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INOVACIJE I IZAZOVI U OBRAZOVANJU I SESTRINSKOJ SKRBI - KNJIGA SAŽETAKA



               Self-assessment of the Connection between Life Quality

               and Physical Activity among Students of Higher Grades of
               Vinogradska Nursing School


               Physical  activity  significantly  improves  the  quality  of  life  of  adolescents.  Technological
               progress and the modernization of society have increased the time that adolescents spend in
               front of digital screens. Regular physical activity has a positive effect on physical health, mental
               well-being,  social  integration,  self-esteem  and  obesity  prevention.    Due  to  their  health
               orientation, the students of the Vinogradska Nursing School have a lot of information about the
               importance of physical activity and should use their personal example to promote its positive
               impact on the quality of life. Aim is to examine the relationship between the level of physical
               activity and the quality of life of students in the third, fourth and fifth grades of the Vinogradska
               Nursing School.
               A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Vinogradska Nursing School from May 1 to 15,
               2024, in which students of the third, fourth and fifth grades participated. For the purposes of
               the research, standardized instruments were used: a shorter version of the WHOQWOL-BREF
               questionnaire, which measures quality of life, and a shorter version of the International Physical
               Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). 291 students participated in the research. There is a difference
               in  the  assessment  of  psychological  health  regarding  the  gender  of  the  respondent  (t=2.2;
               p=.029); male students rate their mental health better than female students. There is a difference
               in the frequency of performing extremely strenuous physical activities regarding the gender of
               the respondents (U=5.374.500; p=.000); male students perform extremely strenuous physical
               activities more often than female students. Respondents were the least satisfied with their sleep
               (M=2.9; SD=1.1). They achieve the lowest result in the dimension "mental health" (M=3.6;
               SD=0.7), which means that they have the lowest quality of mental health. There is a statistical
               correlation between the assessment of the general quality of life and the frequency of extremely
               strenuous physical activity (r=.175; p=.003) and moderate physical activity (r=.127; p=.030);
               with  the  increase  in  the  frequency  of  these  activities,  the  general  quality  of  life  of  the
               respondents increases. There is a statistically significant negative association between general
               satisfaction with one's health and the frequency of sitting; with an increase in time spent in a
               sitting position, there is a decrease in satisfaction with physical health (r=-.157; p=.018). Also,
               there  is  a  connection  between  environmental  assessment  and  the  frequency  of  extremely
               strenuous  physical  activity  (r=.126;  p=.031);  with  the  increase  in  the  frequency  of  these
               activities,  there  is  a  more  positive  assessment  of  one's  own  environment  in  the  applied
               questionnaire.
               This  research confirms that there is  a significant connection between the level  of physical
               activity and the quality of life of the students of Vinogradska Nursing School.


               Key words: physical activity, quality of life, students

















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