background and purpose: self-medication is a global medical issue, the rate of which has been reported to be on the rise in recent years. this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence rate of self-medication and the associated factors among the university students of ahvaz city, iran. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted at jundishapur and shahid chamran universities of...

background and objectives: the aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between dimensions of religious and spiritual wellbeing, stress, anxiety, and depression in students of qom university of medical sciences and as well as to access the predictability of stress, anxiety, and depression from the levels of religious-spiritual dimension in students. methods: in this descriptiv...

cardiovascular disease (cvd) is responsible for more than half of all deaths in the european region. the aim of the study was to compare body composition, blood pressure, total cholesterol (tc) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl-c), family history, activity behaviors, and the 10-year risk of having a heart attack between 166 university students (21.62 ± 2.59 yrs) from utah (usa) a...

Introduction Mental health research exists for university students in the areas of prevalence and association depression, internet addiction healthy lifestyle behaviors. However, studies examining rates these relationships athlete are needed. This study aimed to evaluate relationship between behaviors among Turkey. Methods A cross-sectional design was conducted, measuring depression using Cente...

OBJECTIVE To determine what proportion of patients experience an exacerbation of their symptoms as a result of premature return to play (RTP) and return to learn (RTL) following sport-related concussions. DESIGN Retrospective study of electronic medical records from the office-based practice of one family and sport medicine physician who had systematically provided recommendations for cogniti...

substance abuse, violation and sexual behavior are the main reasons of fatality in adolescents and the youth. most risky behaviors including cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and unsafe sexual contacts occur under the age of 18. traditionally, sport is regarded as a means to encourage and develop healthy behaviors and a factor to protect and prevent risky behaviors. the present study studied 406 stude...

1 Sport Science, University e-Campus, Novedrate, Italy 2 Tunisian Research Laboratory “Sports Performance Optimization”, National Center of Medicine and Science in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia 3 Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre, ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar 4 Department of Medical Sciences, Sports Physiology Lab, University of Cagliari, Italy 5 Cen...

Justine J. Reel and Sonya SooHoo are with the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. E-mail: [email protected]. Holly Doetsch is with the Department of Nutrition at the University of Utah; Jennifer E. Carter is with the Department of Family Medicine at The Ohio State University in Columbus. Trent A. Petrie, is with the Department of Psychol...