Health-related behaviour of patients affected by obesity and overweight
Keywords:
obesity, health-related behaviour, health-related behaviour indexAbstract
Introduction. In the multi-factor etiology of obesity an increasing degree of importance is attributed to behavioral factors. However, it is only in a small number of studies that the problems of health-related behaviours exhibited by obese persons are examined.
Aim. Evaluation of health-related behaviours exhibited by patients suffering from obesity and overweight.
Material and methods. The group under investigation comprised 75 persons (47 women and 28 men) with overweight problems or obesity. A method of diagnostic survey including the Health-Related Behaviour Inventory (HBI) questionnaire developed by Juczyński was employed in this study. Anthropometric measurements included the following: height and weight; waist girth and hip measurement on the basis of which the indices of BMI and WHR were calculated.
The results. The average age of the examined women was 49.7 years (± 12.8) and men: 51.7 (± 11.4), respectively. Overweight problems were found among 8% of the subjects, obesity in 92% and 3rd degree obesity in 48 percent of the studied group. On the basis of the HBI scale, low or medium results with regard to the behaviours declared were obtained by 70.66% of patients, while high ones by only 29.33%. A negative correlation was found between age and proper eating habits (PEH) as well as between body weight on the one hand and proper eating habits (PEH) and positive mental attitude (PMA) on the other. People displaying a preference for active recreation obtained significantly better results in all the dimensions of the HBI. People applying pharmacological treatment Przygotoof obesity obtained better results with regard to the: behaviours conducive to health (BCH), preventive behaviours (PB), and health practices (HP).
Conclusions. Only one third of the subjects obtained a high level result with respect to the health-related behaviours exhibited. A negative correlation was established between body weight on the one hand and proper eating habits (PEH) and positive mental attitude (PMA) on the other. It was negatively correlated with a proper eating habits (PEH) as well The people who displayed a preference for active recreation as well as those who employed pharmacological treatment of obesity, obtained better results with respect to the health-related behaviours exhibited.
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