STUDENT’S CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AWARENESS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROCESS: THE CASE OF SİVAS, TURKEY

Cardiovascular diseases, one of the important health problems of our day, seriously threaten human health. For this reason, it is very important to raise awareness about cardiovascular health from childhood and to develop behaviors accordingly. The aim of this study is to find out cardiovascular health awareness in students between the ages of 7 and 16 during the pandemic. 216 students continuing their education in the city centre of Sivas, Turkey participated in the study. A survey form on socio-demographic characteristics of the students and Children’s Cardiovascular Health Promotion Attitude Scale (CCHPAS) were used in the study. Demographic characteristics were collected online with a 9-question form. KMO value (0.741) was found to be moderate. Bartlett Sphericity test (p=0.00) was found to be significant. The fact that these two values are significant shows that the survey is suitable for factor analysis. 4 factors were determined as a result of factor analysis. These 4 factors explain 60% of the variance. No statistically significant difference was found in both total scale and 4 factors in terms of gender (p>0.05). While no statistically significant difference was found for the first factor in terms of the state of having social media account (p>0.05), significant difference was found for the other factors and total scale score (p0.05), difference was found in terms of Factor 3 and total scale scores (

Analysis of respiratory function and muscle strength of elite judo athletes and sedentary females

The purpose of this study is to analyse the respiratory function and muscle strengths of elite female judo athletes and sedentary females. 20 elite female judo athletes (EG) and 20 sedentary healthy females (CG) participated in our study. The subjects’ respiratory function tests were conducted in sitting position with spirometry, while the respiratory muscle strength tests were conducted by using intraoral barometry. SPSS 22.0 program was used for statistical analysis. When EG and CG were analysed in terms of respiratory functions, no statistically significant difference was found (p>0.05). However, when MIP* and MEP** values were analysed, it was found statistically that female judo athletes (EG) had much higher results when compared with sedentary females (CG) (*p<0.05, **p<0.01). As a conclusion, it can be seen that elite female judo athletes had stronger respiratory muscles when compared with sedentary females, while their lung capacities were found to be similar. Based on the results of our study, it is thought that by doing extra respiratory muscle and function developing trainings, these parameters influencing performance can be developed in female judo athletes. In addition, our study has the characteristic of a reference in terms of respiratory functions and especially respiratory muscle strength in the branch of judo

Sportif başarıya hasret ölçeği: Geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması

Bu çalışmanın amacı, taraftarların takımlarının uzun süre şampiyon olamama durumundan nasıl etkilendiklerini, şampiyonluğa olan özlemlerini, düşüncelerini inceleyerek, tuttukları takımların uzun yıllardır başarıya hasret kalmasının sebeplerini belirlemek için kullanılabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek geliştirmektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışma nicel araştırma yöntemlerine uygun olarak kesitsel tarama deseninde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Uzman önerileri ile son şekli verilen 36 maddelik taslak ölçek, pilot çalışma için 37 yıldır şampiyonluk elde edemeyen Trabzonspor kulübünün taraftarları arasından tesadüfi örneklem yöntemi ile seçilen toplam 116 bireye uygulanmıştır. Ön çalışma neticesinde elde edilen verilerin analizinde madde-toplam madde korelasyonu, madde analizi, test tekrar test tekniği, açıklayıcı faktör analizi ve güvenirlik analizlerinden yararlanılmıştır. İstatistiksel analizleri neticesinde, 17 madde ve dört alt boyuttan oluşan sportif başarıya hasret ölçeği (SBHÖ) 201 bireyden büyük örneklem grubuna uygulanmış ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile son halini almıştır. Bu bulgulara dayalı olarak, SBHÖ"nün taraftarların takımlarının uzun süre şampiyon olamama durumundan nasıl etkilendiklerini, şampiyonluğa olan özlemlerini, düşüncelerini inceleyerek, Türkiye’deki spor kulüplerinin uzun yıllardır başarıya hasret kalmasının sebeplerini belirlemede kullanılmaya elverişli, geçerli ve güvenilir bir veri toplama aracı olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır