Background: Neurotic disorders are the most common disorders of the group of mental disorders - they occur in more than 1/3 of the general population. In Europe, they represent the most common reason for medical consultations, especially as part of counseling in Primary Health Care. Lifestyle largely determines health status. Many lifestyle elements can significantly affect the incidence and course of diseases, and consequently also on the length and quality of life. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to compare selected lifestyle elements of people with neurotic disorders and healthy persons. Material and methods: The study involved 200 adult residents of the Małopolska province, who constituted two equal groups of 100 persons each: study group A (50 females vs. 50 males), were those who had been confirmed in medical records F40-F48 diagnosis (according to the ICD-10 classification), and control group B (50 women vs. 50 men), were those who declared that they had no chronic illnesses. The study was conducted between 5.01.2011 and 7.10.2011 with the approval of the Bioethics Committee Jagiellonian University and the Hospitals Management of where the study was conducted. The study used a diagnostic survey method, using: the Health Behavior Inventory (HIB), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The subjects' nutritional status was assessed [(measurement of body wei ; ght and height, based on from which Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated], RR (blood pressure) and a proprietary survey questionnaire was used. To answer the research questions posed and testing the hypotheses statistical analyses were performed out using the IBM SPSS Statistics package version 25. It was used to analyse basic descriptive statistics, chi2 tests independence and Fisher's exact tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, Student's t tests for independent samples, Spearman's rho correlation analyses, and logistic regression analysis. The level of statistical significance was taken as the classic threshold of α=0.05. Results: There are quantitative and qualitative differences in the eating habits of persons with neurotic disorders and healthy individuals. Persons with neurotic disorders are more likely to consume alcohol daily while they consume alcohol less frequently than healthy respondents, consuming it once a week. Persons with neurotic disorders spend less time on leisure and recreation, less often meet with friends and do not often go to the cinema and theater. Respondents with neurotic disorders manifest different reactions to stress than those surveyed healthy: they are more likely to complain of lack of appetite, reach for alcohol, worry excessively, and feel anxious. The main motive prompting persons with neurotic disorders to engage in health-seeking behavior is heal ; th motivation. Respondents with neurotic disorders are receive support less often than healthy people. Gender, age and education influence health behaviors. Young, educated women are more likely to show proper health behaviors. Conclusions: The study of health behavior is an important method for measuring the health status of the population, especially for achieving health promotion and prevention goals health. Lack of support becomes a reason for withdrawal from active social life and stress-induced anxiety responses. As a result, such behaviors are perpetuated and may cause problems to worsen in the future. Combined with unfavorable social conditions, they can be the cause of the development of neurotic disorders. Knowing and understanding people's health behavior, its determinants, and perceptions of one's health, provides a basis for taking measures aimed at shaping lifestyles that promote health.
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http://dl.cm-uj.krakow.pl:8080/publication/5060
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Musiał, Zofia
Grochowska, Aneta
Karch, Izabela
Kubik, Barbara
Stepaniak, Urszula
Cisoń-Apanasewicz, Urszula
Żwirska, Jaśmina