Open AccessLIFESTYLE PERCEPTIONS AMONG MIDDLE – AGED OBESE WOMEN
Author(s) -
Živilė Vasiliauskaitė,
Diana Karanauskienė
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
baltic journal of sport and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2538-8347
pISSN - 2351-6496
DOI - 10.33607/bjshs.v1i108.8
Subject(s) - bedtime , medicine , obesity , alcohol consumption , blood pressure , excess weight , diabetes mellitus , gerontology , physical therapy , psychology , weight loss , psychiatry , alcohol , endocrinology , biochemistry , chemistry
Background. The aim of the study was to establish the perceptions of lifestyles among middle-aged obesewomen.Methods. Data collection method was semi-structured face-to-face interview. Interview guide was based onshort form 36 (SF-36), long form of IPAQ and previous research (Bukman et al., 2014).Results. All obese women of our study feel inferiority complex due to their physical appearance, feel dissatisfiedwith themselves trying to hide their appearance, discomfort, and disadvantages. They have a lot of health problems:joint pain, increased cholesterol level, increased blood pressure, heart beat rate, dyspnoea, as well as chronic diseasessuch as type 2 diabetes, thyroid gland dysfunction and sleep disorders. All the subjects both had poor eating habitsand ate inadequate food. Some of the participants ate a lot before bedtime and skip breakfast. The physical activityis limited and reduced of all subjects.Conclusions. The relationship between excess weight and psychological well-being is complex, encompassingphysical, social and psychological factors. All obese women of our study feel inferiority complex due to their physicalappearance, dissatisfied with themselves. They complained of cardiovascular problems, sleep disorders and chronicdiseases. The physical activity was limited and decreased. Also, such a great weight excess caused a discomfort intheir daily life. Obese women in our study negatively view smoking effects, but they tolerate or even have positiveattitudes to alcohol consumption, though they acknowledge that alcohol increases their weight. Malnutrition ismost common problem of our respondents. They both had poor eating habits and ate inadequate food. Some of theparticipants ate a lot before bedtime and skip breakfast. A lot of participants reported about their negative attitude totheir diet, but this attitude did not always act like a stimulus to change. Most of respondents could not find the timeor motivation to engage in the adequate physical activity. They wanted to increase their physical activity, but foundexcuses not to do that – their excess of weight, lack of time, as well as laziness, passivity - the main causes of theirinactivity or poor physical activity.