Lifestyle and health for foreign students ; Užsienio studentų sveikatos ir gyvensenos vertinimas

This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the lifestyle and the health profile among first and fifth international medical students in LUHS and then to compare the results between the international medical students in the two study years. To evaluate this aim, three tasks and objectives were set and searched: 1- to evaluate the lifestyle of first and fifth year international medical students in LUHS, 2- To evaluate the subjective health profile of first and fifth year international medical students in LUHS, 3- To compare the results between first year and fifth year international medical students in LUHS. For achieving this goal, questionnaires were sent to 100 international medical students of LUHS from first and fifth years, proportionately. Furthermore, the students’ confidentiality and privacy were assured. After undertaking the results and the statistical analysis, we came to the conclusion that most of the international medical students from first and fifth year of study are seen to be implementing unfit lifestyles and misadjusting to stress by consuming alcohol, smoking, not practicing any type of sports and fulfilling unhealthy nutritional habits, also that the majority of first and fifth year international medical students’ popular health was described as good, the same as one year ago with slightly interfering with their social life and finally that fifth year international medical students besides showing their low healthy lifestyles it is seen that compared to the first group of students they have implemented better lifestyles and instigated better coping strategies owing this to their higher level of education and knowledge. Moreover, the health profile aspect is seen to be similar in the two groups. Therefore, it is of a great importance that the university and its’ staff educate the students and increase their knowledge about healthy ways for adapting and coping to the new environment they are living in as well as to the high level of stress they are facing, awareness about the harmful ...