In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated health status of 1583 young men and women (19.2 ± 1.3 years) studying health education from 2012 to 2016 at the University of Novi Sad, and presented data on the frequency of common chronic diseases in this specific population. Total prevalence of hypertension was 3.4%, while 17.1% participants were overweight and diabetes affected 0.6% of health educators. Future health educators could be seen as positive health role models in public health campaigns since they suffer from chronic diseases less often comparing to general population, suggesting affirmative health profiles of this profession.
Telepsychiatry is based on the use of telecommunication systems in the process of organizing systems of psychiatric institutions and helping the treatment of psychiatric patients. The consequence of the specific features of informatics technologies is that inside the domain of psychiatric pathology and psychiatric treatment of an individual disorder itself, there is a deviation from the classic psychiatrist-client treatment, 'face to face'. Those psychiatrists who promote the classic treatment accept these changes with difficulties, believing that the application of the new technology is not adequate and that there is a possibility of estrangement from patients. Furthermore, cultural barriers could also be an obstacle, not only due to the application of telepsychiatric services, but also since the criteria for 'transcultural psychiatry' need to be established as well. Telepsychiatric services will have more supporters in future. Their use will subtly complement the existing traditional approach and expand the range of application of psychiatric techniques.
The Republic of Serbia has a very pronounced agricultural component in its economic structure, which is connected with a significant part of the total population living and working in rural areas. National policies that treat agriculture and rural development are identical to energy policies under the increased attention of the academic, professional and general public. Serbia is in the process of harmonizing its legislation and economic environment with the rules of business and legal frameworks in the European Union. This paper analyses the links between rural development and energy transition in response to global challenges such as climate change, land degradation and ecosystem damage through the prism of EU policies and expected implementation in the legal system and strategic documents of the Republic of Serbia. Areas of overlap have been identified as well as complementary zones that should be taken into account when designing future national policies related to energy and agriculture. Some barriers have been identified that need to be removed at this initial stage in order to approach the formulation of policies based on reliable and verified data.
The present study is aimed at determining the effects of intensity-modified recreational volleyball training on health markers and physical fitness in healthy middle-aged men. Thirty-four healthy untrained men aged 25-55 years were randomized to either a modified recreational volleyball group (MRV, n = 17) or a recreational volleyball group (RV, n = 17). Both groups performed volleyball training twice a week over 12 weeks, with participants in MRV playing a modified game with higher intensity due to shorter breaks between rallies. The small to moderate improvements of both groups were observed in SBP (MRV gav = -0.50 [-0.67, -0.33] vs. RV gav = -0.37 [-0.55, -0.20]) to a similar extent (p = 0.12). However, only the MRV significantly improved (p < 0.001) the mean body weight (gav = -0.35 [-0.52, -0.18]) and BMI (gav = -0.39 [-0.56, -0.22]) to a moderate extent and the YYIR1 performance (gav = 2.45 [2.22, 2.69]) to a large extent. Even though both groups significantly improved the rest HR, the mean change of rest HR was significantly greater in MRV as compared to the RV (p < 0.001, ŋp2 = 0.47). The study revealed that an intensity-modified type of recreational volleyball, involving shorter breaks between rallies, improves cardiorespiratory fitness and health markers for men aged 25-55 years.
Introduction/Objective Lumbar syndrome often presents muscle imbalance of the lumbar and abdominal region, most often as a result of sedentary lifestyle and excessive nutrition. The aim of the study was to determine the effects of a separate and associated effect of kinesiotherapy and walking on the outcome of the rehabilitation of people with chronic lumbar syndrome and on the mobility of the lumbosacral part of the spinal column. Methods Sixty persons of both sexes, aged between 45 and 65 years, with episodes of the lumbar syndrome, were included in a three-weeks study conducted at the Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation "Dr Miroslav Zotović" in Banja Luka - Department VII in Slatina. For the assessment of the subjective feeling of pain, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was applied, and for the mobility of the spinal column, the Schober test (SCH). During the rehabilitation treatment, both groups were subjected to standard kinesiotherapy treatment, and the experimental group to walking. Testing the effects of the applied treatments was done using the Repeated measure ANOVA analysis at the conclusion level p≤0.05. Results The effects of the differences in the final measurement in both subsamples were high and statistically significant in both variables in favor of the experimental group: male subsample in the VAS variable -F1,28=30.1; p=.001 i SCH- F1,28=.27.9; p=.001; female subsample in the VAS variable - F1,28=75.2; p=.001 and variable SCH- F1,28=20.73; p=.001. Conclusion The program of kinesiotherapy in conjunction with walking, significantly improves the final outcome of rehabilitation in people with chronic lumbar syndrome, both in the functional and the subjective domain.DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/sjss.2021.7.2.74-85