- Tytuł:
- The relation between subjective health-assessment and cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents
- Autorzy:
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Barabasz, Z.
Zadarko-Domaradzka, M.
Penar Zadarko, B.
Nizioł-Babiarz, E.
Zadarko, E. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1917299.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2015
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku
- Tematy:
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health self-assessment
cardiorespiratory fitness
health measurements - Opis:
- Introduction: Health perception is a complex issue and determined by various factors. When assessing health there are positive, negative and intermediate measurements, as well as health indicators including the following criteria: subjective, objective and social. Purpose: To determine the relationship between subjective health assessment, physical fitness and cardiorespiratory fitness. Materials and Methods: The study included 1.000 high school adolescents from Poland and Ukraine. Two questionnaires were used in the study: an original questionnaire, and a standardized 20 m shuttle run test with PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run), enabling indirect assess of VO2 max. Results: Significant differences between subjective health assessment, physical fitness and cardiorespiratory fitness were found. The best health self-assessment and physical fitness, the best cardiorespiratory fitness results were obtained among adolescents. Polish youth better assessed their health in comparison to the peers from Ukraine. Conclusions: There is a relation between subjective health assessment and the objective parameters. When measuring health state of individuals or groups it is worth consider a subjective criterion of health.
- Źródło:
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Progress in Health Sciences; 2015, 5, 1; 150-155
2083-1617 - Pojawia się w:
- Progress in Health Sciences
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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