Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Among 18- to 49-Year-Old Women: A Comparative Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 0272684X2097383
Author(s):  
Seda Göger ◽  
Dilek Cingil
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Obese Women ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
The Difference

Introduction The prevalence of obesity has become a remarkable public health concern in a global extent. This study aimed to examine the difference between the healthy lifestyle behaviors of women with normal weight and those who are obese. Method This comparative descriptive study included a total of 302 women aged 18–49 years. Results According to regression analysis; duration of education (β = −0.154), (age (β = 0.376), presence of obese individuals in the family (β = 0.177) and HLSBS II scores (β = −0.115) were the factors that affected the BMI. The predictive value of these variables was 34.1%. Discussion A significant difference was found between women with normal weight and obese women in terms of several sub-dimensions and overall HLSBS II score. We recommend that healthcare staff should design training and counseling services to improve the health behaviors of overweight and obese women.

scholarly journals Determining The Relationship Between Smoking Habits and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of Health Workers: Smoke-Free Hospital, Healthy Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-206
Author(s):  
Sebahat Gucuk ◽  
Makbule Tokur Kesgin ◽  
Keziban Turken Gel ◽  
Songul Yorgun
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Smoking Habits ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

Aim: Using tobacco and tobacco products is an important public health issue. This study aims to determine the smoking status of hospital staff and to examine the relationship between their smoking habits and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out between March and September 2018 with 387 health workers in Izzet Baysal Training and Research Hospital affiliated to Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University. Data were collected using the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II and the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, which were applied via face-to-face interview technique to health workers who accepted to participate in the study. Results: The study sample consisted of 387 health workers. Of them, 58.7% of the participants were exposed to smoking in the workplace, and 75.9% of the nonsmokers were exposed to smoking environment, which was statistically significantly high. A statistically significant difference was found between the health workers’ Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale mean scores with respect to gender, smoking status, being in a smoking environment, and duration of smoking. Conclusion: Determining the relationship between smoking habits and healthy lifestyle behaviors of health workers, identifying their negative or incomplete behaviors in this regard, and developing training and support programs for their relevant needs are considered to positively affect the images of health workers in society, and thus to increase healthcare quality and satisfaction. Keywords: health personnel, smoking cessation, healthy lifestyle

scholarly journals Workplace Healthy Lifestyle Determinants and Wellbeing Needs across the Preconception and Pregnancy Periods: A Qualitative Study Informed by the COM-B Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4154
Author(s):  
Seonad K. Madden ◽  
Claire A. Blewitt ◽  
Kiran D. K. Ahuja ◽  
Helen Skouteris ◽  
Cate M. Bailey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
And Control

Overweight and obesity present health risks for mothers and their children. Reaching women during the key life stages of preconception and pregnancy in community settings, such as workplaces, is an ideal opportunity to enable health behavior change. We conducted five focus groups with 25 women aged between 25 and 62 years in order to investigate the determinants of healthy lifestyle behaviors, weight management, and wellbeing needs during the preconception and pregnancy periods in an Australian university workplace. Discussions explored women’s health and wellbeing needs with specific reference to workplace impact. An abductive analytical approach incorporated the capability, opportunity, and motivation of behavior (COM-B) model, and four themes were identified: hierarchy of needs and values, social interactions, a support scaffold, and control. Findings highlight the requirement for greater organization-level support, including top-down coordination of wellbeing opportunities and facilitation of education and support for preconception healthy lifestyle behaviors in the workplace. Interventionists and organizational policy makers could incorporate these higher-level changes into workplace processes and intervention development, which may increase intervention capacity for success.

scholarly journals Individual-Level Determinants of Lifestyle Behavioral Changes during COVID-19 Lockdown in the United States: Results of an Online Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4364
Author(s):  
Xiaotao Zhang ◽  
Abiodun Oluyomi ◽  
LeChauncy Woodard ◽  
Syed Ahsan Raza ◽  
Maral Adel Fahmideh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Diet And Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

This study examined individual-level determinants of self-reported changes in healthy (diet and physical activity) and addictive (alcohol use, smoking, and vaping) lifestyle behaviors during the initial COVID-19 lockdown period in the USA. A national online survey was administered between May and June 2020 that targeted a representative U.S. sample and yielded data from 1276 respondents, including 58% male and 50% racial/ethnic minorities. We used univariate and multivariable linear regression models to examine the associations of sociodemographic, mental health, and behavioral determinants with self-reported changes in lifestyle behaviors. Some study participants reported increases in healthy lifestyle behaviors since the pandemic (i.e., 36% increased healthy eating behaviors, and 33% increased physical activity). However, they also reported increases in addictive lifestyle behaviors including alcohol use (40%), tobacco use (41%), and vaping (46%). With regard to individual-level determinants, individuals who reported adhering to social distancing guidelines were also more likely to report increases in healthy lifestyle behaviors (β = 0.12, 95% CI 0.04 to 0.21). Conversely, women (β = −0.37, 95% CI −0.62 to −0.12), and unemployed individuals (β = −0.33, 95% CI −0.64 to −0.02) were less likely to report increases in healthy lifestyle behaviors. In addition, individuals reporting anxiety were more likely to report increases in addictive behaviors (β = 0.26, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.43). Taken together, these findings suggest that women and unemployed individuals may benefit from interventions targeting diet and physical activity, and that individuals reporting anxiety may benefit from interventions targeting smoking and alcohol cessation to address lifestyle changes during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Couplesʼ Experiences With Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors After Cardiac Rehabilitation

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheri A. Rowland ◽  
Karen L. Schumacher ◽  
Dee Dee Leinen ◽  
Brenda G. Phillips ◽  
Paula S. Schulz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

scholarly journals Healthy-lifestyle behaviors associated with overweight and obesity in US rural children

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Tovar ◽  
Kenneth Chui ◽  
Raymond R Hyatt ◽  
Julia Kuder ◽  
Vivica I Kraak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

scholarly journals Healthy lifestyle behaviors and all-cause mortality among adults in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Earl S. Ford ◽  
Manuela M. Bergmann ◽  
Heiner Boeing ◽  
Chaoyang Li ◽  
Simon Capewell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
All Cause Mortality

scholarly journals Differences in Self-Concept of Students from Intact Families And Non-Intact Families

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-158
Author(s):  
Monika Veronika ◽  
Afdal Afdal
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Individual Counseling ◽  
Guidance Services ◽  
Intact Families ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference

This research is motivated by the phenomenon of the number of students from non-intact families lacking self-confidence, thus causing him to be less able to see himself positively. The purpose of this study is to see the difference in self-concept of students from intact families and families not intact. This research is a quantitative type of research with a comparative descriptive method. The population in this study were all students of SMP 25 Padang in the 2018/2019 academic year, totaling 744 students. The total sample of 260 students (150 students from intact families and 110 students from non-intact families) was selected using the Stratified Random Sampling technique. The research instrument used was a Likert scale questionnaire. Data were analyzed by percentage formula technique and formula t test with the help of SPSS for Windows 16. 0. The results revealed that (1) self-concept of students from intact families were in the high category (2) self-concept of students from non-intact families in the category quite high, and (3) there is a significant difference between the self-concept of students from intact families and non-intact families with a significant level of 0,000. Based on the results of the study it was suggested to counselors to be able to provide guidance and counseling services, information services, individual counseling services, group guidance services and group counseling services to students from non-intact families, in order to help students realize positive self-concepts.

scholarly journals Clustering of healthy lifestyle behaviors is associated with a lower incidence of adverse events in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: a nationwide cohort study

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S R Lee ◽  
E K Choi ◽  
K D Han ◽  
S Oh ◽  
G Y H Lip
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

Abstract Background Although unhealthy or healthy lifestyle behaviors tend to be clustered, studies on the risk of clinical outcomes depending on how the lifestyle behaviors are managed after atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis remain limited. Purpose We aimed to evaluate the association between a cluster of healthy lifestyle behaviors and the risk of adverse outcomes in patients with AF. Methods Using the Korean National Insurance Service database, patients who were newly diagnosed as nonvalvular AF between 2009 and 2016 and received national health screening examination within 2-year after AF diagnosis were included. A healthy lifestyle behavior score (HLS) was calculated by assigning 1 point each for “non-current” smoking, for non-drinking, and for performing regular exercise from the self-reported questionnaire in health screening examinations. The primary outcome was defined as major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, and hospitalization for heart failure. The secondary outcomes included individual components of the primary composite outcome and all-cause death. Results A total of 208,662 patients were included and 7.1%, 22.7%, 58.6%, and 11.6% were HLS 0, 1, 2, and 3 group, respectively. After multivariable adjustment, patients with HLS 1, 2, and 3 were associated with lower risks of MACE compared to those with HLS 0 (adjusted hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.788 [0.762–0.855], 0.654 [0.604–0.708], and 0.579 [0.527–0.636], respectively) (Figure). Increased number of healthy lifestyle behaviors were associated with lower risks of ischemic stroke, hospitalization for heart failure, and all-cause death. The risk reduction of healthy lifestyle combinations was consistently observed in various subgroups, regardless of CHA2DS2-VASc score and oral anticoagulant use. Conclusion Increased number of healthy lifestyle behaviors were significantly associated with lower MACE and all-cause death risks in patients with new-onset AF. These findings support the promotion of a healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of adverse events in AF patients. FUNDunding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: None.

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