Risk factors of health impairement of university students in Vladivostok during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Authors: Yatsenko A.K.1, Gritsina O.P.2, Trankovskaya L.V.2, Tarasenko G.A.2, Jafarov R.N.2
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Affiliations:
- Pacific State Medical University
- Pacific state medical university
- Issue: Vol 29, No 4 (2022)
- Pages: 275-284
- Section: ORIGINAL STUDY ARTICLES
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/1728-0869/article/view/75898
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/humeco75898
- ID: 75898
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Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK: To study the lifestyle factors of students of higher educational institutions in Vladivostok during the period of restrictive measures caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: A trend study was conducted. With the help of a Google Forms, a survey of students aged 18–24 years, enrolled in I–IV courses of educational organizations in Vladivostok, was completed. During statistical processing, descriptive statistics were calculated, Student’s t-test, Pearson’s χ2 test, Spearman’s non-parametric rank correlation coefficient were used.
RESULTS: A study of the health of university students showed that 67.51±1.86% of respondents complained of eye fatigue (63.79±2.32%), headaches (27.34±2.15%) when working with electronic means of communication, feeling of heaviness in the head (26.17±2.12%). A significant direct relationship was determined between the level of the distance education component and the duration of the use of digital devices by students (R=0.16; p=0.03), the time spent using gadgets for educational purposes (R=0.21; p=0.03), frequency of meals (R=0.18; p=0.01). A significant inverse correlation was also found between the total time spent using gadgets and the duration of nighttime sleep (r=–0.17; p=0.02). A comparative analysis of the lifestyle features of modern youth during the COVID-19 pandemic and before it began revealed an increase in the number of students with eating disorders. The number of students with <7 h of sleep at night has significantly increased (41.32±1.96% versus 30.17±4.26%; χ2=5.1; p=0.024), and the number of respondents sleeping >8 h has decreased (13.88±1.37% versus 20.69±3.76%; χ2=4.33; p=0.038). During training using distance learning technologies, significantly fewer respondents spend in areas with fresh air when they needed to work or study (49.37±1.99% versus 80.17±3.70%; χ2=37.47; p <0.001).
CONCLUSION: The identified changes in the lifestyle of students during the COVID-19 pandemic are the risk factors for health impairment, which emphasizes the relevance and need to continue research on this problem.
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Anna K. Yatsenko
Pacific State Medical University
Email: annakonstt@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4326-1801
SPIN-code: 6982-2987
Cand. Sci. (Med.), assistant professor
Russian Federation, 2 Ostrjakova avenue, 690002, VladivostokOl'ga P. Gritsina
Pacific state medical university
Email: g2010o@maik.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2484-9442
SPIN-code: 1751-3935
Cand. Sci. (Med.), assistant professor
Russian Federation, 2 Ostrjakova avenue, 690002, VladivostokLidija V. Trankovskaya
Pacific state medical university
Email: trankovskaya@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1107-4561
SPIN-code: 5186-8570
Russian Federation, 2 Ostrjakova avenue, 690002, Vladivostok
Galina A. Tarasenko
Pacific state medical university
Email: tarasenkotgmu@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4259-4655
SPIN-code: 1681-3802
Russian Federation, 2 Ostrjakova avenue, 690002, Vladivostok
Rustam N. Jafarov
Pacific state medical university
Author for correspondence.
Email: djaf97@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5417-9443
SPIN-code: 6485-9183
Russian Federation, 2 Ostrjakova avenue, 690002, Vladivostok
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