scholarly journals Assessment of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors among First-Year Medical, Dentistry and Health Sciences Students in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-123
Author(s):  
Hatice İkiışık ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
First Year ◽  
Viewing Time ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
The Mean

This cross-sectional study, in which the first-year findings of a prospective followup study were presented, was conducted with 356 students enrolled in the firstyear of three faculties at a state university in Istanbul between November 1st and December 31st, 2019. With this study, it was aimed to evaluate the changes in certain healthy lifestyle behaviors, risky behaviors and depression levels of students enrolled at the different faculties of a public university in Istanbul during their university life. The data were obtained through a questionnaire of 65 questions, and the Beck Depression Inventory, which consisted of 21 questions. They were administered under supervision by providing preliminary information to the students. The mean body mass index, mean systolic blood pressure and mean diastolic blood pressure values of the students were 23.23 + 4.1, 108.97 + 15.21 and 66.98 + 10.08, respectively. The mean daily sleep time was 6.77 + 1.21 hours, the mean TV viewing time was 0.77 + 1.13 hours, and the mean time they spent with a smartphone, tablet or computer was 3.67 + 2.50 hours. Among the students, 37.07% were smokers, 26.12% consumed alcohol, and 4.77% used addictive substances. Of the students, 31.46% considered themselves at risk for depression. At the universities, there is a need for the implementation of health promotion programs focusing on promoting physical activity and healthy nutrition and reducing risky behaviors. In addition, these programs should be strengthened with the trainings on changing behaviors.

Personal Health Practices and Perceptions of Lifestyle Counseling and Preventive Services Among Residents

2020 ◽  
pp. 155982761989630
Author(s):  
Jenny Sunghyun Lee ◽  
April Wilson ◽  
Oluwatimilehin Okunowo ◽  
Jennifer Trinh ◽  
Jon Sivoravong
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Preventive Services ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Training Level ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lifestyle Counseling ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
And Training

Background. Primary care residents are expected to provide lifestyle counseling and preventive services for patients with chronic diseases; also, physicians’ personal lifestyle practice impacts patient care. The purpose of this article is to assess healthy lifestyle behaviors and attitudes to engage in lifestyle counseling and preventive services among residents and fellows in different training levels and specialty. Methods. A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted on medical residents and fellows (n = 57). Surveys collected information on lifestyle behaviors and perceptions of lifestyle counseling and preventive services. Comparisons of study measures were made across residents’ specialty and training levels. Fisher’s exact and analysis of variance tests were used for statistical analysis. Results. There were several significant differences in perceptions of counseling and screening by specialty and training level. There were no significant differences in personal lifestyle behaviors between all resident specialties and training levels. Conclusion. Our findings suggest that there are opportunities to improve healthy lifestyle behaviors and perceptions of lifestyle counseling and preventive services among residents in different specialties and training levels. This knowledge can inform development of training programs in lifestyle and preventive medicine practice during residency and fellowship.

scholarly journals Greater bed- and wake-time variability is associated with less healthy lifestyle behaviors: a cross-sectional study

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitch J Duncan ◽  
Christopher E Kline ◽  
Amanda L Rebar ◽  
Corneel Vandelanotte ◽  
Camille E Short
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Time Variability ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wake Time ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

scholarly journals Association of eHealth Literacy With Lifestyle Behaviors in University Students: Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study

10.2196/18155 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. e18155
Author(s):  
Saki Tsukahara ◽  
Satoshi Yamaguchi ◽  
Futaba Igarashi ◽  
Reiko Uruma ◽  
Naomi Ikuina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Participant Characteristics ◽  
Literacy Level

Background Maintenance of good health and a healthy lifestyle have significant impacts on the lives of university students. However, university students are prone to engage in risky health behaviors, resulting in impaired health status. Electronic health (eHealth) literacy is an important factor in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. However, no studies have assessed the eHealth literacy levels and the associated lifestyle behaviors among university students in Japan. Objective The purposes of this study were to clarify the eHealth literacy level, the participant characteristics associated with eHealth literacy, and the association of eHealth literacy with lifestyle behaviors of students in a Japanese university. Methods A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study of 3183 students at a national university in Japan was conducted. eHealth literacy was quantified using the Japanese version of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS). The association between participant characteristics (gender, school year, department of study, and living status) and eHEALS score was assessed using t tests. Additionally, the associations of eHealth literacy with lifestyle behaviors (exercise, smoking, alcohol consumption, etc.) were evaluated using logistic regression analyses. Results The mean eHEALS score was 23.6/40 points. The mean eHEALS score for students in medical departments was 27.0/40 points, which was 2.9 points higher than that of nonmedical students (P<.001). Similarly, the graduate school participants had higher scores than the undergraduate students. The proportion of participants who exercised regularly was higher in the high eHEALS score group than in the low score group, with an adjusted odds ratio of 1.39 (P<.001). Conclusions The eHealth literacy level of university students in Japan was comparable to that of the general Japanese population. Graduate students, as well as those in medical departments, had higher eHealth literacy. Furthermore, students with higher eHealth literacy had better exercise routines.

Hubungan Antara Pengetahuan, Sikap Dengan Perilaku Gaya Hidup Sehat Mahasiswi Tingkat Tiga Prodi D-3 Kebidanan Universitas MH. Thamrin Jakarta Timur

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Kursih Sulastriningsih ◽  
Ella Nurlelawati ◽  
Riza Umami
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

An increase in infectious and non-communicable diseases is caused by a bad lifestyle at a young age. And much is needed enough knowledge and good attitude as early as possible to prevent the occurrence of infectious or non-communicable diseases. The study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge, aatitudes and healthy lifestyle behaviors of third-level female students of the Diploma III in Midwifery University MH Thamrin East Jakarta. This study used a cross-sectional design that was carried out for two months in the study program at Midwifery University MH Thamrin East Jakarta. Based on the result of the bivariate analysis test between the variables of knowledge with healthy lifestyle behaviors, the value of p=0,43 and OR = 1,75 shows that there is no relationship between knowledge and healthy lifestyle behavior. Atttitudes with healthy lifestyle behaviors indicate that positive attitudes have a healthy lifestyle that is higher by 90.7% (49 respondents) compored to negative attitudes have a 4 times chance of having a healthy lifestyle compared to respondents with negative attitudes. Based on the result and discussion it can be concluded that respondents with good knowledge have 2 times the opportunity to have a healthy lifestyle compared with respondents with less knowledge and respondents with a positive attitude have a 4.2 times chance of having a healthy lifestyle compared to respondents with a negative attitude

Evaluating the Relationship between Nursing Students’ Awareness of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Health Behaviors with Health Literacy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sena Kaplan ◽  
Sibel Peksoy Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Significance Test ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between nursing students’ awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic and health behaviors with health literacy. METHODS: This descriptive and cross-sectional study comprised 408 students enrolled in an undergraduate nursing program at a public university in Turkey. The data were collected online using the Individual Information Form, Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II, and Turkish Health Literacy Scale-32. The percentiles, significance test of the difference between two means, and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: The mean age of students was 20.89±1.95 and three of them had been diagnosed with COVID-19. It was determined that the students had sufficient health literacy (𝒙̅ =35.97±8.73), and healthy lifestyle behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic were at a moderate level (𝒙̅ =55.76±12.05). The results showed that as awareness of nursing students regarding COVID-19 and precautions against it increased, their mean score of health literacy increased, too (p<.05). Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between students’ mean score of healthy lifestyle behaviors in nutrition, physical activity, and stress management and their mean score of health literacy (p<.05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: As the results have shown a relationship between nursing students’ awareness of COVID-19 and healthy lifestyle behaviors and health literacy, it is suggested to adapt the health literacy to students’ daily life during the pandemic period.

scholarly journals Predicting Factors among Healthy Lifestyle Beliefs, Behaviors and Mental Health Indicators in Taiwanese Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Shu-Min Chan ◽  
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk ◽  
Angela Chia-Chen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lifestyle Behavior ◽  
Perceived Difficulty ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

Aims: The prevalence of overweight adolescents in Taiwan has dramatically increased in recent years. A survey shows that 66.6% of adolescents do not get the recommended amount of vegetables and fruit (i.e., two portions of fruit and three portions of vegetables per day each week). The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between individual understanding of activity and nutrition, healthy lifestyle beliefs, perceived difficulty of efficacy in reaching health goals, mental health variables, and healthy lifestyle behavior on BMI in Taiwanese adolescents. Study Design: This is a theoretically-based and cross-sectional research study. Place and Duration of Study: Data were conducted from two middle schools in Taiwan between Sep 2011 to November 2011. Methodology: We used a convenience sampling to recruit 453 adolescents with a mean age of 13.42 years. The instruments used were demographics, Beck Youth Inventory II (Depression, Anxiety, Self-concept), Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale, Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale, Perceived Difficulty Scale, Nutrition and Activity Knowledge Scales. We conducted path analysis to test our theoretical model by using Mplus 5.21. Results: Fit indices included χ2 (23, 453) =33.75, P= .05, CFI=.98, and RMSEA=.03, indicating that the model fit the model well. Healthy lifestyle beliefs had a significant positive effect on healthy lifestyle behaviors (β= .41, P= .01). Moreover, there was a significant negative relationship between perceived difficulty and healthy lifestyle behaviors (β= -.54, P= .01). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that promoting positive beliefs about healthy lifestyle among adolescents may facilitate healthy lifestyle changes and help them perceive less difficulty in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. School nurses and health professionals in Taiwan need to coordinate essential resources and implement theoretical-based educational program that address issues on increasing adolescents’ healthy lifestyle beliefs.

scholarly journals Health Anxiety Levels and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of Çukurova University Medical Faculty Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özge Orhan Özgül ◽  
Esra Saatçi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Anxiety Levels

Objective: Medical students’ attitudes and behaviors are particularly important for themselves, their families and the society as the yare the health professionals of the future. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between health anxiety levels and healthy lifestyle behaviors of medical students in Cukurova University and there lated factors. Methods: The study population consisted of 1886 medical students in Cukurova University during the 2018-2019 academic year. The study sample consisted of 319 medical students. The students completed a Socio-demographic Data Form consisting of 24 questions, Health Anxiety Inventory (short version) consisting of 18 questions and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale consisting of 48 questions. Data was analyzed using SPSS 23.0 package program. Results: Of 319 students, 58.9% were female and 41.1% were male; the mean age was 21.5±2.1 years. The mean score of Health Anxiety inventory was 17.6±6.2. There was a significant relationship between self-perception of health and health anxiety (p=0.001). The total score of the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale was 120.1±18.1 out of 192 indicating a moderate level. The mean scores of subdimensions were 35.9±5.9 for self actualisation, 21.7±4.9 for health responsibility, 9.7±3.6 for physical activity, 15.2±3.6 for nutrition, 20.3 for interpersonal relationships, and 17.3 for stres management, respectively. The total scores of the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale and the mean scores of exercise and stress management subscales were higher in male students than female students. Conclusion: It was found out that the students did not have high levels of health anxiety and had moderate healthy lifestyle behavior levels. It was observed that students with increased levels of health anxiety had less healthy lifestyle behaviors. Students should be empowered about health promotion to enable them to have the ability for self-management.

scholarly journals PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN PERAN TENAGA KESEHATAN TERHADAP PENERAPAN POLA HIDUP BERSIH DAN SEHAT (PHBS) RUMAH TANGGA

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Umi Romayati Keswara ◽  
Dian Arif Wahyudi ◽  
Wiwik Erni Puspita Sari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Frequency Distribution ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
P Value ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND ROLE OF HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL TOWARD APPLICATION OF HOUSEHOLD IN  HEALTHY‐LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORSBackground: Efforts to change people's behavior in order to support the improvement of health status are carried out through the Clean and Healthy Life Behavior Development Program. This program has been implemented by the Ministry of Health since 1996. One of the evaluations of the success is to look in healthy‐lifestyle behaviors indicators in the household setting. In Indonesia, the picture of health behavior that has not been good is shown by the proportion of household with good implemented by the Ministry of Health since 1996. One of the evaluations of the success is to look in healthy‐lifestyle behaviors, only 32.3%. implemented by the Ministry of Health since 1996. One of the evaluations of the success is to look in healthy‐lifestyle behaviors in Lampung Province in 2015 amounted to 59.2%. Pre-survey in Pujokerto Village for the implementation of healthy‐lifestyle behaviors in 2015 has not yet reached the target of the overall indicator.Purpose: Know the relationship of knowledge, attitudes and roles of health workers to the implementation of Household in healthy‐lifestyle behaviors in Pujokerto Village, Central Lampung Regency in 2017.Methods: Type of quantitative research, analytical design using aapproach cross-sectional. The population in this study were 124 of households. The number of samples of 95 household was taken by purposive sampling technique. Data analysis using chi-square.Results: The study showed that the frequency distribution of healthy‐lifestyle behaviors was mostly poor (58.95%), the frequency distribution of poor knowledge was 51.58% and p-value was 0.001, the frequency distribution of supportive attitude was 54.74% and p-value of 0.001 the frequency distribution of role of health care personnel supports 52.63% and p-value 0.004.Conclusion: A significant relationship between knowledge, attitudes and roles of health workers with the implementation of healthy‐lifestyle behaviors, suggests the need for sustainable health promotion activities to improve public knowledge about healthy‐lifestyle behaviors and change people's attitudes towards healthy‐lifestyle behaviors by using various media such as posters, banners and so on.Keywords: knowledge, attitude, role, health care personnel, household, healthy‐lifestyle behaviors Pendahuluan: Upaya untuk mengubah perilaku masyarakat agar mendukung peningkatan derajat kesehatan dilakukan melalui proram Pembinaan Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS). Program ini telah dilaksanakan oleh Kementerian Kesehatan sejak tahun 1996. Salah satu evaluasi keberhasilan pembinaan PHBS dilakukan dengan melihat indikator PHBS di tatanan rumah tangga. Di Indonesia gambaran perilaku kesehatan yang belum baik ditunjukan dengan proporsi nasional RT dengan PHBS baik hanya 32,3%. Cakupan PHBS di Provinsi Lampung tahun 2015 sebesar 59,2%. Pra survei di Desa Pujokerto untuk pelaksanaan PHBS tahun 2015 belum mencapai target dari keseluruhan indikator.Tujuan: Diketahui hubungan pengetahuan, sikap dan peran tenaga kesehatan terhadap pelaksanaan PHBS Rumah Tangga di Desa Pujokerto Kabupaten Lampung Tengah Tahun 2017.Metode: Jenis penelitian kuantitatif, rancangan analitik menggunakan pendekatan cross-sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah kepala keluarga berjumlah 124 kepala keluarga. Jumlah sampel 95 kepala keluarga diambil dengan tehnik purposive sampling. Analisa data menggunakan chi-square.Hasil: Pada penelitian menunjukkan distribusi frekuensi pelaksanaan PHBS sebagian besar kurang baik (58,95%), distribusi frekuensi pengetahuan kurang baik 51,58% dan p-value 0,001, distribusi frekuensi sikap mendukung sebanyak 54,74% dan p-value 0,001, distribusi frekuensi peran tenaga kesehatan mendukung sebanyak 52,63% dan p-value 0,004.Simpulan: hubungan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan, sikap dan peran tenaga kesehatan dengan pelaksanaan PHBS, saran perlunya kegiatan promosi kesehatan yang berkesinambungan guna meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat tentang PHBS dan merubah sikap masyarakat terhadap PHBS dengan menggunakan berbagai media seperti poster, spanduk dan sebagainya.

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