Fizyoterapi Öğrencilerinin Postüral Alışkanlık, Postüral Farkındalık ve Fiziksel Aktivite Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi

Year 2025, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 195 - 205, 29.07.2025

Sezen Tezcan , Farnaz Nemati , Beyza Deniz

https://doi.org/10.46871/eams.1603751

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı fizyoterapist adaylarının postüral alışkanlık, postüral farkındalık ve fiziksel aktivite düzeylerini incelemektir.
Yöntem: Çalışmaya fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon bölümünde öğrenimine devam eden 394 lisans öğrencisi dahil edildi. Gönüllü olan öğrencilere anket formları çevrimiçi olarak sosyal medya platformu üzerinden gönderildi. Bireylerin sosyodemografik bilgileri araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan veri formuna kaydedildi. Postüral alışkanlıkları ve farkındalıklarını değerlendirmek amacı ile Postüral Alışkanlık ve Farkındalık Ölçeği (PHAS), fiziksel aktivite düzeylerini değerlendirmek amacı ile Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi Kısa Form (IPAQ-SF) kullanıldı.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların postüral farkındalık ve postüral alışkanlıkları arasında (r=0,124), postüral alışkanlık ve fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri arasında (r=0,145) pozitif yönde anlamlı zayıf korelasyon bulundu. Sınıf düzeyleri arasında postüral alışkanlık (p=0,006), postüral farkındalık (p=0,019) skorları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulundu. Sınıf düzeylerine göre fiziksel aktivite skorları arasında fark yoktu (p<0,05). Cinsiyetler arası karşılaştırmalarda erkek öğrencilerin postüral alışkanlık ve fiziksel aktivite skorlarının kız öğrencilere göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark oluşturacak derecede yüksek olduğu bulundu (p=0,000).
Sonuç: Lisans eğitimine devam eden fizyoterapist adaylarının postüral farkındalık ve fiziksel aktivite düzeylerinin arttığı, postüral alışkanlıklarının da iyi yönde arttığı, erkek öğrencilerin postüral alışkanlıklarının ve fiziksel aktivite düzeylerinin kız öğrencilere göre daha iyi olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

postüral alışkanlık , postüral farkındalık , fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon , öğrenci , fiziksel aktivite

Investigation of Postural Habit, Postural Awareness and Physical Activity Levels of Physiotherapy Students

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate the postural habits, postural awareness and physical activity levels of physiotherapist candidates.
Methods: 394 undergraduate students attending in the department of physiotherapy and rehabilitation included in study. Survey forms were sent to the volunteer students online via a social media platform. Sociodemographic information of the individuals was recorded in the data form created by the researchers. The Postural Habit and Awareness Scale (PHAS) was used to assess postural habits and awareness, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF) was used to assess physical activity levels.
Results: There were significant weak positive correlations between postural awareness and postural habits (r=0.124) and between postural habits and physical activity levels (r=0.145). There was a statistically significant difference between postural habits (p=0.006) and postural awareness (p=0.019) scores between grade levels. There was no difference between physical activity scores according to grade levels (p<0.05). In comparisons between genders, it was found that postural habit and physical activity scores of male students were statistically significantly higher than female students (p=0,000).
Conclusion: Postural awareness and physical activity levels of physiotherapist candidates attending undergraduate education increased, their postural habits also increased in a good direction, and the postural habits and physical activity levels of male students were better than female students.

Keywords

postural habits , postural awareness , physiotherapy and rehabilitation , student , physical activity

Ethical Statement

Approval for this study was obtained from Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (No: 2024/112).

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