Prevalence of Excessive Weight and Underweight and Its Associated Knowledge and Lifestyle Behaviors among Urban Private School-Going Adolescents in New Delhi

With rapid urbanization and the Indian nutrition transition, Indian adolescents face a high risk of developing an energy imbalance. This study aims to assess the prevalence of excessive weight, underweight, and associated knowledge and lifestyle behaviors among private school-going adolescents in Delhi. A cross-sectional study was conducted in students (6th–7th grades) of eight randomly selected private schools in Delhi, India in 2019. A self-administered survey was used to assess students’ dietary-and-physical-activity-related knowledge and behavior. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, and waist circumference) were also conducted. Out of 1567 participants, 7.2% were underweight, 61.3% normal, and 31.5% excess in weight. Underweight was associated with significantly more eating whilst studying for exams (relative risk ratio (RRR) 1.7 (1.0–2.9)). Excessive weight was associated with less incorrect knowledge on behaviors causing overweight (RRR 0.7 (0.5–0.9)), more often reading nutritional labels of packed food items (RRR 0.6 (0.4–0.9)), and less frequent vegetable-intake (RRR 0.7 (0.4–0.9)). Underweight students showed more suboptimal knowledge and unhealthy behaviors, whilst students with excessive weight showed more correct knowledge and healthy behaviors. This study highlights the immediate need for effective health-promoting interventions focused on the importance of healthy lifestyle at least in underweight adolescents.

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

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine ◽

10.1177/1559827619896301 ◽

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.

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

Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1007/s10389-015-0693-4 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 31-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

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

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Impact of Satisfaction, Nurse–Patient Interactions and Perceived Benefits on Health Behaviors Following a Cardiac Event

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing ◽

10.1016/s1474-5151(03)00032-x ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 159-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Miklos Zrinyi ◽

Teodora Horvath

Keyword(s):

Patient Satisfaction ◽

Health Behaviors ◽

Nursing Care ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Patient Perceptions ◽

Nursing Interventions ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Perceived Benefits ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Patient Interactions

Aims: To describe patient perceptions of quality and satisfaction with nursing care, nurse–patient interactions and barriers to and benefits of implementing a healthy lifestyle. Methods: A pretest–posttest cross-sectional correlational research design was used. Subjects were randomly selected between November 2001 and January 2002 from patients admitted to the National Institute of Cardiology in Budapest, Hungary. Participants completed 3 self-reported measures and a demographic survey, which assessed individual lifestyle behaviors (e.g. frequency of smoking, physical activity, stress and unhealthy dieting). Results: Satisfaction with nursing care and nurse–patient interactions influenced both perceived benefits and barriers. Patient satisfaction and perceived benefits at discharge were associated with more frequent exercising and less smoking. Among other factors, perceived benefits at discharge were predicted by attentive nurse behaviors toward patients and by patients’ ability to initiate discussion with nurses. Conclusions: Findings support effects of patient satisfaction and nurse–patient relationships on perceived benefits/barriers. Compared to barriers, perceived benefits more importantly determined health behaviors. Attentive nursing care and the patient's ability to discuss health concerns with nurses appear more influential in modifying patient perceptions. Exploring nursing interventions to maximize perceived benefits during hospitalization is suggested.

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

Journal of Medical Internet Research ◽

10.2196/18155 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. e18155

Author(s):

Saki Tsukahara ◽

Satoshi Yamaguchi ◽

Futaba Igarashi ◽

Reiko Uruma ◽

Naomi Ikuina ◽

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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.

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Healthy Lifestyle Does Matter for Community-Dwelling Adults Pursuing Quality of Life

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.1347 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 349-349

Author(s):

Li-Fan Liu

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Healthy Aging ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Survey Design ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Individual Level

Abstract It has been well documented that socioeconomic factors influence lifestyle behaviors and all the physical and mental status at the individual level do matters for elderly people experiencing healthy aging. This study aimed to explore to what extent the healthy lifestyle including exercise and social participation influence on the health status of the community dwellings and their quality of life in Taiwan. Using a cross-sectional survey design, 1032 adults, aged ≥ 50 years, were interviewed with complete data from four communities in southern Taiwan. The results showed that for older community dwellings adults, doing exercise was significantly associated with feeling less stress, less depress, higher life satisfaction and higher quality of life (p<0.001). Being volunteers was found to be significantly associated with better quality of life (p<0.001). In the aging society, it is necessary to apply multifaceted approaches extending from individual solutions to public policy efforts in promoting healthier lifestyles.

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

JOURNAL EDUCATIONAL OF NURSING(JEN) ◽

10.37430/jen.v3i1.53 ◽

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

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Factors Affecting for Lifestyle Adoption in Patients with Myocardial Infarction

10.21203/rs.3.rs-20017/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

hossein mohsenipouya ◽

Yadollah Jannati ◽

Ali Ghaemian ◽

Jamshid Yazdani-Charati

Keyword(s):

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Linear Models ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lifestyle Changes ◽

Self Report ◽

Analysis Tool ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Results

Abstract Background Epidemiological transition of acute and infectious diseases to non-communicable ones, aging population, together with rapid lifestyle changes all have given rise to prevalence rate of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Thus, it is of utmost importance to reflect on lifestyles especially in this period. The main purpose of this study was to assess lifestyle in patients affected with myocardial infarction (MI). Methods This cross-sectional study was examining health-related lifestyle behaviors in patients with MI in 2019. To this end, a total number of 176 patients were selected using purposive and convenience sampling methods. The research instrument was also the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) as a standardized self-report questionnaire. To analyze the data, the IBM SPSS Statistics software (version 22) software and the generalized linear models were used. Moreover, the level of significance was set at 0.05 in this study. Results The results of Wilks’ lambda distribution revealed that the effect of gender on the linear combination of the dependent variable (i.e. lifestyle) was significant and 11.4% of changes in this variable had resulted from variation in gender. Besides, the results demonstrated that health responsibility scores in men were on average 2.703 lower than those obtained by women. This relationship was also significant and its effect size was by 3.3% (p = 0.016). Conclusions and recommendations: It was concluded that the concept of lifestyle can be an analysis tool to better understand differences between genders, as an effective variable in adopting a healthy lifestyle, especially in patients suffering from MI.

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

Journal of Education and Research in Nursing ◽

10.5222/head.2020.01112 ◽

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.

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The role of parents' educational background in healthy lifestyle practices and attitudes of their 6-year-old children

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980007696396 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 1305-1313 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Christina Stenhammar ◽

Anna Sarkadi ◽

Birgitta Edlund

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

First Grade ◽

Educational Background ◽

Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽

College Degree ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Lifestyle Practices

AbstractObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to examine parents' reported and desired frequencies (practices vs. attitudes) of their 6-year-old children's meals, nutritional intake and lifestyle components, as well as possible obstacles and desired support with respect to higher or lower educational backgrounds.DesignCross-sectional questionnaire study.SettingFive elementary schools in Uppsala, Sweden.SubjectsParents of 176 6-year-old pupils attending the first grade. The total response rate was 89.7%.ResultsParents with a college degree reported that their 6-year-olds had a higher frequency of milk, fruit and vegetable intake, more physical activity and fewer hours watching television compared with parents with a secondary school degree. Congruent to these differences in reported practices, more parents with a college degree desired a higher frequency of milk, fruit and vegetable intake, more physical exercise and less television viewing for their children. Regarding parents' desired meal frequencies during the week, no differences between the groups with higher and lower levels of education were found. Despite similar attitudes, however, parents with a college degree reported that their children ate mostly all meals significantly more often during the week. Both parent groups stated lack of time as the most common obstacle in providing their children with desired lifestyle practices, although parents with a secondary school education added lack of money as a contributing factor.ConclusionsAs attitudes are not always reflected in reported practices, it seems a fruitful approach to assess both, as well as obstacles perceived by parents, before planning interventions to enhance healthy lifestyle habits in children.

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