THE INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL AND SPORTS REHABILITATION AND PSYCHOCORRECTION ON THE BODY MASS INDEX, HEMODYNAMIC INDICATORS AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE OF WOMEN AGED 43–52

Abstract

The purpose of the work is to assess the impact of the “School of Women’s Health” correctional rehabilitation program on body mass index, hemodynamic parameters, and the psychological status of women in the second period of adulthood. Material and methods. The study was conducted from April to September 2023 on the basis of the clinical sanatorium “Roshcha”, located in the Kharkiv region. 87 women aged 43–52 took part in the study. To determine the effectiveness of the developed correctional rehabilitation program, an analysis of morphofunctional indicators was conducted: height, body weight, body mass index (BMI); hemodynamic indicators: heart rate, blood pressure. Psychological status was assessed using the Spielberger-Hanin questionnaire on two scales: reactive (SHTreak) and personal (SHTlich) anxiety. The results. The “School of Women’s Health” was created and a correctional rehabilitation program was developed to improve the quality of life of women with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, which consists of three blocks: means of physical and sports rehabilitation, psychocorrection, and an educational part. A confirmatory experiment confirmed that over the past 5 years, women have experienced a decrease in motor activity, an increase in body weight, increased fatigue, and an increase in blood pressure. The program lasted 24 days, the women were engaged in hydrokinesiotherapy and health walking. To reduce the level of anxiety, work with breathing was used. The educational part of the program included conversations with women on the formation of stable beliefs in the need to change their lifestyle. During the formative experiment, the studied “School of Women’s Health” significantly reduced their body weight by 8 kg, their BMI improved by 2.9 kg/m2; indicators of resting heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure decreased (<0.05); positive dynamics of surveys on the scale of reactive anxiety (-20%) Spielberger-Hanin (-6%) on the scale of personal anxiety (p<0.05). Conclusions. The conducted research gives reasons to claim that 50% of women in the second period of adulthood have an average level of anxiety according to the Spielberger-Hanin scales. The creation of the “School of Women’s Health” in which they were engaged in the correctional rehabilitation program had a positive effect on the morphofunctional and hemodynamic indicators, the level of anxiety (<0.05).