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Marendić M, Aranza D, Aranza I, Vladislavić S, Kolčić I. Differences between Health and Non-Health Science Students in Lifestyle Habits, Perceived Stress and Psychological Well-Being: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients 2024; 16:620. [PMID: 38474748 DOI: 10.3390/nu16050620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate lifestyle habits in health and non-health science students from the University of Split, Croatia, and to evaluate their association with perceived stress and psychological well-being. We surveyed 783 students during February-March 2021. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used in the analysis. Health science students spent less time using screens, were sitting less, slept less, but also showed better compliance with the Mediterranean diet compared to non-health science students (10.6% vs. 5.9%). There were no differences in stress and well-being perception between the two study groups. Female gender, lack of sleep, less daily sitting time, anxiety, and lower optimism were associated with higher stress in non-health science students, while anxiousness and more sitting were found to be significant among health students. Well-being among health science students was positively associated with BMI, having had COVID-19, being refreshed after waking up during working days, Mediterranean diet adherence, health perception, optimism, and quality of life, and negatively with TV time and anxiousness. Shorter sleep duration on non-working days, feeling refreshed after waking up on non-working days, higher quality of life and optimism, and lower anxiousness were associated with higher well-being among non-health students. Identifying unhealthy lifestyle habits in students is essential for implementing targeted interventions to better their health outcomes.
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- Mario Marendić
- University Department of Health Studies, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- University Department of Health Studies, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Emergency Medicine of Split-Dalmatia County, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- University Department of Health Studies, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
- Algebra LAB, Algebra University College, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
- Psychiatric Clinic Sveti Ivan, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Zahmatkesh Rokhi N, Ebrahimzadeh Zagami S, Moradi M, Mazloum SR. The effect of education based on health belief model on high-risk health behaviors in youth: an interventional quasi-experimental study. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2023; 35:329-337. [PMID: 37376886 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2022-0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The present study was designed to determine the effect of education based on health belief model (HBM) on high-risk health behaviors in youth. METHODS This interventional quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2020-2021 with the participation of 62 students living in the dormitories of University of Mashhad Medical Sciences with available sampling and random allocation in two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received six training sessions. The research instruments included: demographic information, researcher-made questionnaire including HBM constructs, youth high-risk behaviors questionnaire (2019) that were used before, immediately and one month after the educations. The collected data were analyzed using t-test, Mann-Whitney, and ANOVA with SPSS 21. RESULTS The mean scores in the field of high-risk behaviors as well as all constructs of HBM were not statistically significant in the two groups before the intervention (p>0.05), but the mean scores immediately and one month after the educational intervention in all constructs of the HBM and the range of high-risk behaviors (other than smoking behavior) in the experimental group compared to the control group was statistically significant (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Education based on HBM was effective in reducing high-risk health behaviors, so this educational model can be used to reduce high-risk health behaviors in female students.
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- Nasrin Zahmatkesh Rokhi
- student of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Faculty of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Faculty of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Faculty of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Xu G, Xu Y, Tu X, Hao S, Liu T. The Association between Self-Rated Health and Health Self-Management Ability of Healthcare Undergraduates: The Chain Mediating Roles of eHealth Literacy and Resistance to Peer Influence. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:14501. [PMID: 36361377 PMCID: PMC9656272 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Health self-management is important for healthcare undergraduates who are at the late adolescent or early adulthood stage, and will play an important part in health promotion for the general population. Previous research has shown that perceived health status affects health self-management. However, few studies have uncovered the mechanism between self-rated health and health self-management among healthcare undergraduates. Based on social ecology theory and Pender's health promotion model, this study aimed to explore the associations between health self-management ability, self-rated health, eHealth literacy and resistance to peer influence of healthcare undergraduates, with a focus on identifying the mediating effects of eHealth literacy and resistance to peer influence. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 515 healthcare undergraduates in Eastern China between July and September 2021. Serial mediation analysis was performed using Haye's Model 6 PROCESS macro to examine the mediating effects. The study found that health self-management ability was significantly and positively correlated with eHealth literacy, resistance to peer influence and self-rated health. Self-rated health had a direct and positive predictive effect on health self-management, with a direct effect value of 0.654. eHealth literacy and resistance to peer influence played both an independent mediating and a chain-mediating role in the mechanism of self-rated health affecting health self-management among healthcare undergraduates, with indirect effect values of 0.085, 0.101, and 0.013, respectively. The results suggest that eHealth literacy and resistance to peer influence could be intervention targets in programs for improving these students' health self-management ability.
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Wattanapisit A, Abdul Rahman H, Car J, Abdul-Mumin KH, de la Cruz MHTO, Chia M, Rosenberg M, Ho MHR, Chaiyasong S, Mahmudiono T, Rodjarkpai Y, Dinov ID, Ottom M, Amornsriwatanakul A. The clusters of health-risk behaviours and mental wellbeing and their sociodemographic correlates: a study of 15,366 ASEAN university students. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1840. [PMID: 36183060 PMCID: PMC9525932 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14233-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background This study investigated, through cluster analysis, the associations between behavioural characteristics, mental wellbeing, demographic characteristics, and health among university students in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) University Network – Health Promotion Network (AUN-HPN) member universities. Methods Data were retrieved from a cross-sectional self-administered online survey among undergraduate students in seven ASEAN countries. A two-step cluster analysis was employed, with cluster labels based on the predominant characteristics identified within the clusters. The ‘healthy’ cluster was assigned as the reference group for comparisons using multinomial logistic regression analysis. Results The analytic sample size comprised 15,366 university students. Five clusters of student-types were identified: (i) ‘Healthy’ (n = 1957; 12.7%); (ii) ‘High sugary beverage consumption’ (n = 8482; 55.2%); (iii) ‘Poor mental wellbeing’ (n = 2009; 13.1%); (iv) ‘Smoker’ (n = 1364; 8.9%); and (v) ‘Alcohol drinker’ (n = 1554; 10.1%). Being female (OR 1.28, 95%CI 1.14, 1.45) and being physically inactive (OR 1.20, 95%CI 1.04, 1.39) increased the odds of belonging to the ‘High sugary beverage consumption’ cluster. Being female (OR 1.21, 95%CI 1.04, 1.41), non-membership in a sports club (OR 1.83, 95%CI 1.43, 2.34) were associated with ‘Poor mental wellbeing’. Obesity (OR 2.03, 95%CI 1.47, 2.80), inactively commuting to campus (OR 1.34, 95%CI 1.09, 1.66), and living in high-rise accommodation (OR 2.94, 95%CI 1.07, 8.07) were associated with membership in the ‘Smoker’ cluster. Students living in The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam had a higher likelihood of being alcohol drinkers, compared with those who lived in Brunei. Conclusions ASEAN university students exhibited health-risk behaviours that typically clustered around a specific health behaviour and mental wellbeing. The results provided support for focusing interventions on one dominant health-risk behaviour, with associated health-risk behaviours within clusters being potential mediators for consideration.
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- Apichai Wattanapisit
- School of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.,Walailak University Hospital, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam.,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam.,School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Physical Education & Sports Science, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Human Sciences (Sport Science, Exercise and Health), University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,College of Sports Science and Technology, 999 Mahidol University, Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Rd, Salaya, Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Alcohol and Health Promotion Policy Research Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai, Mahasarakham, Thailand
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- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Public Health, Burapha University, Saen Suk, Chon Buri, Thailand
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Information Systems, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
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- School of Human Sciences (Sport Science, Exercise and Health), University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia. .,College of Sports Science and Technology, 999 Mahidol University, Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Rd, Salaya, Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.
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Taylor L, Ranaldi H, Amirova A, Zhang L, Ahmed AA, Dibb B. Using virtual representations in mHealth application interventions for health-related behaviour change: A systematic review. COGENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2022.2069906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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- Lauren Taylor
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Health Services Research and Management, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Insomnia Symptoms, Sleep Hygiene, Mental Health, and Academic Performance in Spanish University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11071989. [PMID: 35407597 PMCID: PMC8999350 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11071989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background: Insomnia has been associated with decreased academic performance and unhealthy behaviors in university students. Although many studies have analyzed sleep phenomenology among this population, only few have focused on insomnia and its related variables. In addition, such studies do not always include a clinical interview or a specific and validated instrument for measuring insomnia. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of insomnia symptoms and the relationship between insomnia and health habits, mental health, and academic performance in a large university student sample. Methods: Five hundred and eighty-two students were recruited from the University of Granada, Spain. Data were collected through an online survey with questions on sociodemographic and academic data and health habits as well as the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Insomnia Severity Index, Sleep Hygiene Index, and Sleepiness, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales. A multiple regression analysis explored the relationship between academic performance, health habits, mood state, and insomnia symptoms. Results: The prevalence of students with symptoms of insomnia was high (39.7%). A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that depression, sleep hygiene, stress and anxiety were significant predictors of insomnia symptoms. Multivariate analyses revealed that subjective insomnia symptoms, sleep efficiency, and depression were significantly correlated with academic performance in a dependent way. Conclusions: In university students, anxiety, stress, and poor sleep hygiene are risk factors for insomnia, which plays an important role in academic performance. Promoting sleep and mental health could be a potentially effective way to improve their academic performance.
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Crespo PA, Machado AKF, Nunes BP, Wehrmeister FC. Prevalence of behavioral health risk factors and their simultaneous occurrence among students at a public university in Pelotas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2017. EPIDEMIOLOGIA E SERVIÇOS DE SAÚDE 2021; 30:e2021186. [PMID: 34878045 DOI: 10.1590/s1679-49742021000400027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of behavioral health risk factors and investigate clusters of simultaneous occurrences of these factors among students at a public university in Pelotas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study among university students in the second semester of 2017. Physical inactivity, excessive sedentary behavior, inadequate sleep duration and smoking were the factors studied. Simultaneity of risk factors was evaluated using cluster analysis, through the ratio between observed and expected prevalence, and those that did not include the unit were considered clusters. RESULTS Among 1,716 students, the prevalence of inadequate sleep duration, physical inactivity, excessive sedentary behavior and smoking were 45.2% (95%CI 42.9;47.6), 44.4% (95%CI 42.7;47.2), 39.8% (95%CI 37.7;42.2) and 10.6% (95%CI 9.6;12.5) respectively. More than 80% of the students presented at least one risk factor. The clusters identified were related to inadequate sleep duration (O/E=1.15) and physical inactivity associated with sedentary behavior (O/E=1.24). CONCLUSION High prevalence of the four risk factors studied and only two clusters were observed.
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Youth health risk behavior: effects of early sexual debut on HIV incidence among Rwandan youth. J Public Health (Oxf) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10389-021-01617-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Bae EJ, Yoon JY. Health Literacy as a Major Contributor to Health-Promoting Behaviors among Korean Teachers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18063304. [PMID: 33806812 PMCID: PMC8004770 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Teachers are not only subjects of school health efforts but also role models for students’ health behaviors; teachers’ health-promoting behaviors can induce students’ healthy behaviors with their positive health outcomes. This study was an examination of personal factors, situational factors, and health literacy as influences on teachers’ health-promoting behaviors. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was implemented based on an integrated model of health literacy. The study results showed that health literacy was the strongest predictor of teachers’ health-promoting behaviors. In addition, school type and school culture were situational factors related to the interpersonal relations and stress management domains of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II scale. These findings could serve as foundational evidence for developing programs at the individual and organizational levels that enhance teachers’ health-promoting behaviors.
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- Eun Jung Bae
- College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea;
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- College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea;
- Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
- Center for Human-Caring Nurse Leaders for the Future by Brain Korea 21 (BK 21) Four Project, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-740-8817
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Santos RLD, Oliveira AJO, de Sampaio YCO, Guedes NG, Lopes MVDO, da Silva VM. Diagnostic indicators of risk-prone health behaviors in pregnant adolescents. Int J Nurs Knowl 2021; 32:286-293. [PMID: 33620163 DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to identify diagnostic indicators associated with the nursing diagnosis risk-prone health behaviors in pregnant adolescents. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 181 pregnant adolescents. A latent class analysis was conducted to verify associations between the defining characteristics of risk-prone health behaviors and diagnostic accuracy measures. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the manifestation of risk-prone health behavior. FINDINGS The prevalence of risk-prone health behaviors in this sample was 31.04%. The defining characteristics failure to take action that prevents health problems and inappropriate eating habits achieved a high sensitivity. The related factors such as insufficient social support, stressors, low self-efficacy, social anxiety, isolated region of residence, and restricted access to health services presented significant associations with risk-prone health behavior. CONCLUSIONS The diagnostic indicators associated with the nursing diagnosis of risk-prone health behavior were failure to take action that prevents health problems inappropriate eating habits, insufficient social support, stressors, low self-efficacy, social anxiety, isolated region of residence, and restricted access to health services. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE This study contributes to knowledge about the diagnostic indicators of risk-prone health behavior, which may help nurses reach the proper diagnosis. This will facilitate the application of clinical judgment in nursing care to assist pregnant adolescents.
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Rehman R, Fatima K, Hussain M, Sarim M, Gazzaz ZJ, Baig M. Association between depression and health risk behaviors among university students, Karachi, Pakistan. COGENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2021.1886626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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- Rehana Rehman
- Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Physiology, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdurrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry/Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Bahadivand S, Doosti-Irani A, Karami M, Qorbani M, Mohammadi Y. Prevalence of high-risk behaviors in reproductive age women in Alborz province in 2019 using unmatched count technique. BMC WOMENS HEALTH 2020; 20:186. [PMID: 32867777 PMCID: PMC7461357 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-020-01056-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background Our knowledge on the prevalence of high-risk behaviors among women of Alborz is not reliable due to the sensitivity of the issue. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of seven risk behaviors among the reproductive age women in Alborz Province, Iran. Method In this cross-sectional study, 2000 women were randomly selected from a registered healthcare system in 2019. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect the required data. The prevalence of the risk behaviors including drug abuse, hookah, alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking, extramarital intercourse, and gambling was estimated using the unmatched count technique, and the prevalence rate was reported at a 95% confidence interval. Results The response rate for this study was 95%. The estimated prevalence for drug abuse, hookah, alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking, extramarital intercourse, and gambling were 3% (95%CI: 2.78 to 3.22), 10.5% (95%CI: 10.29 to 10.71), 7% (95%CI: 6.78 to 7.22), 10% (95%CI: 9.78 to 10.22), 8.7% (95%CI, 8.29 to 8.71), and 7.5% (95%CI, 4.71 to 7.28), respectively. Conclusion High risk behaviors are highly prevalent among Iranian women. Enforcing laws, prohibition, marketing restrictions, increasing taxation, expanding treatment, promoting condom distribution and providing community-based service are recommended to reduce the effects of high risk behaviors among women.
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- Samira Bahadivand
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.,Students Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.,Modeling of Noncommunicable disease Research Center, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.,Research Center for Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. .,Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Opposite of Mardom Park, Hamadan, Iran.
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Kritsotakis G, Georgiou ED, Karakonstandakis G, Kaparounakis N, Pitsouni V, Sarafis P. A longitudinal study of multiple lifestyle health risk behaviours among nursing students and non-nursing peers. Int J Nurs Pract 2020; 26:e12852. [PMID: 32645751 DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM The aim of this paper is to compare the evolution of health risk behaviours between undergraduate nursing and social work students. BACKGROUND Nursing includes the promotion of health and the shaping of healthy behaviours. An important determinant for providing lifestyle advice is the lifestyle of nurses themselves. DESIGN Longitudinal comparative study. MEASUREMENTS We compared lifestyle risk behaviours (binge drinking, cannabis/hashish/marijuana use, smoking, oral hygiene/toothbrushing, breakfast/fruit/vegetable consumption, physical activity and screen time/sedentary behaviours) using a self-administered standardized questionnaire in nursing (n = 121) and social work (n = 140) students at the beginning (2012) and the end of their studies (2015). Adjusted multivariable logistic/Poisson regression models were performed. RESULTS There were no statistically significant differences between the departments in most risk factors in both assessments. However, in relation to their first year, both nursing and social work students displayed higher relative risk of engaging in more behavioural risk factors at the end of their studies (in delivery/junk food consumption, sunburns, hashish/marijuana use and multiple sexual partners). Social work students displayed better behaviours in physical activity and breakfast intake. CONCLUSION Nursing students share the patterns of their nonnursing peers in behavioural risk factors compromising their future health and health-promoting role. We need strategies to safeguard the professional nursing practice.
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- George Kritsotakis
- Laboratory of Epidemiology, Prevention & Management of Diseases, Nursing Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Crete, Greece
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- University Centre for Field Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Lefkosia, Cyprus
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology, Prevention & Management of Diseases, Nursing Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology, Prevention & Management of Diseases, Nursing Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Crete, Greece
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- Nursing Department, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
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Trevino A, Cardinal C, Douglas CC. Altered health knowledge and attitudes among health sciences students following media exposure. Nurs Health Sci 2020; 22:967-976. [PMID: 32623789 DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Communications media that fails to present information supported by evidence-based practice has the potential to adversely influence knowledge and, ultimately, behaviors. We assessed the immediate effect of a health science documentary on knowledge, attitude, and beliefs among collegiate health sciences students enrolled in an entry-level nutrition course using surveys administered online. Participants (n = 160) completed the pre-survey, watched the documentary What the Health, and immediately completed the post-survey in one setting. Compared with pre-survey scores, participants reported a significant decrease in knowledge, change in attitude to health toward regulation of animal products, and increased agreement with all seven, pre-selected contradictory health claims presented in the documentary. Post-documentary, most participants reported they were planning to make a change in their dietary habits to reflect a plant-based diet. Documentaries providing health information contradictory to the current body of scientific literature are persuasive and can potentially increase negative health behaviors. Inclusion of practices within the health curriculum that encourage, and ultimately, improve health literacy among students before entering the health care workforce is essential.
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- Amanda Trevino
- Sam Houston State University, College of Health Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences, Huntsville, Texas, USA
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- Sam Houston State University, College of Health Sciences, Population Health, Huntsville, Texas, USA
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- Sam Houston State University, College of Health Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences, Huntsville, Texas, USA.,The University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Health Professions, Nutrition & Metabolism, Galveston, Texas, USA
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Pengpid S, Peltzer K. Associations of physical partner violence and sexual violence victimization on health risk behaviours and mental health among university students from 25 countries. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:937. [PMID: 32611321 PMCID: PMC7331220 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09064-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The study aimed to investigate the associations between physical partner violence victimization (IPV) and/or sexual violence victimization and various health risk behaviours and mental health in university students in 25 countries. METHODS Using a cross-sectional study design, 18,335 university students with a median age of 20 years from 25 countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia, replied to self-reported measures of interpersonal violence, health compromising behaviours, mental health measures and protective factors. RESULTS In adjusted logistic regression analysis, physical IPV and/or sexual violence victimization was associated, among men and/or among women, with sexual risk behaviours (multiple sexual partners, alcohol use in the context of sex, diagnosed with HIV and pregnancy), violence related behaviour (in a physical fight and carrying a weapon), poor mental health (depression, loneliness, post-traumatic stress disorder, sleeping problem and short sleep), addictive behaviour (binge drinking, tobacco and drug use), and other health risk behaviour (skipping breakfast and frequent salt intake). CONCLUSIONS We found evidence that physical IPV and/or sexual violence victimization among female and/or male university students was associated with 4 of 5 sexual risk behaviours, 2 violence related behaviours, 5 of 5 poor mental health indicators, 3 of 3 addictive behaviours and 2 of 7 other health risk behaviours.
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Affiliation(s)
- Supa Pengpid
- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.,Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa
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- Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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Liu X, Chen H, Zhou Q, Zhang H, Asawasirisap P, Kearney J. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) towards Diet and Health among International Students in Dublin: A Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E3182. [PMID: 32375227 PMCID: PMC7246780 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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International students may have difficulties in dietary acculturation. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of diet and health during the acculturation of international students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a convenience sample of 473 international students in Dublin. Knowledge, attitude and practices towards diet and health were evaluated by a questionnaire with open- and closed-ended questions. It was found that 45.3% of participants had a broad concept of a healthy diet, while few knew its specific contents. Furthermore, 75.3% of participants could explain the term functional food, and among them, 62.1% knew the appropriate definition of functional food. Participants who perceived their health very good and excellent were more likely to believe that their health status was determined by their own control. The consumption rate of functional food varied among regions and South and Central America students had the highest usage rate (44.5%) and Asian students had the highest daily usage rate (52.7%). Participants who were younger, single, from African and South and Central American countries, or who were in Ireland for less than one year were more likely to report dietary change after immigration. In conclusion, insufficient knowledge and self-perception towards diet and health as well as unhealthily dietary changes exist among international students living in Dublin.
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- Xiyao Liu
- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; (X.L.); (H.C.)
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; (X.L.); (H.C.)
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; (X.L.); (H.C.)
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK;
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- School of Biological Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, D08 X622 Dublin, Ireland; (P.A.); (J.K.)
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- School of Biological Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, D08 X622 Dublin, Ireland; (P.A.); (J.K.)
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Liu T, Yang X, Guo K, Wang W, Li J, Liu L. Evaluation of Health Behaviors and Self-rated Health Among Chinese Healthcare Students. J Community Health 2020; 45:1006-1016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10900-020-00820-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sok S, Pal K, Tuot S, Yi R, Chhoun P, Yi S. Health Behaviors among Male and Female University Students in Cambodia: A Cross-Sectional Survey. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 2020:6740236. [PMID: 32256617 PMCID: PMC7086439 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6740236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Students go through a transition when they enter university, which involves major individual and contextual changes in every domain of life that may lead to several behavioral and health problems. This study examined a wide range of health behaviors and practices among 1,359 male and female students recruited from two public universities in Cambodia using a multistage cluster sampling method. Health-related information in different domains were collected using a structured questionnaire. We compared the variables in male and female students. Of the total, 50.8% were male and the mean age was 21.3 (SD = 2.3) years. The majority (79.5%) reported not having any vigorous-intensity activities, 25.9% not having moderate-intensity activities, and 33.5% not having walked continuously for 10 min over the last week. More than one-third (38.3%) reported drinking alcohol, 1.1% smoking tobacco, and 0.4% using an illicit drug in the past 12 months. About one in ten (10.6%) reported having sexual intercourse; of whom, 42.4% reported not using a condom in the last intercourse, and the mean number of sexual partners was 2.1 (SD = 2.4) in the past 12 months. Only 7.1% reported having been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the past 12 months; of whom, 60% sought for treatment for the most recent STI. About one-third (33.6%) reported eating fast food at least once over the last week. More than half (55.6%) had one to two servings of fruits or vegetables daily, and 9.9% did not eat any fruits or vegetables over the last week. Gender differences were observed in physical activities, dietary intakes, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and sexual behaviors. Findings from this study indicate that public health and education policies should promote healthy behaviors among university students. The interventions may take advantage of and expand upon the positive health behaviors and consider gender differences.
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- Say Sok
- KHANA Center for Population Health Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Department of Media and Communication, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- KHANA Center for Population Health Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- KHANA Center for Population Health Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Faculty of Development Studies, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- KHANA Center for Population Health Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- KHANA Center for Population Health Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Center for Global Health Research, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
- School of Public Health, National Institute of Public Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Pengpid S, Peltzer K. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption is Protective from Short Sleep and Poor Sleep Quality Among University Students from 28 Countries. Nat Sci Sleep 2020; 12:627-633. [PMID: 32943964 PMCID: PMC7467659 DOI: 10.2147/nss.s263922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to investigate the association between fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption and sleep duration and sleep quality in university students. METHODS Using a cross-sectional study design, 21,027 university students with a median age of 20 years from 28 countries replied to self-reported measures of FV consumption and sleep duration and quality. RESULTS The prevalence of short and long sleep was 38.9% and 12.8%, respectively, and the prevalence of poor sleep quality was 9.6% and restless sleep 19.7%. There was a linear decrease in the prevalence of short sleep with increasing FV consumption beyond ≥2 FV servings/day (vs 0-1 FV servings/day). Consuming 2 FV servings/day (vs 0-1 FV servings/day) was associated with a 21% decreased (ARRR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.70-0.80) and 7 or more FV servings/day with a 33% decreased odds (ARRR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.55-0.81) for short sleep. Consuming 5 FV servings/day (vs 0-1 FV servings/day) was associated with a 34% decreased (ARRR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.51-0.84) and 7 or more FV servings/day with a 34% decreased odds (ARRR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.50-0.88) for long sleep. In the final adjusted logistic regression model, consuming 3 FV servings/day (vs 0-1 FV servings/day) was associated with a 49% decreased (AOR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.42-0.0.62) and 7 or more FV servings/day with a 30% decreased odds (AOR: 0.70, 95% CI: 0.53-0.93) for poor sleep quality. Consuming 5 FV servings/day (vs 0-1 FV servings/day) was associated with a 34% decreased odds (AOR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.54-0.81) for restless sleep. CONCLUSION The study extended previous findings of an association between inadequate FV consumption and short sleep and an inverse association between FV consumption and poor sleep quality and restless sleep.
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- Supa Pengpid
- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.,Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, Mankweng, South Africa
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- Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Whatnall MC, Patterson AJ, Chiu S, Oldmeadow C, Hutchesson MJ. Determinants of eating behaviours in Australian university students: A cross-sectional analysis. Nutr Diet 2019; 77:331-343. [PMID: 31680432 DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to explore clustering among individual eating behaviours in a sample of Australian university students, and explore associations between clustered eating behaviours and demographic characteristics. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis of data from the University of Newcastle (UON) Student Healthy Lifestyle Survey 2017 was conducted. Measures included eating behaviours (eg, vegetables, energy-dense nutrient poor [EDNP] food intakes) assessed using short diet questions, and demographic characteristics (eg, age, undergraduate/postgraduate student). Factor analysis was used to explore clustering of individual eating behaviours (ie, identify factors). Linear regression models were used to explore associations between eating behaviour factors identified and demographic characteristics. RESULTS A total of 3062 students (70% female; 56% aged 17-24 years) were included in the analysis. The six eating behaviour factors identified (characterised by higher consumption of the named foods/drinks) were; EDNP snack foods, meat and takeaway foods, fruit and vegetables, sugary drinks, breakfast, and breads and cereals. A higher fruit and vegetable factor score was associated with being female (P < .001), and a higher meat and takeaway foods factor score was associated with being male (P < .001) and of younger age (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Nutrient-rich foods clustered together and EDNP foods clustered together, that is, the identified factors represent either nutrient-rich or EDNP foods. Interventions in the university setting should target students with the poorest eating behaviours, including males and younger students.
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- Megan C Whatnall
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, and Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, and Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Clinical Research Design and Statistics Support Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Clinical Research Design and Statistics Support Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, and Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Williams SL, Vandelanotte C, Irwin C, Bellissimo N, Heidke P, Saluja S, Saito A, Khalesi S. Association between dietary patterns and sociodemographics: A cross‐sectional study of Australian nursing students. Nurs Health Sci 2019; 22:38-48. [DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Susan L Williams
- Appleton Institute. School of Health Medical and Applied SciencesCentral Queensland University, Rockhampton Rockhampton Queensland Australia
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- Appleton Institute. School of Health Medical and Applied SciencesCentral Queensland University, Rockhampton Rockhampton Queensland Australia
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- School of Allied Health SciencesGriffith University, Gold Coast Queensland Australia
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social SciencesCentral Queensland University Noosa Queensland Australia
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- School of Health Medical and Applied SciencesRockhampton Queensland Australia
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- Menzies Institute QueenslandSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Logan Queensland Australia
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- Appleton Institute, School of Health Medical and Applied SciencesBrisbane Queensland Australia
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Polydrug use among university students may be a predictor for established patterns of multiple substance use and potentially entail long-term health problems. This study examined the types of polydrug use among Spanish students in health sciences. Undergraduate students (n = 968), aged 18-38 years (M = 21.09 years, SD = 4.10), completed the survey. A percentage of 44.3% of the participants were classified as polydrug users. Type A users (alcohol and cigarettes) made up 17.8% of the participants surveyed, whereas 20.1% were Type B (cannabis with cigarettes and/or alcohol), and a further 5.7% were Type C (cannabis with cigarettes and/or alcohol, plus at least another kind of illegal drug). Type A was the most common type among women, whereas Type C was the most common among men. Type B use was higher among women 18-19 years old than among women 25-29 years old, whereas there were no female Type C users younger than 20 years old. Weekend consumption was higher, than weekday consumption, across all polydrug user types and substances. These results suggest that the prevalence of polydrug use among Spanish students in health sciences was similar to students in other disciplines, with Type B as the most prevalent among healthcare and nonhealthcare students. Taking into account the differences based on gender, age, and time of consumption, a specific approach to the different typologies of polydrug users might be a vital step in the successful development of preventive interventions tailored to the changing reality of psychoactive substance use.
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Perceptions Towards Healthy Diet of the Portuguese According to Area of Work or Studies. Zdr Varst 2019; 58:40-46. [PMID: 30745949 PMCID: PMC6368673 DOI: 10.2478/sjph-2019-0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Introduction A healthy diet is crucial for the maintenance of health. Therefore, the aim of this work is to evaluate the perceptions towards a healthy diet among the participants with work or studies in areas related to diet and nutrition and those who did not. Methods Anonymous questionnaire data was collected in a cross-sectional study on a non-probabilistic sample of 902 participants living in Portugal. Results The results showed that the participants’ perceptions were, in general, compliant with a healthy diet. However, significant differences were found between gender (p=0.004), between the different civil state groups (p=0.016), between the participants who were responsible for buying their own food and those who were not and also regarding the living environment. The variable area of work or studies also showed significant differences (p=0.001), so that people who had work or studies related to agriculture obtained a higher score. Regarding this variable, the mean values of nutrition and agriculture areas were not statistically different between them, but were statistically different from the mean values of psychology and health areas. The participants who had work or studies in areas showing diet and nutrition-related issues achieved a higher mean score (0.72±0.35) when compared to the participants who did not (0.58±0.30). Conclusion However, despite the results, it is important to continue developing campaigns that better communicate nutritional aspects, so that people can increase their knowledge on this subject.
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Mehdizadeh S, Abbasi S, Kamali K. Comparison of Health-promoting Life Styles among Medical and Non-medical Students in Zanjan during 2016-2017. PREVENTIVE CARE IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY JOURNAL 2018. [DOI: 10.29252/pcnm.8.2.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Nguyen TTH, Sendall MC, White KM, Young RM. Vietnamese medical students and binge drinking: a qualitative study of perceptions, attitudes, beliefs and experience. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e020176. [PMID: 29705758 PMCID: PMC5931284 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To explore the perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and experiences related to Vietnamese medical students' binge drinking. DESIGN A qualitative study comprising semi-structured focus groups/interviews with medical students and semi-structured interviews with key informants. Thematic analysis of data. SETTING Participants were a convenience sample of usual volunteers from a medical university in Viet Nam. PARTICIPANTS 19 medical students from year 1 to 6 and 4 key informants agreed to participate in the study. RESULTS The study found participants believe medical students drink less than other students and are not binge drinkers yet they experience and/or witness many binge drinking occasions among medical students. Participants consider alcohol use as culturally acceptable in Vietnamese society and a way for medical students to create and improve relationships with their friends, teachers, or work colleagues. Group affiliation and peer pressure to drink excessive alcohol are identified among medical students, especially male students. CONCLUSION The culture of drinking behaviour was explored among medical students in Viet Nam. This study reveals a dichotomy between the belief of not being binge drinkers and the experience of many binge drinking occasions among medical students. This tension suggests future research about binge drinking behaviour of Vietnamese medical students is required.
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- Thi Thu Huong Nguyen
- School of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Rehman R, Zafar A, Mohib A, Baig M. A Gender-based Comparison in Health Behaviors and State of Happiness among University Students. Cureus 2018; 10:e2342. [PMID: 29796354 PMCID: PMC5959310 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Objective The presence of good healthy behaviors among university students is imperative for their future life. This study aimed to compare positive health behaviors and state of happiness between the two genders of Bahria University (BU), Karachi, Pakistan. Subjects and methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at BU, Karachi, Pakistan. A total 813 students participated in this study. The health questionnaire, adapted from Health and Behavior Survey and the Subjective Happiness Scale, was used to assess self-reported happiness. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 22. Results Overall self-reported health behaviors were found to be more prevalent in females as compared to males, but males reported a better self-reported general health (p = 0.012). Testicular and breast self-examination was not common in both genders. Smoking was found to be more common in males (p < 0.01). Males exhibited habit of regular breakfast (p = 0.013) whereas females showed a tendency to avoid food rich in cholesterol and fat (p < 0.01) and the practice of consuming food rich in fiber was found to be more prevalent among females (p < 0.01) and they showed urge to lose weight (p < 0.01). Sleep disturbance was found in both genders, more so in females (p = 0.012). Consciousness about dental hygiene was common in females (p < 0.01). As compared to the females, more males strongly believe that they are very happy in life (p < 0.01), and they make the most out of everything in life (p < 0.01). Conclusion There was a diverse response to positive health behaviors and state of happiness in both genders.
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- Rehana Rehman
- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi
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- Dow Medical College, Civil Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dow Medical College, Civil Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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