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Common Health Risks and Problems in Adolescent Period

Adölesan Döneminde Sık Görülen Sağlık Riskleri ve Sorunları

Betül Uncu(İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA)0000-0001-7691-6590
Elif Doğan(İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA)0000-0003-3374-1764
Rukiye Duman(İstanbul üniversite Cerrahpaşa)0000-0002-7007-7922
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2023-08-31
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For this purpose, common health risks and problems in adolescence should be determined, and programs for developing a healthy lifestyle should be established according to the results obtained.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The adolescence period, which constitutes an essential part of the life stages, is critical for acquiring healthy life behaviors.
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Key Findings & Data:Today, as a result of the restriction of social life during the pandemic period, the physical activity and exercise habits of adolescents have decreased, the use of internet and social media and the consumption of foods with poor nutritional value have increased, and all these factors have adversely affected adolescents' health.
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Conclusion & Impact:For this purpose, common health risks and problems in adolescence should be determined, and programs for developing a healthy lifestyle should be established according to the results obtained.
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⚙️Variables:Adolescent · Healthy Life · Health Promotion

Abstract

The adolescence period, which constitutes an essential part of the life stages, is critical for acquiring healthy life behaviors. For this purpose, common health risks and problems in adolescence should be determined, and programs for developing a healthy lifestyle should be established according to the results obtained. Today, as a result of the restriction of social life during the pandemic period, the physical activity and exercise habits of adolescents have decreased, the use of internet and social media and the consumption of foods with poor nutritional value have increased, and all these factors have adversely affected adolescents' health. Informing families and adolescents about the policies to be implemented during the adolescence period will benefit the protection and development of health. This review examines common health risks and problems among adolescents, as well as provides suggestions for developing a healthy lifestyle.

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Yaşam evreleri içinde önemli bir bölümü oluşturan adölesan dönem, bireyin sağlıklı yaşam davranışları kazanması için kritik bir öneme sahiptir. Bu amaçla adölesan döneminde sık görülen sağlık riskleri ve sorunları saptanmalı, elde edilen sonuçlara göre sağlıklı yaşam tarzı geliştirmeye yönelik programlar oluşturulmalıdır. Günümüzde pandemi dönemi sırasında sosyal hayatın kısıtlanması sonucunda adölesanların fiziksel aktivite ve egzersiz yapma alışkanlıkları azalmış, internet ve sosyal medya kullanım oranları ve besin değeri düşük gıdaların tüketilmesi vb davranışlar artmış ve tüm bu faktörler adölesanların sağlığını olumsuz etkilemiştir. Adölesan dönemde uygulanacak politikalar ile ailelerin ve adölesanların bilgilendirilmesi sağlığın korunması ve geliştirilmesine fayda sağlayacaktır. Bu derlemede, adölesanlarda sık görülen sağlık riskleri ve sorunlar incelenerek sağlıklı yaşamın geliştirilmesine yönelik önerilere yer verilmiştir.

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Uncu, B., Doğan, E., Duman, R. (2023). Common Health Risks and Problems in Adolescent Period. Sakarya Üniversitesi Holistik Sağlık Dergisi, Volume: 6 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.54803/sauhsd.1215788

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