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Associations Between Postural Habits, Awareness, and Health Indicators in University Students

NCT07531680 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2026-04-21

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Summary

Posture significantly impacts daily life and physical performance. Poor postural habits and low postural awareness can contribute to musculoskeletal pain, functional impair-ments, and adverse psychological outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the rela-tionships between postural habits and awareness, physical activity, depression, and physical fitness parameters in university students. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 74 healthy university students (15 males, 59 females), aged 18-35 years. Postural habits and awareness were assessed using the Postural Habits and Awareness Scale (PHAS), physical activity with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), and depression using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Physical fitness parameters included trunk muscle strength (dynamometer), trunk endurance (prone bridge and Sorensen tests), dynamic balance (Y Balance Test), and trunk proprioception (digital inclinometer). Pearson's correlation analysis was used.

Conditions

  • Healthy University Students

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inonu University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MÜŞERREF EBRU YALÇIN · GümüşhaneUniversity

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-01
Primary Completion
2023-06-01
Completion
2023-06-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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