Physical Self–Perception, Body Posture of Nursing Students and Associated Factors

Year 2019, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 77 - 84, 29.03.2019

Nuray Turan Gülsün Özdemir Aydın Hatice Kaya Fuat Bilgili Elif Hasmaden Yağmur Akkuş Menekşe Lütfiye Taş Meltem Tırank

https://doi.org/10.33808/marusbed.546817

Abstract

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationships between physical self-perception, body posture disorders, age, gender and BMI

categories and nursing students’ physical self-perception and body posture disorders.

Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted. The study population was comprised of 1202 students studying at the Nursing Faculty, the

sample consisted of 341 students. The data were collected by using “Structured Question Form”, “Symmetrigraf”, “Posture Aware by Center Road

Software LLC” and “Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ)”.

Results: Students’ average age was 20.33±1.60. Body posture analysis through symmetrigraf showed that the students suffered from kyphosis,

lordosis, scoliosis, flattening and curvature. Analysis of shoulder, spine, hip, wrist, neck, upper back, torso, abdomen, and back showed first-degree

deformation. According to Body Posture Aware App, there was first-degree deformation on the head, the shoulder and the hip. When the scale

scores of PSDQ of the students are examined; it was seen that the average score of PSDQ of female students was 265.96 ± 40.28 and that of male

students was 294.64 ± 42.97.

Conclusion: The students had problems with body posture and gender played a role in posture and self-perception. Considering the period of life

students go through and the fact that they will be a member of health personnel, utmost attention needs to be paid to this issue.

Keywords

Nursing students, gender, physical self-perception, body posture

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