scholarly journals Eating Behaviour and Orthorexia Nervosa (healthy eating obsession) In Nursing Students: Cross-Sectional Analytic Study

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hülya Arslantaş
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Analytic Study ◽  
Orthorexia Nervosa ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Perceptions about Healthy Eating and Emotional Factors Conditioning Eating Behaviour: A Study Involving Portugal, Brazil and Argentina

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1236
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Cardoso ◽  
Vanessa Ferreira ◽  
Marcela Leal ◽  
Manuela Ferreira ◽  
Sofia Campos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Classification Analysis ◽  
Emotional Factors ◽  
Emotional Conditioning

This study analysed the perceptions about healthy eating as well as some emotional factors conditioning eating behaviour in a sample of people from Portugal, Brazil and Argentina. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study involving a non-probabilistic sample of 2501 participant. Data was collected through a questionnaire applied to adult citizens residing in their respective countries. For data analysis chi-square tests were used, and associations were evaluated by Cramer’s coefficients. Moreover, a tree classification analysis was conducted for variables related with perceptions about healthy eating and emotional conditioning of eating behaviour. The results revealed that participants’ perceptions are generally in agreement with healthy eating. However, significant differences were found between countries (p = 0.018) and by levels of education (p < 0.0005), with a more accurate perception for Portugal and at the university level. The existence of statistically significant associations between all sociodemographic variables considered and the conditioning of eating behaviour by emotional motivations should be noted. Tree classification analysis showed that the most important discriminant sociodemographic variable for perceptions about healthy eating was education, followed by professional area and country, while the most relevant discriminants for emotional conditioning of eating behaviour were country and then living environment and sex. Thus, it is important to consider these variables in initiatives that aim to promote adherence to behaviours that contribute to the health and well-being of the population.

scholarly journals The effect of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills (IMB) model variables on Orthorexia Nervosa behaviors of pregnant women

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayşe Taştekin Ouyaba ◽  
Pınar Çiçekoğlu Öztürk
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Orthorexia Nervosa ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Behavioral Skills

Abstract Purpose This study aims to test the effect of the components of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model on Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) behavior of pregnant women and health outcomes using a hypothetical model. Methods The study is cross-sectional research and was carried out with 350 pregnant women who had the Non-Stress Test in the obstetrics outpatient clinic of a university hospital. The participants were selected using the convenience sampling method. The data were collected with a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the structural equation model.Results It was found that 26.6% of pregnant women had an ON tendency. Higher levels of information on healthy eating cause more ON behaviors (β=-0.25, p<.001). The higher motivation for healthy eating (β=0.71, p<.001) and a higher tendency to ON behaviors (β=-0.18, p=.001) are associated with better health outcomes.Conclusion Our findings show that high levels of information and motivation about healthy eating affect ON tendency and health outcomes. The findings are significant in that they lead and guide the interventions for the detection, prevention, and treatment of ON during pregnancy.Level of Evidence: Level V, cross-sectional study

Nutrition literacy is associated with healthy-eating behaviour among college students in Taiwan

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (7) ◽  
pp. 756-769
Author(s):  
Li-Ling Liao ◽  
I-Ju Lai ◽  
Li-Chun Chang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dietary Behaviours ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Objective:This study aimed to investigate the nutrition literacy status of Taiwanese college students and to assess the relationship between nutrition literacy and healthy-eating behaviours.Design:Cross-sectional design with convenience sampling.Setting:Six universities in northern, central and southern Taiwan; both national and private universities were included in each region.Method:A maximum of 220 students was recruited from each university with no more than 45 students from one department. Data were collected using a self-rated nutrition literacy scale and questions about frequency of practising healthy-eating behaviours and demographic information.Results:The mean score for self-rated nutrition literacy was 2.8 (out of 4), and the mean score for healthy-eating behaviours was 3.07 (out of 5). Results of hierarchical regression showed that nutrition literacy explained 17.2% of the total variance of healthy-eating behaviours of college students, controlling for confounding variables.Conclusion:The findings of this study showed that nutrition literacy among college students was not optimal, and there was a positive association between higher levels of nutrition literacy and healthier dietary behaviours. Therefore, identifying methods to increase nutrition literacy among college students is essential to promote healthy-eating behaviours.

scholarly journals Obsessed with Healthy Eating: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies Assessing Orthorexia Nervosa in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 3823
Author(s):  
Maria G. Grammatikopoulou ◽  
Konstantinos Gkiouras ◽  
Georgia Polychronidou ◽  
Chrysi Kaparounaki ◽  
Kalliopi K. Gkouskou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Observational Studies ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Orthorexia Nervosa ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Newcastle Ottawa Scale

Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is an unspecified feeding or eating disorder (USFED) characterized by an exaggerated, unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. Τypical eating disorders (EDs) and USFEDs are common among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), which complicates metabolic control and disease outcomes. The present systematic review summarizes the evidence on the prevalence of ON symptomatology among patients with DM. PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and grey literature were searched, and relevant observational studies were screened using the Rayyan software. The quality of the studies was assessed using the appraisal tool for cross-sectional studies (AXIS) and the Newcastle–Ottawa scale (NOS). Out of 4642 studies, 6 fulfilled the predefined criteria and were included in the qualitative synthesis. Most studies relied on the ORTO-15 or its adaptations to identify ON among patients with DM. No apparent sex or age differences exist regarding the prevalence of ON symptoms. None of the studies compared the prevalence of ON in patients with type 1 and type 2 DM. Most of the research was of average to good methodological quality. In conclusion, patients with DM often exhibit ON tendencies, although research is still limited regarding the etiology or mechanistic drivers behind ON and the characteristics of patients with a dual ON–DM diagnosis.

scholarly journals The proof is in the eating: subjective peer norms are associated with adolescents’ eating behaviour

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1044-1051 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Marijn Stok ◽  
Emely de Vet ◽  
John BF de Wit ◽  
Aleksandra Luszczynska ◽  
Magdalena Safron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
International Survey ◽  
Unhealthy Food ◽  
Peer Norms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Important Target ◽  
Unhealthy Eating

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate associations of self-perceived eating-related peer norms (called ‘subjective peer norms’) with adolescents’ healthy eating intentions and intake of healthy and unhealthy food.DesignCross-sectional data were collected in a large international survey.SettingTwo types of subjective peer norms were assessed: perceived peer encouragement of healthy eating and perceived peer discouragement of unhealthy eating. Outcome variables were healthy eating intentions, intake of healthy food (fruits and vegetables) and intake of unhealthy food (snacks and soft drinks).SubjectsOver 2500 European (pre-)adolescents aged between 10 and 17 years participated.ResultsSubjective peer norms were associated with all three outcome variables. While both perceived encouragement of healthy eating and perceived discouragement of unhealthy eating were related to intentions, only peer encouragement of healthy eating was related to intakes of both healthy and unhealthy food.ConclusionsSubjective peer norms play a role in adolescent eating behaviour and as such are an important target for health promotion. Addressing norms that encourage healthy eating may be more promising in changing behaviour than norms that discourage unhealthy eating.

Attitudes of Nursing Students towards Suicide Prevention: A Study from Central India

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Ghormode ◽  
Pramod Gupta ◽  
Devendra Ratnani ◽  
S. K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Central India ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Favourable Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Suicide Prevention Training ◽  
Training Programmes

Background: Managing patients with suicide attempts effectively requires overcoming barriers to their care. The attitudes and beliefs of the healthcare professionals have significant effect on the outcome of the treatment and implementation of the preventive strategies. Objectives: Aim of the study was to assess the attitude of nursing students toward suicide prevention. Materials and Methods: The study had a cross sectional design of 284 nursing students who were randomly recruited from the two institutions. Attitude toward suicide prevention scale was administered.  Results: Most were young single females, from rural locality, who were pursuing either BSc Nursing or GNM courses. Very few had previous exposure to suicide prevention training programmes. Nearly half of the students showed favourable attitude towards patients with suicidal attempt, considering it as their responsibility and their efforts as rewarding. Nearly half students also showed empathy towards these patients not considering the attempts as just attention seeking ones. Nearly one third were uncertain whether the patients reveal their plans of attempt and whether the suicide prevention measures were draining of the resources. Half of the subjects showed pessimism towards modifying the risk factors of unemployment and poverty. Conclusions: Only half of the nursing students showed favourable attitude working with patients with suicide attempts. More educational and training programs on suicide prevention are therefore needed in these students for better prevention and management of these patients.

A Study of the Relationships between Nursing Students’ Meanings of Life, Positive Beliefs, and Well-Being

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu-Ju Tsai ◽  
Cheng-Yu Chen ◽  
Gwo-Liang Yeh ◽  
Yih-Jin Hu ◽  
Chie-Chien Tseng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nursing Educators ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation

Background: Nursing educators should train nursing students to pursue physical, psychological, spiritual, and social health promotion. The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between nursing students’ meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational study with a quantitative approach was adopted. Purposive sampling was used. A total of 170 nursing students voluntarily participated in this study. A 56-item questionnaire was used to examine nursing students’ meaning of life (1-25 items), positive beliefs (1-11 items), and well-being (1-20 items). The content validity index (CVI) of the study questionnaire was established as 0.95 by seven expert scholars. The reliability values for the three parts of the measure were as follows: meaning of life, Cronbach’s α 0.96; positive beliefs, Cronbach’s α 0.93; and well-being, Cronbach’s α 0.95. Percentages, frequencies, means, SDs, Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance by rank, Spearman’s rank correlation, one-way analysis of variance, Spearman’s rho correlation, and regression analysis were used for the data analysis. Results: Nursing students had the following mean scores: meaning of life with 4.02 (SD 0.56); positive beliefs with 3.92 (SD 0.62); and well-being with 3.95 (SD 0.57). The results indicate that for all nursing students, meaning of life was positively correlated with positive beliefs, r=0.83 (P<.01); similarly, all nursing students had positive beliefs that were positively correlated with meaning of life, r=0.83 (P<.01). In the results of the study, the nursing students’ background, meaning of life and positive beliefs explained 63% of the variance in well-being (Adjusted R2 squared =0.63, F=33.41, P<.001). Conclusions: Nursing students’ sense of meaning of life and positive beliefs may impact their well-being. Therefore, nursing educators can promote meaning of life and positive beliefs to nursing students as a way to increase their well-being for physical, psychological, spiritual, and social health promotion.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude of nursing students regarding older adults' sexuality: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 104643
Author(s):  
Vivian F.C. Wilschut ◽  
Birgit Pianosi ◽  
Harmieke van Os-Medendorp ◽  
Henk W. Elzevier ◽  
Jan S. Jukema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude
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