scholarly journals Investigation of Health Science Students' Knowledge Regarding Healthy Lifestyle Promotion During the Spread of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Alotaibi ◽  
Nowall Al-Sayegh ◽  
Mohammed Nadar ◽  
Abdulaziz Shayea ◽  
Ahmed Allafi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Effect ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Promotion ◽  
Health Sciences Students

Background: Health sciences students as future health care providers, can play a valuable role in protecting societies against the spread of COVID-19 through health promotion and lifestyle modification education. Therefore, proper education of these students is essential.Objective: This study sought to assess and measure the change of knowledge of health sciences students regarding healthy lifestyle promotion strategies during the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, after participation in different types of online and social media educational programs.Methods: In order to serve the purpose of the study, a methodological research design was first used to ensure the validation of the developed scale; the COVID-19 Healthy Lifestyle Promotion Scale (COVID-19 HLPS). The study utilized a four-arm randomized control research design in which the participants were randomly assigned into one of four groups, (1) control group (placebo intervention), (2) brochure group, who received brochures relevant to healthy lifestyle promotion, (3) Instagram group, who received similar information but through Instagram posts, and (4) online interactive educational workshop group, who also received similar information through an online interactive educational workshop.Results: In total, 155 participants participated in the online and social media intervention programs. There was a significant improvement in the intervention groups in the total knowledge subscale of the healthy promotion strategies compared with the control group (p < 0.001). Overall, the workshop group was the most effective group (effect size = 1.54) followed by the Instagram group (effect size = 0.99) and then the brochure group (effect size = 0.91).Conclusions: In order to meet the challenges posed by this pandemic, the use of such online and social media interventions is essential and may be the key for health promotion during this pandemic. Health science students, as future health care professionals, can play a fundamental role during the COVID-19 pandemic in disseminating knowledge relevant to healthy lifestyle to their families and communities thus promoting healthy living and behavioral changes. We propose the development of research initiatives at both national and international levels targeting changes within health science curricula that can meet potential challenges of future pandemics, leading to advancement of health care services globally.

scholarly journals Association Between Lifestyle and Hypertension in Patients Referred to Health Care Centers of Ilam City in 2014

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Shafieyan ◽  
Mostafa Qorbani ◽  
Babak Rastegari Mehr ◽  
Mohammad Mahboubi ◽  
Aziz Rezapour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Growth Stress ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Health Care Centers

<p><strong>INTRODUCTION: </strong>Lifestyle is referred to an individual’s healthy and unhealthy behaviors that can affect their health statues. The present study aim was association between lifestyle and hypertension in patients referred to healthcare centers of Ilam city in 2014.</p><p><strong>MATERIALS &amp; METHODS:</strong> This research study was a case-control study. The data were collected through a standard questionnaire of health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLPII) as well as the researcher’s direct visit to the health care centers in the city of Ilam. After the questionnaires were collected and classified, the data were entered into SPSS software and analyzed by descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, T-Tests and logistic regression.</p><p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The mean and the standard deviation of the age of the main and the control groups were 57.1 (2.22) and 56.5 (2.99) years old, respectively. 10.9%of the control group and 25.5. % of the cases was smoking cigarettes or hookah. The results of the data analysis showed that the mean scores obtained by the main and the control groups on measures of physical activity, psychological growth, stress and total lifestyleare significantly different, so that the obtained score in the dimensions in patients with hypertension was significantly lower than the score obtained among the healthy individuals.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>According to the results it seems that educational interventions in the field of healthy lifestyle for individuals with hypertension risk can have an effect on controlling this disease and reducing its incidence.</p>

scholarly journals Medical Professional and Usage of Social Media

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 606-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabeya Yousuf ◽  
Sheikh Muhammad Abu Bakar ◽  
Mainul Haque ◽  
Md Nurul Islam ◽  
Abdus Salam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Medical Professional ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Future Health Care

Social media connect people by sharing text, photos, audio and videos among themselves. Medical professional and patients also communicate through social media; however, issues of privacy and confidentiality of medical professions in regards to medical and health care decisions contradict with the openness of the usage of social media. Member of the medical profession can use social media but need to abide by the code of conduct of medical ethics in order to render the best possible services. This paper emphasizes on the needs of inclusion of social media usage in future health care providers’ curriculum by the higher educational institutions in order to aware of the ethical and professional aspect.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.16(4) 2017 p.606-609

scholarly journals Media Discourse of Healthy Lifestyle in Provicial Media: an Effort of a Content Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-497
Author(s):  
Tatiana Frolova ◽  
Elizaveta Striga
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Promotion ◽  
Media Space ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Many ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Demographic Policy

The article presents the results of a study of healthy lifestyle promotion in Russian provincial media. The topicality of the research is explained by the new content of the media space determined by the necessity to reflect the many-sidedness and acuteness of the problem of public and personal health. Besides, the importance of a healthy lifestyle and its values is predetermined by the national aims of increasing life expectancy, as well as by particular objectives of the demographic policy. The study object is the practices of Russian provincial print media in the field of presenting health care components as compared to the results of surveying the journalists employed by the media. The research covers 2,044 newspaper articles on healthy lifestyle published in nine geographically remote Russian provinces in the period 2016/01–2019/12. A content analysis by 4 key aspects (tasks, content, structure, and personalization) has helped to study the purpose of the publications and areas of public life that they focus on, their topic, news hook, health care components, practices of providing expert views, people and their activities, author(s)' attitude and argumentation methods. Basing on the results of the research, the authors make inferences that include both positive and, mostly, critical assessments, and give special and general recommendations.

scholarly journals The Analysis of Opinions and Attitudes of Students of Nursing with Respect to the Observance of Patient's Rights in Poland

2015 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-214
Author(s):  
Jarosława Belowska ◽  
Mariusz Panczyk ◽  
Zofia Sienkiewicz ◽  
Anna Kaczyńska ◽  
Aleksander Zarzeka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Patients Rights ◽  
Patient’S Rights ◽  
Research Findings

Abstract Introduction. As these define the status of the patient during the provision of health services, patients' rights are a very important component of Poland's medical law. The observance of these rights is a prerequisite for the proper performance of the nursing profession. Theoretical and practical preparation in this area is thus already a necessity in the students' education process. Aim. The aim of the study was to analyze the opinions and attitudes of nursing students with respect to problems in the field of the observance of the rights of patients in Poland. Material and methods. The study was built upon the opinions expressed by 375 students (362 women and 13 men) of the first and second year. These were full-time and part-time students in master's studies in nursing, of the Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw. The study employed a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the content of essays. Results. The results of the study indicate that 59 percent of the respondents report being frequent witnesses of violation of patient's rights. In particular, that which noted were the rights to privacy and dignity (98%), to receive sought-after information (91%) and to suitable health-care (85%). Another right seen to have been violated in the respondents' workplace was the patient's right to the maintenance of the confidentiality of patient-related information by medical personnel (77%). The respondents, while seeing violation of the patient's rights by other employees, declared their own adherence to these rights in their own professional practice. Conclusions. 1. The majority of the study group repeatedly witnessed violation of patients' rights. It would, therefore, be advisable to monitor the observance of the rights of patients by medical personnel, and to see to the professional liability of those who flagrantly breaking the law. 2. Research findings indicate that ethics should be given more emphasis in teaching future health professionals in the course of their medical studies. 3. The analysis of the available literature and our own study show that the share of medical personnel in providing information about the patients' rights is minimal. It would be advisable for medical personnel to be given an opportunity to acquire new skills and competences in this field. 4. Awareness of the existence and knowledge of the patient's rights, not only among medical students and health professionals, but also among patients, is crucial to their observance by the former and their exercise by the latter. It should, therefore, be spread and raised. 5. Training and thematic courses in patient's rights should be provided in order to enable medical personnel to acquire new skills and competences in this field, with the end result of improving their observance of patient's rights. 6. A qualitative analysis constitutes an innovative and effective way of carrying out research and interpreting research findings, being a valuable and reasonable method of conducting a survey, and in exploring the attitudes of students and health-care workers towards patient's rights.

scholarly journals Active and healthy lifestyle in Brazilian Primary Health Care user’s: A pragmatic clinical trial about "VAMOS" behavior change program

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. e21101320382
Author(s):  
Camila Tomicki ◽  
Cassiano Ricardo Rech ◽  
Aline Mendes Gerage ◽  
Elizabeth Nappi Corrêa ◽  
Lisandra Maria Konrad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pragmatic Clinical Trial ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Behavior Change Program

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and maintenance of the behavior change program "VAMOS", version 2.0, on behavioral and health outcomes in Brazilian users (≥ 18 years) of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Florianópolis, state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. A pragmatic clinical trial was carried out between 2016 and 2019 in Basic Health Units, with 265 users allocated in the intervention group (n = 125) and the control group (n = 140). The intervention group participated for three months in the VAMOS to promote physical activity (PA) and a healthy diet. The control group received in a single meeting counseling about the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle. Variables of PA (daily minutes in light PA, moderate-to-vigorous PA, total PA, and sedentary behavior), eating behavior (weekly consumption of fruits, vegetables, and soda drinks), anthropometry (body mass, waist circumference (WC), and body mass index), and quality of life (QOL) (positive or negative perception), were evaluated, through interviews and objective measures, in the pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 12 months after the end of the intervention. The intervention group increased moderate-to-vigorous PA bouts, consumed of vegetables and, QOL, and decreased the consumption of soda drinks and WC (p<0.05). The intervention was sufficient to maintain the achieved benefits of moderate-to-vigorous PA bouts, soda drink consumption, and WC. VAMOS effectively promote an active and healthy lifestyle in PHC users and, its strategies proved to be adequate to maintain the gains acquired. VAMOS is a pioneer and a health innovation.

Within-Group Effect-Size Benchmarks for Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Children and Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 789-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen Rubin ◽  
Micki Washburn ◽  
Christine Schieszler
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Effect ◽  
Intent To Treat ◽  
And Control

Purpose: This article provides benchmark data on within-group effect sizes from published randomized clinical trials (RCTs) supporting the efficacy of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) for traumatized children. Methods: Within-group effect-size benchmarks for symptoms of trauma, anxiety, and depression were calculated via the Glass approach and adjusted for sample size using Hedges’ g. Results: Overall TF-CBT and control group benchmarks are presented, as well as specific benchmarks for sexual abuse and mixed trauma, and whether included studies utilized intent-to-treat analysis. Discussion: Community practitioners can use these benchmarks as a comparison tool to evaluate whether the way they are adopting or adapting the TF-CBT intervention is satisfactory, needs to be modified, or should be replaced by a different intervention approach. These benchmarks also have potential utility for future implementation research on TF-CBT assessing which service provision conditions are associated with effect sizes approximating benchmarks provided in this article.

scholarly journals DAILY MOTIVATION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA DURING PANDEMIC HAS A GOOD IMPACT ON STUDENTS' LIFESTYLES, HBA1C, AND LIPID PROFILES

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-305
Author(s):  
Irfannuddin Irfannuddin ◽  
Eka Febri Zulissetiana ◽  
Tyas Hestiningsih ◽  
Indra Franajaya ◽  
Subandrate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Lipid Profiles ◽  
Calorie Intake ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
And Control

A school activity has been limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learning from home can lead to a sedentary lifestyle. An innovative program is needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle among students at home. A study to give daily motivation via social media has been conducted to improve students' lifestyles. At once, the study measured its impact on indicators of metabolic syndrome. The overweight and obese students (n=160) were divided into intervention and control groups. Both of them received brief education and motivation to live a healthy lifestyle. Furthermore, the intervention group was given daily supportive motivation messages through the social media group, which was not given to the control group. Lifestyle indicators were measured by step count application, physical activity questionnaire, and the semi-quantitative-food frequency questionnaire. Body Mass Index, HbA1c, and lipid profile measurements were also conducted. An ANCOVA test showed that the intervention group had more daily steps and physical activity than the control (p<0.05). Calorie intake was also lower in the intervention group (p<0.05). The intervention group also had better BMI, HbA1c, and all lipid profiles (p<0.05). Daily motivation should be given to students to improve their lifestyles so that it results in positive effects on metabolic syndrome indicators.

scholarly journals Dhikr As Nursing Intervention to Reduce Stress In Health Science Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Wahyu Rochdiat M ◽  
Erika Hestu ◽  
Endang Lestiawati
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Group ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Spiritual Support ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
Stress Score

Introduction: Study showed that 53% of health sciences students experience stress during the learning process. There has never been any previous research that focused on measuring the effect of Dhikr as a part of independent nursing intervention: Spiritual Support to reduce stress in health sciences students. Aim of this study was to measure stress decreased in health sciences students who were treated using Dhikr. Methods: This research used quasi experimental with pre and post test nonequivalent control group design. We chose Moslem students in health sciences faculty and used quota sampling technique before divided them into two groups: 20 respondents in each of control and intervention groups. Dhikr was given to the treatment group for two sessions, while the control group did not get any therapy. Paired T-Test was used to see stress scores differences in pre and post test of each group, while Mann Whitney test was used to see differences in stress scores deviation between both group. Results: The results showed that Dhikr could decreased stress intervention group (p value 0.000). Stress score mean in pre test was 18.60, while in post test was 11.10 or decreased by 7.5 points. Stress score mean in the control group increased by 3.1 points (p value 0.024). Conclusions: We conclude that Dhikr therapy can be part of independent nursing intervention: Spiritual Support to health sciences students in Indonesia who are predominantly Moslem.

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS EDUKASI EMPAT PILAR PENATALAKSANAAN DIABETES MELITUS TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP, DAN PERILAKU PASIEN PROLANIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-134
Author(s):  
Tya Yunitasari ◽  
Yuniarti Yuniarti ◽  
Sri Noor Mintarsih
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
And Behavior

Background : Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by higher blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) caused by impaired insulin secretion, and insulin resistance or both. Diabetes mellitus in Semarang City in 2018 is the second non-communicable disease after hypertension with a total og 47248 cases. Kedungmundu Public Health Care is one of largest Public Health Care with cases of diabetes mellitus in Semarang City with a total 0f 3165 cases.Objective : The purpose of this study to determine the effect of education four pillars management type 2 diabates mellitus with WhatsApp social media apllication-based on education of knowledge, attiudes and behavior of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Prolanist participants atKedungmundu Public Health Care.Method : This research method using quasi-experimental pre - post test with control group design. The number of respondentwas 27 controls and 25 treatments. Data collected were knowledge, attitude, and behavior. The test used to determine the interaction between variables is the Wilcoxon test and paired T-test with 95% confidence level.Results : There is the influence of  WhatsApp social media apllication-based on education of knowledge, attiudes and behavior (p value = 0.000).Conclusion : Providingeducation of four pillars management diabetes type 2 with WhatsApp media effective to improve knowledge, attitudes, and behavior prolanist participants.

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