LIFESTYLE HABITS OF HEALTH CARE STUDENTS AND THEIR STANCE ACCORDING THE ROLE OF SCHOOL AND HEALTH CARE PROFFESIONALS IN PROMOTION OF HEALTHY LIVING

Adolescencija je period intenzivnog razvoja i sazrijevanja za vrijeme kojeg mladi usvajaju različite navike i stavove. Te navike i stavovi određuju njihov životni stil koji ima utjecaj na njihovo trenutno, ali i buduće zdravlje. To je ključan period za usvajanje zdravog životnog stila jer su navike još uvijek promjenjive te je velika je vjerojatnost njihovog zadržavanja i u odrasloj dobi. Obzirom da su mnoga istraživanja provedena među tom dobnom skupinom ipak ukazala na njihovu uključenost u mnoga rizična ponašanja cilj ovog rada je bio provjeriti kakvi će rezultati biti među učenicima zdravstvenog usmjerenja. Istraživanje je provedeno među 294 učenika Medicinske škole u Rijeci. Ispitana je njihova subjektivna, opća procjena životnih navika, prehrambene navike, navike tjelesne aktivnosti, uključenost u konzumaciju sredstava ovisnosti i stavovi prema ulozi škole i zdravstvenih djelatnika u promociji zdravog življenja. Najveći broj učenika je svoje životne navike ocjenio zdravima te se potpuno ili djelomično slaže s tim da škola i zdravstveni djelatnici imaju važnu ulogu u promoviranju zdravog življenja čime su te hipoteze i potvrđene. Hipoteze o razlikama među učenicima u konzumaciji alkohola i droga obzirom na njihov spol su odbačene, dok je hipoteza o konzumaciji cigareta djelomično, a stresu potpuno prihvaćena. Ispostavilo se da razlike u prehrambenim navikama među smjerovima nema dok za tjelesnu aktivnost postoji značajna razlika. Radi karakteristika te dobi i podložnosti utjecajima, mladi su izloženi mnogim rizičnim čimbenicima, međutim kroz edukaciju i odgovarajuće preventivne mjere njihovo djelovanje se dijelom može umanjiti. Bitno je da mladi postanu svjesni vlastitog utjecaja na svoje zdravlje i kvalitetu života.Adolescence is a period of intense development and maturation during which young people adopt different habits and attitudes. These habits and attitudes determine their lifestyle, which has an impact on their current but also future health. It is a crucial period for adopting a healthy lifestyle because habits are still changeable and it is very likely that they will remain in adulthood. Given that many studies conducted among this age group nevertheless indicated their involvement in many risky behaviors, the aim of this paper was to examine what the findings would be among health care students. Therefore, the study was conducted among 294 students of the Rijeka Medical School. Their subjective, general assessment of life habits, eating habits, physical activity habits, involvement in the consumption of addictive substances and attitudes towars the role of school and health professionals in promoting healthy living were examined. The largest number of students evaluated their life habits as healthy, and fully or partially agree that school and health professionals have an important role in promoting healthy living, which confirmed these hypotheses. Hypotheses about differences between students in alcohol and drug use by gender were rejected, while the hypothesis of cigarette consumption was partially and stress fully accepted. It was evident that there is no difference between eating habits between students of different directions while in the physical activity there is. Due to the characteristics of that age and susceptibility to influence, young people are exposed to many risk factors, however, through education and appropriate preventive measures, their effects can be partially reduced. It is essential that young people become aware of their own impact on their health and quality of life