Nurse-Led Intervention Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in a Yazidi Community

Introduction: Immigrating to a new country poses many challenges, including managing daily health care in a new environment. Yazidis experiencing long-standing ethnoreligious persecution in Northern Iraq, fled their homeland seeking safety and refuge in the United States, where approximately 10,000 Yazidi immigrants reside. Method: The researchers collaborated with Yazidi community members to design the healthy lifestyle intervention and ensure cultural sensitivity. Six weekly classes addressed healthy lifestyle behaviors. Data were collected on health promoting activities, biomarkers, and participants’ experiences with the intervention. Results: Participants reported doing slightly more health promoting activities postintervention. Age-related health promoting activities were significantly different at baseline, χ2(2) = 6.093, p = .048, but not postintervention, χ2(2) = 0.212, p = .899. Median loss in biomarkers trended toward clinically significant findings. Participants recommended more strategies to manage stress. Discussion: The pilot study provided an empowering example of nurses collaborating with community members to design a culturally sensitive intervention.

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

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18084364 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 4364

Author(s):

Xiaotao Zhang ◽

Abiodun Oluyomi ◽

LeChauncy Woodard ◽

Syed Ahsan Raza ◽

Maral Adel Fahmideh ◽

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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.

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

Preventive Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.04.016 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 55 (1) ◽

pp. 23-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 128

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

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Healthy lifestyle behaviors and hypertension among older adults in the United States (NHANES 2007-2010): Are there differences by race and ethnicity?

Journal Of Aging Research And Healthcare ◽

10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-16-1104 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 31-43

Author(s):

Philip M. DiMura MS ◽

Margaret Gates Sc.D ◽

Lenore Gensburg MS ◽

Elizabeth Vasquez Dr.PH

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Older Adults ◽

Race And Ethnicity ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

The United States ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

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Health-Promoting Lifestyles Among Health Care Workers in a Postdisaster Area: A Cross-sectional Study

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2018.36 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (02) ◽

pp. 230-235

Author(s):

Wanqiu Yang ◽

Timothy Sim ◽

Ke Cui ◽

Jun Zhang ◽

Yanchun Yang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Spiritual Growth ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Care Workers ◽

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Health Promoting

ABSTRACTObjectiveHealth care workers performing rescue tasks in large-scale disaster areas are usually challenged in terms of physical and mental endurance, which can affect their lifestyles. Nevertheless, data on whether health care workers tend to adopt healthy lifestyles after disasters are limited. This paper compares the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors among health care workers with that among non–health care workers in a postdisaster area.MethodsThis cross-sectional observational study was conducted in August 2016. The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II questionnaire was used to interview 261 health care workers and 848 non–health care workers.ResultsResults of the multivariable linear models showed that health care workers had lower physical activity levels (ß=−1.363, P<.0001), worse stress management (ß=−1.282, P<.0001), slower spiritual growth (ß=−1.228, P=.002), and poorer interpersonal relationships (ß=−0.814, P=.019) than non–health care workers. However, no significant differences were found in either nutrition (ß=−0.362, P=.319) or health responsibility (ß=−0.421, P=.283).ConclusionsHealth care workers had less healthy lifestyle behaviors, including physical activity, stress management, spiritual growth, and interpersonal relationships. Further studies are needed to develop health-improving interventions for health care workers in postdisaster areas. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:230–235)

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Evaluation of healthy lifestyle behaviors and affecting factors of hemodialysis patients

Journal of Preventive Epidemiology ◽

10.34172/jpe.2020.19 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. e19-e19

Author(s):

Ayşenur Sarıaslan ◽

Mehtap Kavurmacı

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Research Training ◽

Study Data ◽

University Hospital ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Affecting Factors ◽

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Health Promoting

Introduction: Nurses should carry out the necessary research, training and counseling services to guide hemodialysis (HD) patients in acquiring healthy lifestyle behaviors. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the healthy lifestyle behaviors in HD patients and affecting factors. Patients and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at a university hospital in Eastern Turkey between November 13, 2017 and November 16, 2018. The study was carried out with 140 patients who were registered in the HD units of the relevant hospitals and met the sampling criteria. The study data were collected using the patient introduction form and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II). Results: Patients’ mean total score in the HPLP II was found to be 117.80±37.07. When we look at the mean scores of the patients in the sub-scales, it was found that the highest mean score was 22.44±7.01 points in the health responsibility sub-scale and the lowest mean score was 14.38±6.70 points in the physical activity sub-scale. Conclusion: As a result of the study, patients were found to have moderate healthy lifestyle behaviors and very low physical activity scores. Based on these results, it is recommended to organize special exercise programs in order to increase the physical activity levels of HD patients with low levels of activity.

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

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18084154 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 4154

Author(s):

Seonad K. Madden ◽

Claire A. Blewitt ◽

Kiran D. K. Ahuja ◽

Helen Skouteris ◽

Cate M. Bailey ◽

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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.

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