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Shevchenko S.S.

Smolensk State Medical University

Interrelation of lifestyle and psychological health of medical students

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Shevchenko S.S.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2022;25(12): 71‑76

DOI: 10.17116/profmed20222512171

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INTERRELATION OF LIFESTYLE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF MEDICAL STUDENTS
INTERRELATION OF LIFESTYLE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF MEDICAL STUDENTS

To cite this article:

Shevchenko SS. Interrelation of lifestyle and psychological health of medical students. Russian Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2022;25(12):71‑76. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/profmed20222512171

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Abstract:

Optimizing medical students’ lifestyles and psychological well-being are essential to professional training. Confidence in the right choice and psychological readiness for the future profession will reduce the shortage of doctors.

OBJECTIVE

To optimize the management of future specialists’ physical and psychological health based on a comprehensive study of lifestyle components and psychological adaptation in the learning process in medical school.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

From September 2018 to March 2022, data on eating behavior, tobacco use, and psychological adaptation of 898 students of the Smolensk State Medical University during training were collected, processed, analyzed, and summarized. We used methods of sampling, statistical observation, analysis, and questionnaires (the author’s package of online questionnaires and adapted questionnaire of personal orientations, E. Shostrom’s Self-Actualization Test). The statistical significance of the differences between the percentages of students in the designated groups with a given 95% confidence interval was assessed using Fisher’s angular transformation coefficient (φ). Correlation analysis between self-actualization scales and smoking was assessed using the Kendall correlation criterion (τ).

RESULTS

A comprehensive study of lifestyle components (eating behavior, prevalence of tobacco smoking) and psychological well-being of students of a single medical school has established their interrelation. The students in the studied group did not show the need for self-actualization. Reduced collective interaction, creativity, empathy, leadership, openness, and insistence were found. Improper nutrition and tobacco addiction are due to the deformation of self-perception and self-actualization in the microcommunity.

CONCLUSION

Preserving and improving the health of medical students requires a new regional approach to providing high-quality medical care and psychological support to students. Establishing student clusters that integrate the educational base and create optimal housing conditions, eating behavior, and leisure activities is a reasonable solution, requiring government support.

Keywords:

medical students
self-actualization
lifestyle
psychological health
tobacco smoking
eating behavior

Authors:

Shevchenko S.S.

Smolensk State Medical University

Received:

08.09.2022

Accepted:

19.09.2022

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