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The Relationship between Lifestyle and Academic Success of Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Students

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Resumo:Objective: To evaluate the relationship between the lifestyle  of students of the Degree in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy (MIR) and their academic success. Materials and Methods: Data were collected through a set of instruments: sociodemographic questionnaire, "Lifestyles Questionnaire" and "Lifestyle Characterization Questionnaire", distributed online to students attending the four curricular years of the Course Degree in MIR, in the six Portuguese public university institutions. Results: The IMR student participants (n = 232) , have a statistically positive relationship between the course average and the subscales of the lifestyle questionnaire: lifestyle (EV), Substance Consumption (CS) and job satisfaction. lifestyle (SEV) ( rho =0.180 and p=0.006), ( rho =0.144 and p=0.028) and ( rho =0.129 and p=0.050), respectively. The results obtained indicate that IMR students are, on average, satisfied with their lifestyle, and that this satisfaction increases over the curricular years. Conclusion: Based on the results, it is suggested an intervention at the level of the lifestyle components, namely, sleeping and eating habits, physical exercise, free time management and interpersonal relationships with family, friends and colleagues, which enhance academic success. However, do not discount the influence of other factors, namely those of an intrinsic nature.
Autores principais:Gaudêncio, Nélia
Outros Autores:Rodrigues, Sónia Isabel; Almeida, Rui Pedro; Santos, Fábio; Ribeiro, Luís Pedro; Abrantes, António; Bárbara, Ana Catarina
Assunto:Students Academic Success Lifestyle Higher Education Estudantes Sucesso Académico Estilo de vida Ensino Superior
Ano:2023
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:unknown
Instituição associada:NUCLIRAD - Núcleo de Desenvolvimento dos Técnicos de Radiologia
Idioma:português
Origem:ROENTGEN - Revista Científica das Técnicas Radiológicas
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Resumo:Objective: To evaluate the relationship between the lifestyle  of students of the Degree in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy (MIR) and their academic success. Materials and Methods: Data were collected through a set of instruments: sociodemographic questionnaire, "Lifestyles Questionnaire" and "Lifestyle Characterization Questionnaire", distributed online to students attending the four curricular years of the Course Degree in MIR, in the six Portuguese public university institutions. Results: The IMR student participants (n = 232) , have a statistically positive relationship between the course average and the subscales of the lifestyle questionnaire: lifestyle (EV), Substance Consumption (CS) and job satisfaction. lifestyle (SEV) ( rho =0.180 and p=0.006), ( rho =0.144 and p=0.028) and ( rho =0.129 and p=0.050), respectively. The results obtained indicate that IMR students are, on average, satisfied with their lifestyle, and that this satisfaction increases over the curricular years. Conclusion: Based on the results, it is suggested an intervention at the level of the lifestyle components, namely, sleeping and eating habits, physical exercise, free time management and interpersonal relationships with family, friends and colleagues, which enhance academic success. However, do not discount the influence of other factors, namely those of an intrinsic nature.

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