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Possibilities of military nurse in the prevention of obesity for soldiers of the Czech Republic.
KOUKALOVÁ, Radka
Current status: Nowadays obesity is among the five most common chronic diseases. According to the experts, it is a serious disease for which there is a typical increase of body fat tissue in the body above the optimum limit (Svačina 2008, Müller, 2009). More than half the population of the Czech Republic is suffering from being overweight or obesity as a result of poor lifestyle. A disturbing reality was found during the annual medical examinations, in which all professional soldiers must participate. 57% of men and 26% of women of the investigated file, based on the values of BMI (body mass index) were found overweight. 14% of men and 8% of women are obese. In the overall summary, up to 70 % soldiers suffer from overweight or obesity. Based on these findings, the army of the Czech Republic launched a project called "targeted intervention, prevention, and detection of overweight and obesity for the soldiers of the occupation in the army of the Czech Republic." After the evaluation has shown that the project had its justification and should therefore continue. The goal of the research: The aim of the research was to determine whether the military sister have any possibilities in the prevention of the obesity of the soldiers. To reach such a goal a research question was asked: what options have the military nurses in the prevention of obesity of the soldiers of the army of the Czech Republic? The other two objectives are focused on the professional soldiers. To their knowledge of the prevention of obesity, knowledge of healthy lifestyle and the ability to adhere to the principles. Methodology: Both types of research were used to obtain the data required for processing the Bachelor thesis. Qualitative research was conducted by a semi standardized interviews of the military nurses. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed by using the open method of the encoding. Quantitative research was carried out using anonymous questionnaires, which were distributed among the soldiers. The questionnaires were processed and evaluated. Conclusion: This work indicates that overweight and obesity are a major problem of the current population and soldiers of the army of the Czech Republic, therefore, it´s important to actively address this issue and seek a solution. This Bachelor thesis is the practical output, which suggests the possible preventive program relating to the prevention of obesity for the soldiers of the army of the Czech Republic.
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