Maintaining a healthy lifestyle by service members under
martial law
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ZHYTOMYR IVAN FRANKO STATE UNIVERSITY, ZHYTOMYR, UKRAINE
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ZHYTOMYR MEDICAL INSTITUTE OF ZHYTOMYR REGIONAL COUNCIL, ZHYTOMYR, UKRAINE
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POLTAVA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, POLTAVA, UKRAINE
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KYIV MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, KYIV, UKRAINE
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OPEN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT “UKRAINE”, KYIV, UKRAINE
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POLISSIA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, ZHYTOMYR, UKRAINE
Publication date: 2024-07-24
Wiadomości Lekarskie 2024;77(6):1211-1216
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Aim: To study the peculiarities of maintaining a healthy lifestyle by service members under martial law.
Materials and Methods: The research was conducted in 2022-2024 and involved 60 service members aged 22 to 54. According to their military rank, the
respondents were divided into the following groups: junior enlisted (51.7 %), non-commissioned officers (25 %) and commissioned officers (23.3 %). Methods:
bibliographic, system analysis and generalization, medical and sociological (questionnaire survey), and statistical.
Results: It was found that a healthy lifestyle for most service members is associated with motor activities (51.7 %), rational nutrition (55.9 %), the ability
to cope with stress (42.4 %), and giving up bad habits (37.3 %). Only 46.7 % of service members adhere to the relevant principles, even though 55.0 % of
respondents named a HLS as one of the values in their unit. It was found that it is difficult to fully adhere to the principles of a healthy lifestyle under the
conditions of war. 76.7 % of service members have bad habits (the most common is smoking – 72.2 %).
Conclusions: Promising means of forming a healthy lifestyle for service members are: positive motivation and personal conviction in the need to maintain a
healthy lifestyle, high-quality medical care, conducting educational work with personnel about the benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle, etc. However, these
measures will become fully effective only if we end the war with victory and liberate all Ukrainian lands from the occupying forces.