Physical education and health improvement methodology as a means of preventing maladaptive disorders in students under self-isolation caused by the covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Aim. The purpose of the study is to prevent the adverse effect of the self-isolation regime caused by COVID-19 by attending remote physical education classes with students of III-IV health groups. Materials and methods. The study involved 38 first-year female students aged 18.1 ± 0.3 years (South Ural State University). The experiment was conducted remotely and lasted three months. A methodology for remote physical education and health improvement classes was developed and justified. This methodology consists of modern programs of physical therapy (exercise therapy) and fitness and also includes emotional and muscle relaxation (EMR) techniques and ideomotor movements (according to M. Sandomirsky, 1995). The individual minute test and tapping test were used for assessing signs of maladaptation. The assessment of psycho-emotional state was carried out using the integrative anxiety test (IAT) by A. Bizyuk, L. Wasserman, B. Iovlev. Results. Desynchronosis associated by an accelerated subjective perception of time, low functional mobility of nervous processes with a dominant below average and average to below average working capacity, as well as high anxiety, both personal and situational, were identified during the study. Our methodology of physical education and health improvement classes contributes to the development of stable adaptation processes and reliably (p <0.05) brings the disturbed biorhythms of female students to their physiological norm. The use of this methodology allows successfully overcoming mental maladjustment, reducing the level of situational anxiety, stabilizing the functional state of the central nervous system, improving working capacity and increasing the strength of nervous processes. Conclusion. The results obtained indicate the importance of physical activity adequate to the functional state of students for the prevention of maladaptive disorders in conditions of self-isolation. © JPES.