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Health literacy in the Czech population - factors related to phases of health information processing
Polcrová, Anna ; Kučera, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Žejglicová, Kristýna (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of health literacy level in the Czech population and its association with sociodemographic and lifestyle factors. The aim was to describe this association in the stages of health information processing, which are the stages of finding, understanding, judging and application of health information. The data from the Czech modification of the HLS-EU survey from 2014 was used. Lower level of health literacy was associated with older age, lower level of education, as well as lower self-assessed social status at all stages of health information processing. Lower self- assessed health condition was also associated with lower level of health literacy, especially in the phases of understanding and application of health information. Regarding the lifestyle factors, the association was determined in case of physical activity, most notably in the phases of understanding and application of health information. The association was also determined in the case of body mass index, but only in phases understanding and judging. Differences in health literacy levels between smoking categories as well as between gender were not been determined. Regarding the difference between phases of health information processing, the judging of health information seems to be the most risk.
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Ethnic/race differences in the incidence of colorectal cancer in the USA
Slaměníková, Jana ; Kulhánová, Ivana (advisor) ; Hulíková Tesárková, Klára (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with ethnic differences in the incidence of colorectal cancer. One of the primary aims is to analyze the influence of selected socio-demographic factors, health factors and lifestyle factors on the incidence of colorectal cancer. Another main aim is to find out if there are ethnic differences in the incidence of colorectal cancer in the United States to determine the contribution of the influence of selected socio-demographic and lifestyle factors using the data from the PLCO database. PLCO is a case-control study which includes individual data collected from approximately 155,000 respondents in the United States. The main finding is a significant influence of respondents' age structure, gender, ethnicity, education, family history of colorectal cancer as well as diabetes on the incidence of colorectal cancer. It has also been suggested that alcohol consumption, smoking and obesity increase the risk of colorectal cancer. On the contrary, an increased intake of vitamin D and drugs containing acetylsalicylic acid (in this case aspirin) reduces the risk of colorectal cancer. The influence of age structure and gender on the risk of developing colorectal cancer has been determined as statistically significant in African Americans, Caucasians and others (including the remaining...
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Health literacy in the Czech population - factors related to phases of health information processing
Polcrová, Anna ; Kučera, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Žejglicová, Kristýna (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of health literacy level in the Czech population and its association with sociodemographic and lifestyle factors. The aim was to describe this association in the stages of health information processing, which are the stages of finding, understanding, judging and application of health information. The data from the Czech modification of the HLS-EU survey from 2014 was used. Lower level of health literacy was associated with older age, lower level of education, as well as lower self-assessed social status at all stages of health information processing. Lower self- assessed health condition was also associated with lower level of health literacy, especially in the phases of understanding and application of health information. Regarding the lifestyle factors, the association was determined in case of physical activity, most notably in the phases of understanding and application of health information. The association was also determined in the case of body mass index, but only in phases understanding and judging. Differences in health literacy levels between smoking categories as well as between gender were not been determined. Regarding the difference between phases of health information processing, the judging of health information seems to be the most risk.
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Study of BMI trajectories depending on lifestyle factors - longitudinal study of Czech adolescents
Křivánková, Anna ; Zamrazilová, Hana (advisor) ; Boženský, Jan (referee)
Obesity is a serious metabolic disease that often occurs in childhood. Up to 55 % of obese children continue to be obese until adolescence and then 80 % of these obese adolescents remain obese in adulthood. This diploma thesis follows the results of the first round of the study Childhood Obesity Prevalence and Treatment (COPAT). Analyzes the data found in 2009-2010 in relation with the results from 2018. The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of overweight, obesity, metabolic syndrome, hidden (normal-weight) obesity and to examine the factors potentially contributing to the development of excessive body weight in the participants in the second round of COPAT study. After eight years, 12 % of the original sample, ie 246 probands (150 women and 96 men), were repeatedly examined within the diploma thesis. The examinations took place at the Institute of Endocrinology in Prague and consisted of fasting blood, clinical examination (blood pressure and pulse measurement; determination of body composition by bioimpedance analysis) and anthropometric examination. All participants also completed an on-line questionnaire consisting of three parts (personalized questionnaire; Eating inventory questionnaire; Baecke questionnaire of habitual physical activity). The obtained data were processed using...
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Individual behavior as the health determination of the students at the University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice
FILIP, Lukáš
The thesis treats lifestyle and personal behaviour as a main determinant of health. It is based on students of The Health and Social faculty and The Faculty of Education of The University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The theoretical part describes determinative factors, which significantly affect human health, more specifically there are the topics of nutrition, movement, cognitive load, additive and pathologic behaviour, enough sleep, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and so on. It also describes lifestyle in general. Finally, it is based on detailed analysis of each determinant of health and prevention of diseases of civilization. The empirical part summarizes the results of questionnaire survey quantitatively. The aim was to explore lifestyle differences between the students of The Health and Social faculty and The Faculty of Education of The University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The figures show that lifestyle of students of both faculties is very similar, however, some differences were proved. According to last parts of the thesis I deduce, that the students of The Health and Social faculty and The Faculty of Education are quite aware of living healthy lifestyle.
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Comparison of students lifestyle at the selected faculties of the University of South Bohemia, with a special focus on managing mental stress
BRŮŽKOVÁ, Radka
The thesis is composed of theoretical and practical parts. Theoretical part deals with the matter of key determinants of health. The lifestyle also belongs there. The thesis describes the lifestyle with its factors. It also contains the characteristic of the high school population and changes in the student´s lifestyles connected with it. It is also focused on the field of psychical resistance and dealing with the stressful situations. Practical part of this bachelor thesis was processed by the quantitative method with the help of questionnaires. The sample for research was composed of students of The Health and Social faculty and The Faculty of Agriculture of The University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Own original questionnaires were used for the research. The main aim of this thesis was to explore the difference between the lifestyles with the focus on the students´ psychical stress of two different faculties of The University of South Bohemia. There was a hypothesis defined for the research. I supposed there are important differences in the lifestyles between the students of both faculties. These differences were considered in connection with the psychical stress. The data were statistically processed. I came to conclusion that the hypothesis wasn´t proved after statistical evaluation. The research showed that the students are different in some fields, but there is not important difference in many of them. It was discovered after the comparison with the help of t-test. It is supposed that the bachelor thesis could be used as the source of information about the students´ lifestyles focused on the dealing with psychical stress for the concrete faculties. It also can serve to inform about the determinants which predispose to the illnesses and awareness of the importance of the own mental health.
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