Monitoring Of Body`s Functional Systems In Students As Health Promotion Technique

Abstract

In addition to theoretical and practical training, educational processes in a university for the humanities and education must include health promotion programs aimed at encouraging students improve their healthy lifestyle habits within the professional training. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the overall level of health of senior students based on the theory of functional systems with the use of psychophysiological and psychological monitoring. Integrated characteristics of the central nervous system were analysed using rapid computer-aided techniques and the Optical Bio Mouse computer appliance by Neurolab, Moscow. Reflex testing was conducted in the form of chronoreflexometric tests and hand-eye reaction time measurement. The functional state of the CNS was evaluated based on the criteria proposed by Loskutova, such as the functional level of the system, the nervous reaction stability and the level of functional capacities. The extent to which senior students value their health was studied using the Health Behaviour Index technique by Deryabo and Yasvin, and rapid evaluation of the level of health was performed based on V. Belov`s criteria. Statistical analysis of the study findings was conducted with the application of Student s t-test. The results revealed a shortage of functional reserves of their central nervous system and the body resulting from emotional stress and study-related overworking that prevents them from improving their health. Implementing health promotion with the focus on functional systems will improve the adaptive behaviour and result in greater adaptability of the body and the nervous system to the workload.