A research about the effect of body awareness on psychologi̇cal, physi̇cal si̇tuati̇on and quali̇ty of li̇fe, among teachers.

The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between body awareness, psychological condition, quality of life and physical condition of teachers. The study, which was conducted between November 2018 and May 2019 in Ödemiş, İzmir, included 100 volunteer teachers who were between 26 and 56 years of age without any health problems. The body awareness was evaluated by the Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ), psychological status was evaluated by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and health-related quality of life was evaluated by SF-12. Physical activity levels were measured with short form of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), pain was evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) by three times; in the morning, while working and at night, the postures were analyzed with the New York Posture Analysis Method (NYPAY). Acromion height, Spina Iliaca Anterior Superior height, lower extremity length and Scapula-Spine distance of all teachers for scoliosis were measured and recorded by the same therapist in standard positions. The average age was 36.62 ± 6.82 years. There was a statitically significant negative correlation between VFA and BDI (p = 0.001), experience duration (P = 0.022), body mass index (p = 0.014) and all VAS values (p <0.05). There was a statitically significant positive correlation between VFA and SF-12 life quality (p = 0,000), IPAQ (p = 0,000) and NYPAY (p = 0,001), (p = 0,05). As a result; depression levels and pain severity were found at the lowest level in people with high body awareness. It was observed that the quality of life, physical activity and postural smoothness of people with low body awareness were also low.