Sources of knowledge about health behaviors in different groups of age
Journal Title: European Journal of Medical Technologies - Year 2015, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
The World Health Organization defines the concept of health as a state of complete physical well-being, mental and social, individual or group must be able to determine and pursue their aspirations, to satisfy needs as well as environmental changes or dealing with it. Health is seen as a vital supply, not and aim of life. Health is also a positive concept, including personal and social resources and opportunities for physical activity, not only the absence of objectively existing illness or disability. Health behaviors are individual behavior of a person, which have an impact on the present and subsequent health. These are the behaviors that in view of modern medical knowledge evoke specific -positive or negatywne-health consequences in people who perform them. They are both reactions to any situations related to health or habits and targeted action. The aim of the study was to compare the sources of knowledge about health behaviors in the following age groups: 20-25, 35-40, 55-60. In our research, we evaluated the effects of: television, internet, radio, books, magazines, the share of friends and family. As a research technique chosen an anonymous questionnaire. It was carried out among 300 women in 2015. The questionnaire was intended for women living in Lublin province in three age groups: 20-25, 35-40, 55-60 years. The research examined: television, internet, radio, and the share of friends, family, and books and magazines. The results were statistically analyzed. Over the last 30 years, we observe the increase of the Internet as a source of knowledge about health behaviors, with a simultaneous decrease the importance of television. Impact of family, friends, radio, magazines, and books as a source of knowledge about the health behavior has not changed significantly over the years studied.
Authors and Affiliations
Anita Wdowiak, Michał Filip, Vlad Radulov, Camelia Dehelean, Dragomir Bălăşescu, Tomasz Zuzak, Mateusz Woźniakowski
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