Health-promoting lifestyle and its predictors among Iranian adolescent girls, 2013

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojgan Mirghafourvand ◽  
Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi ◽  
Nikta Tavananezhad ◽  
Mahsa Karkhaneh
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
The Status ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽  
Healthcare Expenses

Abstract Introduction: Health-promoting behaviors have considerable effects on improving life quality and decreasing healthcare expenses. This study aimed to determine the status of health-promoting behaviors and its subscales, as well as its relationship with self-efficacy and some socio-demographic characteristics in adolescent Iranian girls. Materials and methods: The participants in this study were 750 adolescent girls aged 14–18 years, living in the city of Sanandaj, Iran in 2013. Samples were selected randomly. Questionnaires used in the study were the “Adolescent Healthy Lifestyle” and “Sherer General Self-efficacy” questionnaires. Multivariate linear regresion analysis was used to determine predictors of health-promoting lifestyle. Results: Mean total score of health-promoting lifestyles in adolescent girls was 3.51 (SD 0.55) and its observed scores ranged from 1 to 5. The highest and lowest mean scores were obtained for life appreciation and physical activity subscales, respectively. Self-efficacy had significant positive correlation with the total health-promoting lifestyle scores and all its subscales. The variables of self-efficacy, current disease, mother’s education, mother’s occupation, and sufficiency of income for expenses remained in the multivariate linear regresion model and were able to explain 21% of the observed variance of the total score for health-promoting lifestyle. Conclusion: The findings show that adolescents “sometimes” or “often” show health-promoting behaviors. In addition to self-efficacy as the main predictor, some of the socio-demographic characteristics are also among the predictors of health behaviors. With consideration of adolescence years as a foundation for one’s future life, it is necessary to provide strategies to encourage a health-promoting lifestyle in adolescents.

Health Promotion Behaviors and Its Predictors Among the College Students in Iran

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Bakouei ◽  
Seyed Jalil Seyedi-Andi ◽  
Afsaneh Bakhtiari ◽  
Soraya Khafri
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Health Promotion Behaviors ◽  
The Status ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽  
And Gender

The health-promoting behaviors form typically during adolescence and youth. This study was conducted to determine the status of the health-promoting behaviors in the students of Babol University of Medical Sciences and its predictors. This cross-sectional study was done on 350 students from April 2016 to July 2016. The applied questionnaires were health-promoting lifestyle profile II, general self-efficacy scale, and sociodemographic variables. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software by descriptive tests, one-way analysis of variance, and multivariable linear regression. The mean total health-promoting lifestyle profile II score was 126.79 ± 19.28. In the subscales, the participants scored the highest in interpersonal relations (24.62 ± 4.59) and the lowest in physical activity (16.53 ± 4.17). Analyses of the data showed that there was a significant association among some subscales of health-promoting behaviors and gender, family size, living in dormitory and also showed that self-efficacy remained as significant factor in relation to all subscales of health-promoting behaviors.

scholarly journals Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, Croatia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Larisa Musić ◽  
Tonći Mašina ◽  
Ivan Puhar ◽  
Laura Plančak ◽  
Valentina Kostrić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Health Responsibility ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Study

As future healthcare professionals, dental medicine students are expected to exhibit healthy lifestyle behaviors. This study aims to assess the health-promoting behaviors among undergraduate dental medicine students of all six academic study years at the University of Zagreb, and determine their predictors. Students were invited to complete a two-part survey, consisting of a self-reported sociodemographic questionnaire and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II). Three hundred and forty-nine students completed the survey; the response rate was 60.3%. The total mean HPLP II score was 2.64 ± 0.34. Students in the second academic study year scored the lowest (2.50 ± 0.33), and students in the sixth academic study year scored the highest (2.77 ± 0.32). Health responsibility was the overall lowest scored subcategory, while interpersonal relations was scored the highest. Female students reported lower spiritual growth and stress management than male students. Higher body mass index (BMI) was related to lower health responsibility. Smoking, place of residence and the age of participants did not seem to have an impact on health-promoting behaviors. Dental students at our faculty exhibit moderate health-promoting behaviors, even in the absence of a formal health-promoting course in the existing curriculum.

scholarly journals Lifestyle in Female Teachers: Educational Intervention Based on Self-Efficacy Theory in the South of Fars Province, Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Fariba Abbasi ◽  
Leila Ghahremani ◽  
Mahin Nazari ◽  
Mohammad Fararouei ◽  
Zakieh Khoramaki
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Fars Province ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. Today, improving lifestyles and promoting health are basic needs for human society. The main goal in promoting health is to achieve healthy lifestyle behaviors, and self-efficacy is one of the factors influencing people’s lifestyle. Therefore, the impact of educational intervention based on self-efficacy theory on improving lifestyles of the female teachers in Galledar was investigated. Method. This study was a semiexperimental study with educational intervention with a control group that was performed on 120 teachers in Galledar. Data collection tools included demographic information questionnaires, health-promoting lifestyle questionnaires, and Sherry’s self-efficacy questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25 software. Result. The mean age and standard deviation of teachers in the control and intervention groups were 33.40 ± 5.68 and 32.83 ± 6.46 years, respectively. Health-promoting lifestyle variables are significant correlation with self-efficacy and overall lifestyle index. Six dimensions which consisted of spiritual growth and self-actualization, health responsibility, interpersonal relationships, stress management, exercise and physical activity, and nutrition showed significant statistical differences before and after educational intervention ( P = 0.001 ). Conclusion. Due to the sensitive role of teachers as an effective human force in the development and evolution of society and their students’ role modeling, the authorities should formulate policies, regulate educational interventions, and design strategies for promoting self-efficacy beliefs and promoting a healthy lifestyle for all teachers. We suggest that other methods and theories of behavior change be used in future studies to promote a healthy lifestyle.

scholarly journals Guidelines-Driven Educational Intervention Promotes Healthy Lifestyle Among Adolescents and Adults: A Serbian National Longitudinal Study

Medicina ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Višnja Đorđić ◽  
Predrag Božić ◽  
Ivana Milanović ◽  
Snežana Radisavljević ◽  
Maja Batez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽  
Nationally Representative

Background and objectives: The effectiveness of short-term focused educational programs to change health behaviors across large populations seems to be poorly described so far. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate an age-specific 45-min educational program, designed in accordance with the current U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture dietary guidelines and physical activity (PA) guidelines, among adolescents and adults. Materials and Methods: We evaluated the health-promoting lifestyle habits by the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II) at baseline and following 6–8 weeks post-education in a nationally representative sample of Serbian adolescents and adults (n = 3822). Results: The percentage of adolescents eating 3–5 servings of vegetables per day increased at follow-up (20.1% versus 23.1%, p = 0.001), with significantly more adolescents regularly reading food labels (from 12.2% at baseline to 14.2% at follow-up; p = 0.02). Taken together, mean HPLP-II scores in adolescents significantly improved for both diet (0.05 points; p < 0.0001) and PA (0.09 points; p < 0.0001), and for PA in adults (0.08 points; p < 0.0001). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that our model as a whole (including time of testing as a predictor variable, and age and gender as control variables) explained 3.0% of the variance in mean HPLP-II scores for diet (p = 0.942) and 3.0% for PA (p = 0.285) in adolescents, and 1.1% of the variance in HPLP-II scores for diet (p = 0.781) and 1.9% for PA (p = 0.075) in adults, respectively. Conclusions: It appears that a brief focused education can positively tackle unhealthy lifestyles in promoting good health in general population. Different modes of interactive communication used here appeared to strengthen participants’ capacities for lifestyle changes.

scholarly journals Effects of Self-Efficacy, Depression, and Anger on Health-Promoting Behaviors of Korean Elderly Women with Hypertension

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6296
Author(s):  
Ae Sil Kim ◽  
Mi Heui Jang ◽  
Kyung Hwan Park ◽  
Ji Young Min
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
Anger Control ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Health Promoting

The prevalence of hypertension among women in Korea aged 65 years or older is 61.7%. Past research has emphasized the importance of health-promoting behaviors in hypertension management for the elderly. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to identify the effects of self-efficacy, depression, trait anger, and anger expression on the health-promoting behaviors of elderly women with hypertension. Self-report questionnaires were completed by 208 women aged 65 and older (age range: 65 to 85) diagnosed with hypertension by physicians and living in the communities of G city and N city of Gyeonggi-do in South Korea. A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that exercise (β = 0.36, p < 0.001) had the most significant effect on health-promoting behaviors, followed by depression (β = −0.31, p < 0.001), trait anger (β = 0.21, p = 0.002), anger control (β = 0.20, p < 0.001), religion (β = 0.18, p = 0.001), and self-efficacy (β = 0.18, p = 0.003). Trait anger and anger control were identified to have a more significant effect on health-promoting behaviors than self-efficacy. Thus, health-promoting behaviors were influenced by exercise, depression, anger, religion, and self-efficacy. It is necessary to implement a nursing intervention strategy which pays attention to these factors to improve health-promoting behaviors of Korean community-dwelling elderly women.

scholarly journals Effect of health promoting lifestyle education on health promoting behaviors of postmenopausal women: A clinical trial study

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-202
Author(s):  
Reyhaneh Sadat Mousavi ◽  
Mohammad Ali Soleimani ◽  
Nasim Bahrami ◽  
Mehdi Ranjbaran ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽  
Lifestyle Education
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