Prognostication of Health-Related Life Quality of Ukrainian Residents Due to Physical Activity Level

Introduction.Life quality is a complex concept that has been improved constantly in different science areas [2, 3, 15, 20]. According to R. Veenhoven definition life quality is a structure with closely linked elements - environmental factors, personal skills of the individual, the usefulness of life and its internal review [22]. Cella D.F. selects in life quality several parts that can be divided into functional, social, physical and emotional domains [1]. According to A. Novak life quality is an integral characteristic of physical, psychological, emotional and social functioning, and is based on the subjective perception [11].In the area of Physical Education and Sports life quality concept is closely associated with the definition of health as the state of perfect physical, mental and social well-being [13, 14, 15, 17, 21]. Health-related quality of life (HRQL) displace the research focus on subjective analysis of physical and mental health. It allows evaluating the respondent's ability to perform everyday tasks and communicate with other society members.The health is determined mainly by lifestyle and particularly by its regulated components. Nearly 40% of the factors that determine life quality are identified and characterized by researchers. The mechanisms that cause such positive and negative effects, in particular, the impact of lifestyle on life quality is not completely understood and poorly investigated.The physical activity level is closely associated with the most common chronic diseases (heart disease, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, depression, etc.). It was shown the positive effect of physical activity on improvement of adults' life quality [24]. Thus, the participation in physical training is associated with decreasing of Poor Physical and Mental Days [2].Childhood and adolescence are the critical life periods. It is a time of formation and establishment of some behaviors models. Thus, physical activity has a positive effect on the health of children and youth can be a specific behavioral pattern with long-term health benefits.The life quality of almost healthy Ukrainian children and young people that have not any acute or chronic diseases is poor investigated [15]. Also, the role of lifestyle components especially the physical activity for the youth's life quality formation is studied insufficiently.Identification of factors that determine the health of the young generation is crucial for every society. Formed behavior stereotypes of adults are difficult to change but in the case of youth, such patterns can be transformed. Skills acquired during childhood or adolescence period could become the basis of active and healthy lifestyle or lead to various addictions and destructive behavior. The evaluation of health-related life quality and determination the risk groups among youth are important for the formation and realization of effective preventive programs.The identification of the role of physical activity level in life quality providing was the aim of the investigation.Material & methods.1,981 of 10th graders (age 15.8 ± 0.3 years) took part in the investigation. 478 female and 420 male from urban areas, 609 female and 474 males from rural territory were surveyed.The visiting of sports sections, the family practice of active recreation, the duration of active and recreation on weekdays and weekends, the activity during breaks in school or physical culture lessons was investigated for analysis of respondent's motor activity. The general physical activity level was calculated according to PAQ-A survey [10]. 1-2.33 points was indicated as low physical activity level, 2.34-3.66 points - moderate indices, 3,67-5 points - high level.Health-related quality of life was determined with MOS-SF 36 questionnaire [4, 23]. The welfare level was identified by 8 scales - Physical Functioning (PF), Physical Role Functioning (RP), Bodily Pain (BP), General Health Perceptions (GH), Vitality (VT), Emotional Role Functioning (RE), Social Role Functioning (SF) and Mental Health (MH). …