Features of indicators of the cardiovascular system and psychophysiological parameters in medical students during the period of examination session and seminars lessons

The cardiovascular system is one of the key systems of the body, which determines the boundaries of a person's physical and mental performance and ensures the adaptation of students' bodies to the educational process. At the same time, various factors can cause tension in students adaptation mechanisms, one of which may be the period of the examination session.

Purpose: to identify differences in the perfor­mance of the cardiovascular system and psychophysiological parameters during the examination session and during seminar classes among medical students of the second year of study.

Object and methods: The study was conducted on 22 second-year students of both sexes. The subjects heart rate and blood pressure were studied and the values of the index of functional changes, adaptive potential and Robinson's index were calculated. The psychoemotional component was assessed according to the results of the Spielberger-Hanin test, the Guilford test and work efficiency, which was calculated based on the time spent working with Schulte tables.

Results: indicators of the cardiovascular system showed an increase in the tension of adaptation processes during seminar classes, compared with the period of the examination session, for example, the IFC values statistically significant changed from 2.12±0.09 to 2.25±0.07 (p<0.05 ). At the same time, there was a tendency to in­crease situational anxiety and a significant increase in the time spent working with Schulte tables from 34.05±2.73 to 44.01±3.1 8 (p<0.05).

Con­clusion: the data obtained allow us to make an assumption about the stress in the adaptation mechanisms of second-year medical students that arise regardless of the examination session, which indicates the need to continue the study in order to identify stress factors.

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