nicotine dependence involving formation of the smoking cessation groups among young adults, management and enlightment of the participants on the issues related to damage from nicotine dependence and free provision of the medicines facilitating smoking cessation was implemented. The study was aimed to assess the organizational model effectiveness based on the nicotine cessation rates of young adults. The model participants (42 individuals) were divided into three groups and provided free medicines: tablets containing cytisine in group 1, nicotine sprays in group 2, nicotine patches in group 3. The experiment was conducted for 30 days, during which three follow-up questionnaire surveys were performed. In the experiment, 31.7% of subjects stopped smoking completely, while the total positive effect bringing together those, who ceased smoking, and those, who reduced smoking, was 66.7%. Furthermore, the tablets containing cytisine turned out to be the most effective option. Thus, the study results obtained within the framework of the proposed organizational model can be considered useful in terms of further practical use. It can be recommended to include the model in the target program involving provision of medicines for treatment of nicotine dependence at the expense of the regional budget and attracted funds of enterprises and organizations.
Received: 2023-10-24
Published online: 2024-06-28
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2024.099
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Original research Interplay of the indicators of physical development and psychological status in the young adult medical students
Chevzhik YuV, Milushkina OYu, Shemyakov SE, Skoblina NA, Samokhina AO
Currently, there is increasing number of overweight people all over the world. The increase in the incidence of depression among the population, especially among adolescents and young adults, has been reported. The study was aimed to determine the relationship between excess body weight and severity of depression in the young adult students taught at the initial courses in the medical university. The study involved 230 junior medical students (163 females and 67 males) having no chronic disorders. Body mass index (BMI) was determined in the subjects. The depression severity was defined using the Beck Depression Inventory. The analysis showed that the average BMI was 3.0 ± 3.9 AU in males and 22.0 ± 4.3 AU in females. The share of underweight male subjects was 7.5%, while the share of underweight females was 10.5%; 28.3% of males and 13.5% of female subjects had excess body weight and obesity of varying severity. No signs of depression were found in 66.0% of males and 61.0% of females. We revealed no significant correlation between BMI and depression.
Received: 2023-12-05
Published online: 2024-06-28
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2024.098
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Original research Hygienic characteristics of some aspects of students’ psychological health
Kopylov AS
Recently, the problem of psychological status of students, including university students, and its influence on the health of the individual has become very relevant. The applicants entering higher education institutions of our county face an especially difficult period. They have to deal with a lot of exams affecting their future destiny, the complicated process of adaptation to the new training conditions existing in the educational institutions, as well as with the completely unfamiliar team of teachers and students. The study was aimed to perform comparative analysis of psychological health of the students attending the medical university and to determine the indicators most strongly affecting the students’ quality of life and body’s condition. A total of 1050 first-year, third-year, and sixth-year students of the medical university were enrolled. Each subject was offered to voluntarily pass three different tests to determine his/her psychological status. The scores of functional reserve of the CNS below 50% were reported for more than one third of students of the pediatric faculty (39%). In students of the faculty of pediatrics, the decreased performance was observed in 51% of cases, mostly in females. To summarize, it is worth noting, that medical students, especially first-year students, often have psychological health problems.
Received: 2023-12-18
Published online: 2024-02-19
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2024.087
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Opinion Pressing issues of medical assistance of students receiving secondary medical education
Shkarin VV, Latyshevskaya NI, Tikhonova EN, Levchenko NV
The paper reports the issues of the medical assistance of students attending secondary medical educational institutions in Volgograd and the Volgograd region. It has been found that the regional regulatory documents contain no unified requirements related to students’ health protection. Primary medical care provision to students is ensured by pediatric (under the age of 18 years) and adult outpatient clinics (over the age of 18 years) of Volgograd and the Volgograd region in accordance with the concluded contracts. Furthermore, the students have a mandatory medical check-up before the beginning of practical training in accordance with the Order № 29N of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation dated January 28, 2021. At the same time, there is no dynamic monitoring of the students’ health status during the educational process. It has been shown that none of the secondary medical educational institutions of Volgograd and the Volgograd region conducts assessment and monitoring of occulational risk factors corresponding to the studied specialty. It is necessary to develop the system for informational communication of medical professional with medical institutions conducting preventive medical examinations and routine check-ups of students. Furthermore, it is important to consider the features of the chosen profession taking into account potential risk factors of the learning process and future professional activity.
Received: 2023-10-04
Published online: 2024-01-30
DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2024.086
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