Abstract
Background: There is a gap in the common knowledge of anatomy and its relationship to health in the community. Objective: We intend to obtain insight into community-dwelling adults' health status and promote health awareness using basic anatomy. Methods: Ninety-seven adults (average 32.6 years, 79.1 kg, 1.65 m) were participants at malls (MP) within the DFW area, and 36 healthy young adults performed as the control group (CP) (average 24.4 years, 67.7 kg, 1.65 m). MPs received a pretest/post-test to investigate their underlying knowledge and evaluate the knowledge of human anatomy and physiology before visiting six learning stations covering different anatomy systems. This research measured gait speed, isometric strength, balance, coordination, blood pressure, blood oxygenation, and heart rate to examine the health status and support the integration of the learned anatomy. Results: MPs displayed shifts from normative values with altered balance, lower leg strength, reduced gait speed, and high blood pressure. Conclusion and Clinical Relevance: The community-dwelling participants of this study revealed various health-related alterations link to poor quality of life. Regularly visit public areas such as malls, should incorporate free health screening educational booths or stations comparable to those in this research. Clinicians should recognize that the community-dwelling population requires knowledge of anatomyphysiology and health implications. Therefore, we encourage them to include educational items in the intervention strategies.
Highlights
Health in the United States proceeds to decrease, with heart disease being the contributing cause of death [1]
Clinicians should recognize that the community-dwelling population requires knowledge of anatomyphysiology and health implications
Public profile: Table 1 shows a significant difference between age and weight between the control group (CP) and Mall Participants (MPs), but height was similar
Summary
Health in the United States proceeds to decrease, with heart disease being the contributing cause of death [1]. Obesity, inadequate dieting, physical inactivity, and excessive alcohol use [1] are among the risk factors associated with heart disorders. Among Texans, there is a 7.7% prevalence of a significant cardiovascular disease among adults, along with 10.9% of the population having type 2 diabetes, 33% being obese, 36% considered overweight, and 83% not attaining the proposed amount of physical activity [1]. These determinants above are related to risk. Several studies associate aspects of the human anatomy-body and function with risk factors of heart disease. There is a gap in the common knowledge of anatomy and its relationship to health in the community
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