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Chao DP. Associations Between Sociodemographic Characteristics, eHealth Literacy, and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Among University Students in Taipei: Cross-Sectional Validation Study of the Chinese Version of the eHealth Literacy Scale. J Med Internet Res 2024; 26:e52314. [PMID: 39024006 PMCID: PMC11294764 DOI: 10.2196/52314] [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: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The popularization of the internet and rapid development of mobile devices have led to an increased inclination and opportunities to obtain health-related information online. The eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS), widely used for measuring eHealth literacy, assesses an individual's ability to search, understand, appraise, and use eHealth information. However, the Chinese version of the eHEALS multiple-factor model remains to be validated, and the correlation between eHEALS and the health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLP) among university students is rarely explored in Taiwan. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the fit, validity, and reliability of the Chinese eHEALS multiple-factor model and to clarify the predictive effects of eHEALS on the HPLP among university students. METHODS University students in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, were recruited, and 406 valid questionnaires including sociodemographic characteristics, eHEALS, and HPLP responses were collected. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to validate the Chinese eHEALS. Independent sample t test, 1-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between sociodemographic variables and the HPLP. Pearson product-moment correlation and binary logistic regression analyses were performed to ascertain the predictive effects of eHEALS on the HPLP. RESULTS The Chinese eHEALS exhibited an optimal fit when delineated into the search, usage, and evaluation 3-factor model (comparative fit index=0.991, Tucker-Lewis index=0.984, root mean square error of approximation=0.062), and its validity and reliability were confirmed. The mean eHEALS score of university students was 3.17/4.00 (SD 0.48) points, and the score for the evaluation subscale was the lowest (mean 3.08, SD 0.56 points). Furthermore, there were significant sex, institution orientation, daily reading time, daily screen time, primary information channel, and perceived health status differences in the HPLP: male participants (t404=2.346, P=.02), participants attending general university (t404=2.564, P=.01), those reading ≥1 hour daily (F2,403=17.618, P<.001), those spending <3 hours on mobile devices or computers daily (F2,403=7.148, P<.001), those acquiring information from others (t404=3.892, P<.001), and those with a good perceived health status (F2,403=24.366, P<.001) had a significantly higher score. After adjusting for sociodemographic variables, the eHEALS score remained an independent predictor of the HPLP. Compared to students with relatively high eHEALS scores, those with relatively low eHEALS scores had a 3.37 times risk of a negative HPLP (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=3.37, 95% CI 1.49-7.61), which could explain 14.7%-24.4% of the variance (Cox-Snell R2=0.147, Nagelkerke R2=0.244, P=.004). CONCLUSIONS There is room for improvement in eHealth literacy among university students in Taipei. eHEALS may be used to screen students who require HPLP improvement, thereby providing appropriate eHealth literacy training programs, particularly those targeting evaluation literacy. Additionally, the 3-factor model of the Chinese eHEALS used in this study results in more definite scale content, thus increasing the practicality and applicability of this scale in health-promoting studies.
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- Dan-Ping Chao
- Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, China University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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Zambrano Bermeo RN, Estrada Gonzalez C, Herrera Guerra EDP, Aviles Gonzalez CI. Reliability and Validity of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II Spanish Version in University Students. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:1330. [PMID: 38998863 PMCID: PMC11241212 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12131330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 06/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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AIM The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) scale in Colombian university students. METHODS This was a methodological study to verify reliability and construct validity. A total of 763 undergraduate university students in Cali, Colombia, agreed to participate in the study by filling out a form that included information on sociodemographic characteristics and the HPLP-II scale Spanish version. Data were collected between February and June 2021. To determine construct validity, a confirmatory factor analysis was performed, and internal consistency was determined through Cronbach's alpha. RESULTS The confirmatory factor analysis of the proposed theoretical model showed that the goodness-of-fit indices of the scale demonstrated an acceptable level of validity nearing an excellent level of fit (χ2 = 7168.98; gl = 1268; p < 0.001; root mean square error of approximation = 0.08; normed fit index, adjusted goodness-of-fit index = 0.95). Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale was 0.94, and the subscales ranged from 0.68 to 0.89. CONCLUSIONS The HPLP-II Spanish version is a valid and reliable instrument to assess the health-promoting lifestyle profile of university students.
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- Department of Nursing, Universidad Popular del Cesar, Valledupar 200002, Colombia
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Università Degli Studi di Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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Parsons K, Yerxa K, Therrien M, Byrd-Bredbenner C, McNamara J. The influence of diet quality on health-related quality of life in undergraduates. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH : J OF ACH 2024:1-7. [PMID: 38442366 DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2024.2319206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Objective: Explore the relationship between fruit and vegetable (FV) intake and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in undergraduates. Participants: Undergraduates (N = 655). Methods: Using the Centers for Disease Control's Healthy Days Core Module and National Cancer Institute's (NCI) FV screener, differences in HRQOL between students who had consumed above the sample's average FV intake and their counterparts were evaluated. Multiple regression analyses assessed behaviors that predicted HRQOL. Results: Differences existed between HRQOL of students who consumed above average FV (M = 2.2 1.3) and peers, F(9,602) = 509, p < 0.001, Wilk's Δ = 0.116, partial n2 = 0.884. Predictors explained 30.0% of the variance in days per month feeling healthy (r2 = 0.29, F(4, 549) = 58.6, p < 0.001): perceived stress (β = 0.46, p < 0.001), body mass index (BMI) (β = 0.11, p < 0.01), FV intake (β = 0.16, p < 0.001), and sleep duration (β = 0.08, p < 0.05). Conclusions: FV intake and modifiable behaviors influenced HRQOL, suggesting that multifaceted interventions could improve HRQOL in this population.
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- Kayla Parsons
- School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA
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- School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA
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- School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Environmental & Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA
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Liu Y, Guo Y, Yan X, Ding R, Tan H, Wang Y, Wang X, Wang L. Assessment of health literacy in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome and its relationship with health behaviours: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e071051. [PMID: 38000817 PMCID: PMC10680007 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Healthy behaviours are important for people with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). However, adopting and maintaining lifestyle changes involves a complex set of behavioural changes, which most patients fail to adhere to. The current research on health literacy, which includes individual and social skills needed in health self-management, in patients with PCOS is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to explore health literacy, health behaviours and the relationship between the two to expand research on PCOS management. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING A gynaecological outpatient clinic. PARTICIPANTS A total of 286 patients with PCOS (≥18 years, diagnosed via Rotterdam criteria, able to self-report and give informed consent) were recruited from March to June 2022. OUTCOME MEASURES Health literacy and health behaviours in patients with PCOS were assessed using the Health Literacy Management Scale and the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (Chinese version). Multiple logistic regression was used to analyse the factors influencing health literacy, and linear regression to assess the relationship between health literacy and health behaviours, with an F-significance test; p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS Overall, most patients with PCOS had insufficient health literacy (55.9%). The influencing factors of health literacy in patients with PCOS were age (β=0.154, p<0.05), Body Mass Index (β=-0.140, p<0.05), income (β=1.228, p<0.05), duration of illness (β=0.110, p<0.05) and educational level (β=1.552, p<0.05). Moreover, 40.6% of patients with poor health behaviours, and 31.8% with moderate health behaviours, needed to improve their health behaviours. Health literacy was positively correlated with health behaviours in patients with PCOS (r=0.473, p<0.05). CONCLUSION The positive correlation between health literacy and health behaviour in patients with PCOS indicates that promoting health literacy in future treatment and management of PCOS may be beneficial.
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- Ying Liu
- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, ZunYi, GuiZhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, ZunYi, GuiZhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, ZunYi, GuiZhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, ZunYi, GuiZhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, ZunYi, GuiZhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, ZunYi, GuiZhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, ZunYi, GuiZhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, ZunYi, GuiZhou, China
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Liu X, Zhang Y, Luo Y. Does Subjective Well-Being Improve Self-Rated Health from Undergraduate Studies to Three Years after Graduation in China? Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2813. [PMID: 37957958 PMCID: PMC10649333 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11212813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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The health status of emerging adults is at risk. Although subjective well-being is one of the factors closely associated with health, their longitudinal relationship is not clear among emerging adults. The study aimed to investigate the prospective relationship between self-rated health and subjective well-being in emerging adults. The study collected longitudinal data from a total of 1021 Chinese college students (537 males and 484 females) for five years, including two years in college and three years after graduation. In the baseline survey, the average age of the sample was 21.57 years old. Descriptive statistics indicated that both self-rated health and subjective well-being significantly decreased from the senior year of college to the year after graduation. Correlation analysis revealed that self-rated health and subjective well-being had a significant positive relationship. In the five-wave random intercept cross-lagged panel model, subjective well-being unidirectionally predicted self-rated health. In other words, the subjective well-being in the previous year could positively predict self-rated health in the following year, but the previous self-rated health could not predict subsequent subjective well-being. Given the significance of emerging adulthood to individual development, more attention and care should be dedicated to improving subjective well-being so as to maintain good health and engagement in work.
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- Xinqiao Liu
- School of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Public Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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Amiri M, Raei M, Sadeghi E, Keikavoosi-Arani L, Khosravi A. Health-promoting lifestyle and its determining factors among students of public and private universities in Iran. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 2023; 12:239. [PMID: 37727403 PMCID: PMC10506751 DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_963_22] [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: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Health-promoting lifestyle is one of the fundamental health-related components. The aim of this study was to determine the status of the health-promoting lifestyle and its determining factors among students of public and private medical universities. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study conducted in 2018, 1000 students from different public and private universities of medical sciences were selected by a multi-stage, stratified random sampling procedure and were studied using health-promoting lifestyle, self-efficacy, and well-being questionnaires. Data were analyzed using t-test, Chi-square, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and backward regression model. RESULTS The health-promoting lifestyle was relatively acceptable in 775 people (77.5%); 649 (64.9%) had low self-efficacy, and 560 students (56%) had abnormal health conditions. The mean scores of health-promoting lifestyle, self-efficacy, and well-being in all students were 130.74 ± 22.14, 51.19 ± 12.66, and 15.22 ± 5.43, respectively. There were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of most aspects of health-promoting lifestyle, self-efficacy, and well-being in public and private universities. There was a statistically significant relationship between well-being (r = 0.08, P = 0.02) and self-efficacy (r = -0.19, P < 0.001) with health-promoting lifestyle. CONCLUSION Students' well-being, self-efficacy, and physical activities of students were not at an acceptable level. Moreover, the health-promoting lifestyle of students was moderate. Implementing of health-related educational, developmental, and psycho-social programs for promotion and encouraging students to promote healthy behaviors is necessary.
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- Mohammad Amiri
- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Services Management, School of Health, Research Center for Health, Safety and Environment, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- Center for Health-Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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Li H, Huang Y, Xi X. A Study on Influencing Factors of Physicians' Suboptimal Health Status in Primary Healthcare Institutions. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2023; 16:1241-1257. [PMID: 37434663 PMCID: PMC10332424 DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s417277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the current health status of Chinese physicians in primary healthcare institutions (PHI) and the effects of personal characteristics, lifestyle, work-related environment and life-related environment on the subhealth status (SHS) of them. Methods A conceptual framework of various influencing factors was constructed with reference to the concept of health-related quality of life before the convenience sampling. Self-administered questionnaires are distributed to acquire the cross-sectional information of nationwide PHI physicians. A logit regression model was constructed to investigate the influence of various factors on the SHS of PHI physicians. Results Among 682 valid cases included in the logit regression, 457 physicians were in SHS, with an SHS rate of 67%. The regression results (R2=0.3934, chi-square=337.07, p<0.0001) showed that long working hours (p<0.05), personal income (p<0.05) and life stress (p<0.05) were protective factors for subhealth. The frequency of alcohol consumption (p<0.01), smoking (p<0.05), fear of making mistakes at work (p< 0.001), tension with colleagues (p < 0.0001), and job satisfaction (p < 0.05) were all risk factors. Other factors such as education (p < 0.1) also had an effect on the SHS of primary care physicians. Conclusion A large proportion of PHI physicians in China are in SHS and many of them are not aware that they are in a poor health state. The logit regression model showed that factors including worries about the occurrence of accidents, strained relationships with colleagues, job satisfaction, and frequency of smoking and drinking negatively influence the SHS of PHI physicians, which should be paid more attention. Meanwhile, annual personal income, long working hours and life stress are protective factors, which means that these factors need to be encouraged.
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- Haotao Li
- The Research Center of National Drug Policy & Ecosystem, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People’s Republic of China
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- The Research Center of National Drug Policy & Ecosystem, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People’s Republic of China
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- The Research Center of National Drug Policy & Ecosystem, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People’s Republic of China
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Liu Y, Guo Y, Ding R, Yan X, Tan H, Wang X, Wang Y, Wang L. Heterogeneity and associated factors of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome health behaviors: a latent class analysis. BMC Endocr Disord 2023; 23:135. [PMID: 37357262 DOI: 10.1186/s12902-023-01385-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Using latent class to analyze whether there are subtypes of health behaviors in patients with PCOS can be addressed using targeted interventions. METHODS October 2021 to June 2022, 471 PCOS patients were surveyed using the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile Questionnaire. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify subgroups of PCOS patients. Subsequent multinomial latent variable regressions identified factors that were associated with health behaviors. RESULTS A three-class subtypes was the optimum grouping classification: (1)High healthy behavior risk; (2)high healthy responsibility and physical activity risk; (3)low healthy behavior risk. The multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed that (1)Single (OR = 2.061,95% CI = 1.207-3.659), Education level is primary school or below (OR = 4.997,95%CI = 1.732-14.416), participants is student (OR = 0.362,95%=0.138-0.948), participants with pregnancy needs (OR = 1.869,95%=1.009-3.463) were significantly more likely to be in the high healthy behavior risk subtypes; (2)The older the age (OR = 0.953,95%=0.867-1.047) and the larger the WC (OR = 0.954,95%=0.916-0.993), participants is married (OR = 1.126,95%=0.725-1.961), participants is employed ( OR = 1.418,95%=0.667-3.012) were significantly more likely to be in the high health responsibility and physical activity risk subtypes. CONCLUSION Patients with PCOS are a heterogeneous population with potential subtypes that may be suitable for customized multi-level care and targeted interventions.
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- Ying Liu
- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China.
- Nursing College, ZunYi Medical University, 563000, ZunYi, Guizhou, China.
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Zambrano Bermeo RN, Estrada Gonzalez C, Guerra EDPH. Influence of Personal Factors on Health-Promoting Behavior in College Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. J Multidiscip Healthc 2023; 16:1259-1270. [PMID: 37179974 PMCID: PMC10167957 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s401870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Purpose This study aimed to determine how personal factors influence health-promoting behavior in university students using a structural equation modeling approach guided by the Health Promotion Model. Patients and Methods An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted. The study included 763 health science students from four universities in Cali, Colombia, who answered a questionnaire on personal factors and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, Spanish version, which was validated in the study population. The direct and indirect relationships between personal factors and health-promoting behaviors were assessed using structural equation modeling. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling. Results A significant relationship was noted between the biological and psychological personal factors of the measurement model (p < 0.05). Psychological personal factors (self-esteem and perceived health status) positively influence health promoting behavior in university students (Hypothesis 2). It's not possible to demonstrate that health promoting behavior is positively influenced by personal biological factors (Hypothesis 1) and by personal sociocultural factors (Hypothesis 3). Conclusion There is a need for interventions that help improve the health-promoting lifestyle profile and are focused on enhancing the self-esteem and perceived health status of university students.
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Chao DP. Health-promoting lifestyle and its predictors among health-related and non-health-related university students in Taiwan: a cross-sectional quantitative study. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:827. [PMID: 37147650 PMCID: PMC10161567 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15760-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND University students majoring in different disciplines are believed to have different personality traits, courses exposure, and future roles, which may further affect their health behaviors and health status. The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) and its predictors among health-related and non-health-related students. METHODS The research participants were university students in the main island of Taiwan, and a two-stage sampling approach was adopted to obtain the samples from November 2020 to March 2021. First, 37 universities were randomly selected based on the ratio of public and private universities in each region of Taiwan. Then, based on the ratio of health-related and non-health-related majors of selected university, 25-30 students were randomly drawn from each university according to the student ID number to complete self-administered questionnaires, which included items for personal factors, perceived health status (PHS), health conception (HC), and health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLP). A total of 1062 valid questionnaires were recovered, including 458 from health-related students and 604 from non-health-related students. Chi-squared test, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson product-moment correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were performed. RESULTS The results showed that gender (p < 0.001), residential status (p = 0.023), body mass index (p = 0.016), and daily sleep duration (p = 0.034) of the students majoring in different disciplines were different. Health-related students having better HC (p = 0.002) and HPLP (p = 0.040) than non-health-related students. In addition, for both majors, females, low PHS scores, and low scores for functional/role, clinical, and eudaimonistic dimensions of HC were important indicators of a relatively negative HPLP, while health-related students who exercised 75 min or less per week and non-health-related students with a monthly disposable income of 15,000 TWD or less or who dined out 15 times or more per week also required attention in the promotion of HPL (health-related majors: adjusted R2 = 0.481, p < 0.001; non-health-related majors: adjusted R2 = 0.443, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Students majoring in each discipline who had poor HPLP which is mentioned above should be prioritized in the provision of appropriate exercise or nutritional support programs on campus to promote their awareness and ability to pay attention to their health.
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- Dan-Ping Chao
- Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, China University of Technology, No. 56, Sec. 3, Xinglong Rd., Wunshan Dist., Taipei, Taiwan.
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Psychometric Properties of Suboptimal Health Status Instruments: A Systematic Review. J Pers Med 2023; 13:jpm13020299. [PMID: 36836533 PMCID: PMC9967625 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13020299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Suboptimal health status (SHS) measurement has now been recognized as an essential construct in predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine. Currently, there are limited tools, and an ongoing debate about appropriate tools. Therefore, it is crucial to evaluate and generate conclusive evidence about the psychometric properties of available SHS tools. OBJECTIVE This research aimed to identify and critically assess the psychometric properties of available SHS instruments and provide recommendations for their future use. METHODS Articles were retrieved by following the guidelines of the PRISMA checklist, and the robustness of methods and evidence about the measurement properties was assessed using the adapted COSMIN checklist. The review was registered in PROSPERO. RESULTS The systematic review identified 14 publications describing four subjective SHS measures with established psychometric properties; these included the Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire-25 (SHSQ-25), Sub-health Measurement Scale Version 1.0 (SHMS V1.0), Multidimensional Sub-health Questionnaire of Adolescents (MSQA), and the Sub-Health Self-Rating Scale (SSS). Most studies were conducted in China and reported three reliability indices: (1) the internal consistency measured by Cronbach's α value ranged between 0.70 and 0.96; (2) the test-retest reliability; and (3) the split-half reliability coefficient values ranged between 0.64 and 0.98, and between 0.83 and 0.96, respectively. For the values of validity coefficients in the case of SHSQ-25 > 0.71, the SHMS-1.0 ranged from 0.64 to 0.87, and the SSS ranged from 0.74 to 0.96. Using these existing and well-characterized tools rather than constructing original tools is beneficial, given that the existing choice demonstrated sound psychometric properties and established norms. CONCLUSIONS The SHSQ-25 stood out as being more suitable for the general population and routine health surveys, because it is short and easy to complete. Therefore, there is a need to adapt this tool by translating it into other languages, including Arabic, and establishing norms based on populations from other regions of the world.
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Lin X, Liu H. A study on the effects of health behavior and sports participation on female college students' body mass index and healthy promoting lifestyle. Front Public Health 2023; 10:1069219. [PMID: 36684986 PMCID: PMC9846220 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1069219] [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: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Objective Life form and body composition may affect the health of college students. This study will explore the relationship between the demographic variables of female college students and their body composition and health promoting lifestyle, so as to provide useful reference for the future design and planning of college students' physical and mental health courses and improving their physical activity level. Methods Using the method of questionnaire and bioelectrical resistance measurement, a questionnaire on healthy lifestyle of college students was constructed on the basis of consulting a large number of relevant research literature. Relevant survey samples were obtained through random sampling, and their body composition was measured; use SPSS21.0 statistical analysis software to conduct statistical analysis on relevant indicators. Results and conclusions (1) at present, female college students generally lack leisure activities and sleep, the proportion of regular fitness habits is low, and the number of snacks and average daily online time are generally too high; The overweight rate and body fat rate of female college students are generally too high, while the standard rate of muscle weight is generally too low. (2) Female college students' health promoting lifestyle has the highest score of self-realization, followed by interpersonal support and the worst behavior of sports participation; The older the college students, the worse their sports participation and overall health promotion behavior; The better the Conscious health status, the better the self-realization, exercise participation and nutritional behavior; The more exercise time per day, the higher their participation in sports and the stronger their health responsibility; The more time spent on the Internet every day, the worse the health responsibility and sports participation. (3) The more time female college students spend on the Internet every day, the higher the probability of overweight. Those with regular exercise habits have a lower proportion of overweight and high body fat rate, while the better their sleep and night snack behavior, the lower their body fat rate. The older college students are, the larger their visceral fat area is, the better their exercise habits and sleep behavior are, the smaller their visceral fat area is, and the lower their visceral fat level is.
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- Xiangyun Lin
- Department of Physical Education, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- College of Physical Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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Lee S, Kim H, Kong S. Associations between childhood psychological trauma, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and mental health in female college students: Mediation of coping styles. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2022; 58:1763-1775. [PMID: 34878662 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the associations between childhood psychological trauma, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and mental health in adulthood and to identify the mediation of active and passive coping on these associations in Korean female undergraduates. CONCLUSIONS Childhood psychological trauma had a direct association with current mental health in adulthood (β = 0.15, p < 0.001), which was mediated by PTSS (β = 0.34, p < 0.001). Each coping style partially mediated the relationship between (a) childhood psychological trauma and mental health and (b) PTSS and mental health. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS It is necessary to develop nursing interventions to enhance coping strategies in female undergraduates to ensure better mental health and well-being.
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- Sangeun Lee
- College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- College of Nursing and Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
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Health-promoting behaviours, their relationships and correlates in nursing students: Implications for nursing education and practice. J Prof Nurs 2022; 39:69-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Nuñez-Leyva RE, Lozano-López TE, Calizaya-Milla YE, Calizaya-Milla SE, Saintila J. Excess Weight and Body Fat Percentage Associated with Waist Circumference as a Cardiometabolic Risk Factor in University Students. SCIENTIFICA 2022; 2022:1310030. [PMID: 35036024 PMCID: PMC8754593 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1310030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is one of the most important public health problems for university students. The objective of the study was to evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (%BF) with waist circumference (WC) as a cardiometabolic risk factor (CMR) among university students. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2,048 students from a private university located in Lima, Peru. Anthropometric data (weight, height, %BF, and WC) were collected. Chi-square test was used. Association analysis was performed using multiple logistic regression. RESULTS The findings indicated that 36.9% and 61.1% of men were overweight and had higher %BF, respectively, compared to women. Women (OR, 0.22; 95% CI, 0.17, 0.29), Peruvian students (OR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.39, 0.90), and students enrolled in the faculty of health sciences (OR = 0.76; 95% CI, 0.62, 0.94) are less likely to manifest CMR. Also, excess body weight (OR, 17.28; 95% CI, 13.21, 22.59) and a high %BF (OR, 4.55; 95% CI, 3.55, 5.84) were strongly associated with CMR. CONCLUSION CMRs are a public health problem among university students. Therefore, it is important to carry out healthy lifestyle programs to promote better control and prevention, particularly among male students and those who have excess weight and body fat.
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- Roberto E. Nuñez-Leyva
- Escuela de Posgrado, Unidad de Posgrado Salud Pública, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Peru
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- Grupo de Investigación en Nutrición y Estilos de Vida, Escuela de Nutrición Humana, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Peru
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- Grupo de Investigación en Nutrición y Estilos de Vida, Escuela de Nutrición Humana, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Peru
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- Grupo de Investigación en Nutrición y Estilos de Vida, Escuela de Nutrición Humana, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Peru
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- Escuela de Posgrado, Unidad de Posgrado Salud Pública, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Peru
- Grupo de Investigación en Nutrición y Estilos de Vida, Escuela de Nutrición Humana, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Peru
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Wang W, Yan Y, Guo Z, Hou H, Garcia M, Tan X, Anto EO, Mahara G, Zheng Y, Li B, Kang T, Zhong Z, Wang Y, Guo X, Golubnitschaja O. All around suboptimal health - a joint position paper of the Suboptimal Health Study Consortium and European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine. EPMA J 2021; 12:403-433. [PMID: 34539937 PMCID: PMC8435766 DOI: 10.1007/s13167-021-00253-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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First two decades of the twenty-first century are characterised by epidemics of non-communicable diseases such as many hundreds of millions of patients diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases and the type 2 diabetes mellitus, breast, lung, liver and prostate malignancies, neurological, sleep, mood and eye disorders, amongst others. Consequent socio-economic burden is tremendous. Unprecedented decrease in age of maladaptive individuals has been reported. The absolute majority of expanding non-communicable disorders carry a chronic character, over a couple of years progressing from reversible suboptimal health conditions to irreversible severe pathologies and cascading collateral complications. The time-frame between onset of SHS and clinical manifestation of associated disorders is the operational area for an application of reliable risk assessment tools and predictive diagnostics followed by the cost-effective targeted prevention and treatments tailored to the person. This article demonstrates advanced strategies in bio/medical sciences and healthcare focused on suboptimal health conditions in the frame-work of Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine (3PM/PPPM). Potential benefits in healthcare systems and for society at large include but are not restricted to an improved life-quality of major populations and socio-economical groups, advanced professionalism of healthcare-givers and sustainable healthcare economy. Amongst others, following medical areas are proposed to strongly benefit from PPPM strategies applied to the identification and treatment of suboptimal health conditions:Stress overload associated pathologiesMale and female healthPlanned pregnanciesPeriodontal healthEye disordersInflammatory disorders, wound healing and pain management with associated complicationsMetabolic disorders and suboptimal body weightCardiovascular pathologiesCancersStroke, particularly of unknown aetiology and in young individualsSleep medicineSports medicineImproved individual outcomes under pandemic conditions such as COVID-19.
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- Wei Wang
- Centre for Precision Health, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an, China
- First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Precision Health, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Precision Health, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Precision Health, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Precision Health, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Medical Diagnostics, College of Health Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Precision Health, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- School of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- Institute of Chinese Acuology, Perth, Australia
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- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- School of Basic Medicine, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Centre for Precision Health, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Medical Diagnostics, College of Health Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- Predictive, Preventive and Personalised (3P) Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Centre for Precision Health, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an, China
- First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Beijing, China
- Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised, Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Medical Diagnostics, College of Health Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
- School of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Institute of Chinese Acuology, Perth, Australia
- School of Basic Medicine, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Predictive, Preventive and Personalised (3P) Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Chu-Ko F, Chong ML, Chung CJ, Chang CC, Liu HY, Huang LC. Exploring the factors related to adolescent health literacy, health-promoting lifestyle profile, and health status. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:2196. [PMID: 34852793 PMCID: PMC8635084 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12239-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Health literacy has been concerned a key factor for determining the use of health information and promoting health. The study aimed to explore adolescent health literacy, health-promoting lifestyle profile, and health status and related factors. METHODS A cross-sectional study design was used; 918 first year junior college students were recruited in Taiwan. The measurements were the Chinese Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-C-Q), the Chinese Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-S), and the Health Status Questionnaire. RESULTS The mean score for health literacy was 36.15 (±6.21), with 30.17% of the participants having insufficient or problematic health literacy. Further, 19.9% of participants were obese and 11.2% experienced emotional instability. Health literacy and health-promoting lifestyle profile showed significant positive and negative correlations with perceived health status and depression, respectively (p < 0.05). An exercise frequency of ≥3 times/week was a predictor of health literacy, health-promoting lifestyle profile, and emotional stability. CONCLUSIONS Adolescent health literacy, health-promoting lifestyle profile, and health status require careful consideration. In adolescents, developing regular exercise may increase health literacy, thereby developing healthy lifestyle profiles and ameliorating obesity and depression-related issues.
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- Fen Chu-Ko
- Nursing Department, Jenteh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli County, Taiwan
- Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Nursing Department, Jenteh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Nursing Department, Jenteh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, China Medical University; Adjunct Supervisor, Department of Nursing, China Medical University Children Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Sayadi L, Faezi ST, Hasanpour M, Alahmadi SJ. The Relationship of Lifestyle with Disease Activity among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Descriptive-Correlational Study. Mediterr J Rheumatol 2021; 32:124-133. [PMID: 34447908 PMCID: PMC8369272 DOI: 10.31138/mjr.32.2.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of lifestyle with disease activity among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-correlational study was conducted in 2019 on 209 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Data were collected using a demographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, and the systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity Index. The data were analysed through the mixed model and the logistic regression analyses. Results: In total, 67.5% of participants had active disease. The mean score of lifestyle was 2.49±0.30 and the lowest and the highest lifestyle dimensional mean scores were respectively related to the physical activity and the health responsibility dimensions (1.55±0.60 and 3.25±0.45). The analysis showed that each one point increase in the mean score of lifestyle was associated with 0.79 point decrease in the odds of disease activity (P = 0.006). Moreover, disease activity had significant positive relationship with body mass index (P = 0.015). Conclusion: Interventions for promoting lifestyle among these patients and improving healthcare providers’ knowledge about Systemic lupus erythematosus and lifestyle modification are recommended to reduce disease activity.
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- Leila Sayadi
- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Centre, School of Nursing & Midwifery,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Factores de salud percibida y de calidad de vida al inicio de la educación universitaria en Colombia. ACTA COLOMBIANA DE PSICOLOGIA 2021. [DOI: 10.14718/acp.2021.24.2.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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El objetivo del presente estudio fue identificar factores de salud percibida y de calidad de vida en estudiantes de primer semestre de una universidad privada en Colombia. Para esto, se contó con una muestra por conveniencia de 636 estudiantes (M = 18 años, DE = 1.38) que participó en la primera medición de una investigación longitudinal denominada VIDA2020. En particular, se realizó un diseño de investigación observacional transversal, enmarcado en una investigación de cohorte. Del protocolo de evaluación del proyecto, este reporte incluye un cuestionario con datos sociodemográficos y antecedentes médicos, las subescalas de depresión y estrés del dass-21, un ítem del sf36v-2 y el whoqol-bref. En general, como resultado se encontró que el 91 % de los estudiantes valora su salud global como buena o excelente; que dicha valoración es significativamente menor en quienes reportan antecedentes de enfermedad (80.5 %) y síntomas de depresión (86.1 %) y estrés (83.1 %); que las mujeres, los migrantes y quienes reportan antecedentes de enfermedad puntúan menor calidad de vida física, psicológica y ambiental; y que el estrés y la depresión predicen menores puntajes de calidad de vida física y psicológica, con correlaciones más fuertes en comparación con las variables demográficas y médicas. Estos hallazgos permiten identificar y priorizar las necesidades especiales en salud de los nuevos estudiantes.
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Mahara G, Liang J, Zhang Z, Ge Q, Zhang J. Associated Factors of Suboptimal Health Status Among Adolescents in China: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Multidiscip Healthc 2021; 14:1063-1071. [PMID: 33994792 PMCID: PMC8114174 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s302826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Suboptimal health status (SHS) is a state between health and disease, has several adverse effects, although, its main underlying mechanism is still unclear. This study aimed to investigate SHS and its associated factors of adolescents. METHODS A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the three different geographic locations of China (Shanxi, Guangzhou, and Tibet). A multidimensional sub-health questionnaire of adolescent (MSQA) is used to evaluate SHS. Independent two-sample K-S test was performed for the quantitative data as the non-parametric test, whereas Chi-square test method was applied to explore the difference of discrete variables data between groups. Then finally, multiple logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze the influential factors of SHS. RESULTS Among 1461 respondents (between 15 and 18 years old), females proportion (56.47%) was higher than males (43.53%) where SHS was higher in Shanxi followed by Tibet and then Guangdong. The rural area, grade, lack of sleep time, home visit in a week, lack of exercise, a heavy burden of study, smoking, drinking, and fewer friends were the risk factors of SHS, while families living status, seeking help and extroversion were the protective factors. CONCLUSION SHS is significantly associated with behavior and lifestyle-related factors. For comprehensively prevention and control of the SHS, it is urgently needed to reduce the risk factors and enhance the protective factors among adolescents.
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- Gehendra Mahara
- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention at Haizhu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510288, People’s Republic of China
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- Nanhai District People’s Hospital of Foshan City, Foshan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China
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Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Associated Factors among Medical Sciences Students in Kermanshah, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 2021:6691593. [PMID: 33995535 PMCID: PMC8096551 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6691593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Background Lifestyle includes routine and daily living activities affecting an individual's health. The present study aimed at evaluating the health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLP) of medical sciences students of Kermanshah, Iran. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 343 medical sciences students were enrolled by the stratified random sampling method. The data collection tools were demographic information form and the HPLP-II questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics. Results The mean overall HPLP-II score of the subjects was 2.25 ± 0.44 out of 4. Of the six HPLP-II dimensions, the highest and lowest scores belonged to interpersonal relations and physical activity, respectively. The mean overall HPLP-II score was statistically different in terms of gender, marital status, smoking habits, and economic status (P ≤ 0.05). Conclusion HPLP-II level was moderate in most of the students, and health-promoting behaviors, in the physical activity dimension, were in a low state. The results emphasized the need for interventions to improve students' lifestyles.
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The Impacts of Pilates and Yoga on Health-Promoting Behaviors and Subjective Health Status. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18073802. [PMID: 33917304 PMCID: PMC8038747 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18073802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study investigates whether Pilates and yoga lead people to adopt generally health-promoting lifestyle elements and feel better about their physical and mental fitness. To this end, we designed an 8 week exercise program of Pilates and yoga reviewed by veteran practitioners and conducted an experimental study through which we collected the data from 90 volunteered adult subjects between ages 30 and 49 (mean age = 35.47), equally represented by women and men without previous experience with Pilates or yoga. In the 8 week long experiment, we assigned the subjects to three groups, where subjects in the two exercise groups regularly took part in either Pilates or yoga classes, and the control group participated in neither exercise classes. All participants completed two surveys, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP II) and the Health Self-Rating Scale (HSRS), before and after their assigned program. In our analysis of pre- and post-treatment differences across the three groups, we ran ANOVA, ANCOVA, and Sheffé test, implemented using SPSS PASW Statistics 18.00. Our results indicate that Pilates and yoga groups exhibited a higher engagement in health-promoting behaviors than the control group after the program. Subjective health status, measured with HSRS, also improved significantly among Pilates and yoga participants compared to those in the control group after the program. The supplementary analysis finds no significant gender-based difference in these impacts. Overall, our results confirm that Pilates and yoga help recruit health-promoting behaviors in participants and engender positive beliefs about their subjective health status, thereby setting a positive reinforcement cycle in motion. By providing clear evidence that the promotion of Pilates or yoga can serve as an effective intervention strategy that helps individuals change behaviors adverse to their health, this study offers practical implications for healthcare professionals and public health officials alike.
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Suratno, Narmaditya BS, Wibowo A. Family economic education, peer groups and students' entrepreneurial intention: the mediating role of economic literacy. Heliyon 2021; 7:e06692. [PMID: 33912702 PMCID: PMC8066701 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Stimulating potential entrepreneurs is a global challenge and policymakers need to understand factors affecting students' entrepreneurial intention. The growing body of literature has focused on the impact of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention, while this study aims to explore other predicted factors affecting students' entrepreneurial intention, such as family economic education, peer groups, and economic literacy. This study adopted a quantitative method using a survey approach to obtain comprehensive findings. The research involved online questionnaires to approximately 1000 students undergoing convenience sampling in a university in Indonesia as participants. The results indicated that both family economic education and peer groups positively correlate with economic literacy and students' entrepreneurial intention. These results confirmed a crucial role of economic literacy that government and educational institutions can consider to stimulate students' entrepreneurial intention. This study also contributes to the educational sector and governments to facilitate the creation of student-working groups in entrepreneurship as an attempt to encourage students' engagement.
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- Suratno
- Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
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Musić L, Mašina T, Puhar I, Plančak L, Kostrić V, Kobale M, Badovinac A. Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, Croatia. Dent J (Basel) 2021; 9:28. [PMID: 33800870 PMCID: PMC8000712 DOI: 10.3390/dj9030028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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As future healthcare professionals, dental medicine students are expected to exhibit healthy lifestyle behaviors. This study aims to assess the health-promoting behaviors among undergraduate dental medicine students of all six academic study years at the University of Zagreb, and determine their predictors. Students were invited to complete a two-part survey, consisting of a self-reported sociodemographic questionnaire and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II). Three hundred and forty-nine students completed the survey; the response rate was 60.3%. The total mean HPLP II score was 2.64 ± 0.34. Students in the second academic study year scored the lowest (2.50 ± 0.33), and students in the sixth academic study year scored the highest (2.77 ± 0.32). Health responsibility was the overall lowest scored subcategory, while interpersonal relations was scored the highest. Female students reported lower spiritual growth and stress management than male students. Higher body mass index (BMI) was related to lower health responsibility. Smoking, place of residence and the age of participants did not seem to have an impact on health-promoting behaviors. Dental students at our faculty exhibit moderate health-promoting behaviors, even in the absence of a formal health-promoting course in the existing curriculum.
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- Larisa Musić
- Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.M.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Physical Education, School of Medicine Zagreb, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.M.); (I.P.)
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- School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Private Dental Practice, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (V.K.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.M.); (I.P.)
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Xue Y, Huang Z, Liu G, Feng Y, Xu M, Jiang L, Xu J. Association analysis of Suboptimal health Status: a cross-sectional study in China. PeerJ 2020; 8:e10508. [PMID: 33365207 PMCID: PMC7735074 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Suboptimal health status (SHS) among urban residents is commonplace in China. However, factors influencing SHS have not been thoroughly explored, especially with regard to the effects of internal factors (e.g., personality and health awareness) on SHS. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with a nationally representative sample of 5460 Chinese urban residents..SHS was measured using the Suboptimal Health Mesurement Scale Version 1.0. Demographic information, and information pertaining to lifestyle behaviors, environmental factors, and internal factors were abtained through a questionnaire. The associations between demographic information, lifestyle behaviors, environmental factors, internal factors and SHS were assessed using logistic regression. Results Of the 5460 participants (with a mean age of 41.56 ± 16.14 years), 2640 (48.4 %) were men. Out of 36 variables, 23 were significantly associated with SHS: age (odds ratio [OR]: 1.014), an education level of high school/junior college (OR: 1.443) , marital status (OR: 1.899), area of registered permanent residence (OR: 0.767), monthly household income (p < 0.001) , exposure to second-hand smoke (p = 0.001), alcohol drinking (OR: 1.284), bad eating habits (OR: 1.717), not sleeping before 11 p.m. every day (p = 0.002), spending time online more than five hours a day (OR: 1.526), having a good relationship with parents during one’s growth period (OR: 0.602), living with good quality air (OR:0.817), living in not crowded conditions (OR:0.636), having a harmonious neighborhood (OR:0.775), having adequate fitness facilities (OR:0.783), one’s health being affected by two-child policy (OR: 1.468) and medical policies (OR: 1.265) , high adverse quotient (OR: 0.488), many (≥3 kinds) interests and hobbies (OR: 0.617), mature and steady personality traits (OR: 0.469) , a high attention to one’s health (OR: 0.833), and effective health promotion induced by leading a leisurely lifestyle (OR: 0.466) were significantly associated with SHS. Conclusions All these variables were included demographic information, lifestyle behaviors, environmental factors and internal factors. Our study supports the benefits of controlling both internal and external factors in preventing suboptimal health.
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- Yunlian Xue
- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,School of Health Services Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,School of Health Services Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,School of Health Services Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,School of Health Services Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Xue Y, Liu G, Feng Y, Xu M, Jiang L, Lin Y, Xu J. Mediating effect of health consciousness in the relationship of lifestyle and suboptimal health status: a cross-sectional study involving Chinese urban residents. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e039701. [PMID: 33109672 PMCID: PMC7592276 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Suboptimal health status (SHS), a third state between good health and disease, can easily develop into chronic diseases, and can be influenced by lifestyle and health consciousness. No study has surveyed the intermediation of health consciousness on the relationship between lifestyle and SHS. This study aimed to analyse the association of lifestyle and SHS, and intermediation of health consciousness in Chinese urban residents. DESIGN A cross-sectional face-to-face survey using a four-stage stratified sampling method. PARTICIPANTS We investigated 5803 Chinese urban residents aged 18 years and over. We measured SHS using the Sub-Health Measurement Scale V1.0. We adopted a structural equation model to analyse relationships among lifestyle, health consciousness and SHS. We applied a bootstrapping method to estimate the mediation effect of health consciousness. RESULTS Lifestyle had stronger indirect associations with physical (β -0.185, 95% CI -0.228 to -0.149), mental (β -0.224, 95% CI -0.265 to -0.186) and social SHS (β -0.216, 95% CI -0.257 to -0.179) via health consciousness than direct associations of physical (β -0.144, 95% CI -0.209 to -0.081), mental (β -0.146, 95% CI -0.201 to -0.094) and social SHS (β -0.130, 95% CI -0.181 to -0.077). Health consciousness has a strong direct association with physical (β 0.360, 95% CI 0.295 to 0.427), mental (β 0.452, 95% CI 0.392 to 0.510) and social SHS (β 0.434, 95% CI 0.376 to 0.490). Ratio of mediating effect of health consciousness to direct effect of lifestyle with physical, mental and social SHS was 1.28, 1.53 and 1.66, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Health consciousness was more important in preventing physical, mental and social SHS than lifestyle. Therefore, it might be useful in changing unhealthy lifestyle and reducing the influence of poor lifestyle on physical, mental and social SHS.
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- Yunlian Xue
- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Sanitation Economy Administration, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Ma C, Zhou L, Xu W, Ma S, Wang Y. Associations of physical activity and screen time with suboptimal health status and sleep quality among Chinese college freshmen: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239429. [PMID: 32946516 PMCID: PMC7500622 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the associations of physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) with physiological, psychological, and social health-particularly regarding effects on sleep quality-among Chinese college freshmen. A cross-sectional survey was conducted at Renmin University of China, in Beijing. A total of 5,233 students were surveyed in September 2015. Participants completed a self-report questionnaire on their demographic characteristics, tobacco and alcohol use, PA, ST, sleep quality, and health status. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to examine the independent and interactive associations between PA and ST with sleep quality and suboptimal health status. In total, 10.43%, 13.18%, and 13.26% of the 5,233 students had physiological, psychological, and social suboptimal health status, respectively. The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 37.94%. High ST and high PA were significantly associated with physiological suboptimal health status (aOR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.16-1.68, and aOR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.45-0.71), psychological suboptimal health status (aOR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.21-1.69, and aOR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.47-0.69), social suboptimal health status (aOR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.08-1.50, and aOR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.52-0.77), and poor sleep quality (aOR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.03-1.39, and aOR = 0.64, 95% CI: 0.55-0.76). Additionally, low ST and high PA were interactively negatively associated with poor sleep quality (aOR = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.45-0.70), physiological suboptimal health status (aOR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.40-0.59), psychological suboptimal health status (aOR = 0.48, 95% CI: 0.39-0.58), and social suboptimal health status (aOR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.40-0.59). These findings suggested there are independent and interactive associations of low ST and high PA with poor sleep quality and suboptimal health status among Chinese college freshmen.
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- Chenjin Ma
- Center for Applied Statistics and School of Statistics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
- School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Center for Applied Statistics and School of Statistics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- Center for Applied Statistics and School of Statistics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Center for Applied Statistics and School of Statistics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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Tsukahara S, Yamaguchi S, Igarashi F, Uruma R, Ikuina N, Iwakura K, Koizumi K, Sato Y. Association of eHealth Literacy With Lifestyle Behaviors in University Students: Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study. J Med Internet Res 2020; 22:e18155. [PMID: 32579126 PMCID: PMC7381004 DOI: 10.2196/18155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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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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- Saki Tsukahara
- Collage of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Collage of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Collage of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Safety and Health Organization, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Safety and Health Organization, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Safety and Health Organization, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Collage of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Clinical and Translational Research Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Machul M, Bieniak M, Chałdaś-Majdańska J, Bąk J, Chrzan-Rodak A, Mazurek P, Pawłowski P, Makuch-Kuśmierz D, Obuchowska A, Bartoszek A, Karska K, Jurek K, Cardenas C, Dobrowolska B. Lifestyle Practices, Satisfaction with Life and the Level of Perceived Stress of Polish and Foreign Medical Students Studying in Poland. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17124445. [PMID: 32575794 PMCID: PMC7345250 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The adaptation of foreign students to a new country can be complicated due to different cultural values, language barriers and the way university courses are structured. The aim of the study was to analyze the lifestyle practices, satisfaction with life and the level of perceived stress of Polish and foreign students studying various medical disciplines in Poland with regard to chosen sociodemographic characteristics. The study included 231 foreign and 213 Polish students (n = 444) taking different medical disciplines at the medical university in eastern Poland. Three research tools were used: Fantastic Lifestyle Questionnaire (FLQ), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Additionally, students' sociodemographic data was collected. Two-factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed and correlations between variables were also examined. Our research indicated that Polish students obtained higher results in FLQ than foreign students. It also demonstrated a significantly higher level of stress among Polish students in comparison to foreign students. The self-assessment of their health condition, lifestyle, and rank associated to being healthy correlated with FLQ, SWLS and PSS-10. The present research can aid the development of support programs for foreign students so that the cultural adaptation processes would more positively influence their lifestyle and an education environment.
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- Michał Machul
- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (M.M.); (M.B.); (J.C.-M.); (J.B.); (A.C.-R.); (P.M.); (P.P.); (D.M.-K.); (A.O.); (A.B.)
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (M.M.); (M.B.); (J.C.-M.); (J.B.); (A.C.-R.); (P.M.); (P.P.); (D.M.-K.); (A.O.); (A.B.)
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (M.M.); (M.B.); (J.C.-M.); (J.B.); (A.C.-R.); (P.M.); (P.P.); (D.M.-K.); (A.O.); (A.B.)
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (M.M.); (M.B.); (J.C.-M.); (J.B.); (A.C.-R.); (P.M.); (P.P.); (D.M.-K.); (A.O.); (A.B.)
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (M.M.); (M.B.); (J.C.-M.); (J.B.); (A.C.-R.); (P.M.); (P.P.); (D.M.-K.); (A.O.); (A.B.)
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (M.M.); (M.B.); (J.C.-M.); (J.B.); (A.C.-R.); (P.M.); (P.P.); (D.M.-K.); (A.O.); (A.B.)
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (M.M.); (M.B.); (J.C.-M.); (J.B.); (A.C.-R.); (P.M.); (P.P.); (D.M.-K.); (A.O.); (A.B.)
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (M.M.); (M.B.); (J.C.-M.); (J.B.); (A.C.-R.); (P.M.); (P.P.); (D.M.-K.); (A.O.); (A.B.)
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (M.M.); (M.B.); (J.C.-M.); (J.B.); (A.C.-R.); (P.M.); (P.P.); (D.M.-K.); (A.O.); (A.B.)
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (M.M.); (M.B.); (J.C.-M.); (J.B.); (A.C.-R.); (P.M.); (P.P.); (D.M.-K.); (A.O.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Foreign Languages, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland;
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology, John Paul II Catholic University, 20-950 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Primary Care, Avalon University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA;
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- Department of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences; Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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Kim SR, Nho J, Kim HY. Influence of Type D personality on quality of life in university students: The mediating effect of health‐promoting behavior and subjective health status. PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pits.22357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Sung Reul Kim
- College of NursingKorea University Seoul South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Jeonbuk Research Institute of Nursing ScienceJeonbuk National University Jeonju South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Jeonbuk Research Institute of Nursing ScienceJeonbuk National University Jeonju South Korea
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Qin X, Chen J, Suo R, Feng L, Zhang Y, Jun Y. The dissimilarity between myocardial infarction patients' and spouses' illness perception and its relation to patients' lifestyle. J Clin Nurs 2020; 29:887-898. [PMID: 31793096 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15132] [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: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM AND OBJECTIVES To examine the dissimilarity between Chinese myocardial infarction (MI) patients' and spouses' illness perceptions (IPs), and to explore the relationship between patients' IP, differences in couples' IP and patients' lifestyle after discharge. BACKGROUND An individual's IP is affected and moderated by several factors, including the social context. One of the most influential members of the social network of patients is the spouse. DESIGN Cross-sectional design. METHODS From April 2016-April 2017, 111 MI patients and their spouses were recruited. Before discharge from hospital, revised Illness Perception Questionnaire was administered to MI patients and their spouses separately. Two months after discharge, patients' lifestyle was assessed using Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. The manuscript was organised according to STROBE guidelines. RESULTS Spouses were more likely to believe that the illness would last for a long time, and patients perceived MI as being more controllable than their spouses did. The patient-spouse dissimilarity in the perception of consequences was negatively correlated with both nutrition and stress control behaviours. Patients in couples with more dissimilar perception of environmental factors as a cause were more likely to choose a healthy diet, while patients in couples with more dissimilar perceived treatment control were more able to control stress. CONCLUSION There are both similarities and dissimilarities between MI patients' and spouses' IP, and these dissimilarities contributed the majority of the explained variance in patients' lifestyle after discharge. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE We should consider both couples when examining how a patient copes with a chronic illness.
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- Xiangjun Qin
- The Second Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- The Third Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Zhixin Middle School, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Lu CY, Chiang CY, Yao Y, Sun FK. Modeling Body-Mind-Spirit Well-Being and the Possibility of Relapse Intention in Adults Who Have a History of Substance Use in Taiwan. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc 2020; 26:196-205. [PMID: 31104578 DOI: 10.1177/1078390319844565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Substance use is a global mental health issue. There has been limited research exploring the relationships among body, mind, and spirit well-being and the possibility of relapse across different categories of substance users. AIMS: The purpose of the current path analysis was to examine the relationship between body-mind-spirit well-being and the possibility of relapse intention as well as other relevant predictors in people who had a history of substance use. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was used. Participants were recruited in Southern Taiwan between December 2015 and June 2016. Data were collected from 467 participants who had a history of using controlled substances. RESULTS: Path analysis results revealed that body-mind-spirit well-being was negatively predictive of the possibility of relapse intention. Out of several predictors, stress influence and duration of substance use had direct effects on body-mind-spirit well-being and the possibility of relapse intention, respectively. Stress influence and duration of substance use were associated with decreased body-mind-spirit well-being and increased relapse intention scores. In addition, no history of health problems and male gender were associated with increased body-mind-spirit well-being. CONCLUSIONS: Stress management and the duration of substance use play an important role in body-mind-spirit well-being and relapse intention in people with a history of substance use. Health care professionals could teach substance users coping strategies to address their stress and problems, which may improve their health and reduce the possibility of relapse intention.
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- Chu-Yun Lu
- Chu-Yun Lu, RN, PhD, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City
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- YuChun Yao, RN, EDD, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City
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- Fan-Ko Sun, RN, PhD, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City
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Hossain S, Anjum A, Uddin ME, Rahman MA, Hossain MF. Impacts of socio-cultural environment and lifestyle factors on the psychological health of university students in Bangladesh: A longitudinal study. J Affect Disord 2019; 256:393-403. [PMID: 31226611 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 06/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The psychological health of university students is an issue of utmost concern worldwide. Its consequences include multifaceted outcomes from complex interactions of sociocultural, environmental, and individual lifestyle factors. This research explores the impacts of socio-cultural environment and lifestyle factors on the psychological health of university students in Dhaka, Bangladesh. METHODS A 15-month follow-up was carried out among 1140 university students from April 2016 to November 2017. Data were collected by using a pre-developed questionnaire, consisting of socio-demographic information, comprehensive lifestyle information, and psychological health information including a nine-item scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for assessing the level of depression, and a 7-item scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) for assessing the level of anxiety. The collected data were analyzed by using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software, version 22. RESULTS With time, there was a 22.5% increase in the prevalence of provisional depression and a 27.1% increase in the prevalence of anxiety. In terms of demographic factors, findings revealed that students dissatisfied with university culture were significantly more likely to experience depression (B = 5.13, p<0.01, β=0.33) and anxiety (B = 4.69, p<0.01, β=0.34). 'Being female', 'being students of social sciences faculty', 'dissatisfaction with current education, financial condition and future career' were found to be significant predictors of students' psychological disorders. In terms of lifestyle factors, participants with high and excessive recreational screen time were significantly more vulnerable to depression (B = 1.25, p<0.01, β=0.097 and B = 1.75, p<0.01, β=0.12) and anxiety (B = 0.86, p = 0.02, β=0.08 and B = 1.22, p<0.01, β=0.096). Additionally, 'weekly physical inactivity', 'dissatisfaction with daily sleep', 'short and long sleep duration', 'low and high daily meal intake frequency' and 'alcohol consumption' were inextricably linked with students' depression and anxiety. CONCLUSION The prevalence of provisional as well as major depressive and anxiety disorders among university students in Bangladesh is significantly high and augmented in nature. This study provides significant information about the adverse impacts of university socio-cultural environment and students' lifestyle factors on their psychological health conditions.
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- Sahadat Hossain
- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh; Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), 68, Shahid Tajuddin Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
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- Department of English, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
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- Department of Statistics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
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Kuan G, Kueh YC, Abdullah N, Tai ELM. Psychometric properties of the health-promoting lifestyle profile II: cross-cultural validation of the Malay language version. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:751. [PMID: 31196195 PMCID: PMC6567916 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7109-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Health-promoting behaviour is an important concept for health education. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of validated instruments to measure levels of health-promoting behaviour in the Malaysian context. The purpose of this study was to validate a Malay-language version of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) using a confirmatory approach. METHODS Participants were 997 university undergraduate students, with a mean age of 21 years (SD = 1.58). The majority of the participants (80.4%) were female. Health-promoting behaviour was assessed using the 52-item HPLP-II, which measures six components of health-promoting behaviour outcomes. HPLP-II was translated into the Malay language using standard forward and backward translation procedures. Participants then completed the HPLP-II Malay version (HPLP-II-M). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted using Mplus 8.0 software on the six domains of HPLP-II-M model. RESULTS The CFA result based on the hypothesised measurement model of six factors was aligned with the original HPLP-II, except for two low loading items which were subsequently removed from the CFA analysis. The final CFA measurement model with 50 items resulted in a good fit to the data based on RMSEA and SRMR fit indices (RMSEA = 0.046, 90%CI = 0.045, 0.048, SRMR = 0.062). The construct reliabilities for the HPLP-II-M subscales were acceptable, ranging from 0.737 to 0.878. CONCLUSION The HPLP-II-M with six components of health-promoting behaviour outcomes and 50 items was considered valid and reliable for the present Malaysian sample.
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- Garry Kuan
- Exercise and Sports Science Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Research Methodology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Research Methodology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.,Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Sun J, Chen M, Cai W, Wang Z, Wu S, Sun X, Liu H. Chronotype: implications for sleep quality in medical students. Chronobiol Int 2019; 36:1115-1123. [PMID: 31140322 DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2019.1619181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Medical students who suffer from poor sleep quality may be afflicted by distress. While the change of chronotype may improve sleep quality, few studies have focused on this association. The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of chronotype on sleep quality in medical students while controlling for confounding covariate factors. A cross-sectional survey on sleep quality was conducted among 5497 medical students. Sleep quality, chronotype, and lifestyle were measured according to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Morningness-eveningness Questionnaire and Health-promoting Lifestyle Profile. Hierarchical logistic regression was conducted to analyze the influence of various factors, especially chronotype effect on sleep quality. Our results showed that the total score of sleep quality in evening-types was 5.43 ± 2.66, which was significantly higher than that in morning-types (3.88 ± 2.20, P < .001). Morning-type students (OR = 0.40, 95%CI = 0.29-0.55) and intermediate-type students (OR = 0.53, 95%CI = 0.41-0.69) had a lower risk of poor sleep quality compared to evening-types. The strongest predictor of sleep quality was chronotype while controlling for covariates (grade, gender, father's educational level, mother's educational level, internet addiction, mood state, midnight snack frequency, and health-promoting lifestyle profile). Based on the results, we believe that sleep quality among evening-type students may be improved by shifting to keep early hours.
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- Jinbin Sun
- a School of Public Health , China Medical University , Shenyang , PR China
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- b Department of Sports , China Medical University , Shenyang , PR China
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- a School of Public Health , China Medical University , Shenyang , PR China
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- b Department of Sports , China Medical University , Shenyang , PR China
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- a School of Public Health , China Medical University , Shenyang , PR China
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- b Department of Sports , China Medical University , Shenyang , PR China
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- a School of Public Health , China Medical University , Shenyang , PR China
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Guo Y, Xu M, Ji M, Wei Z, Zhang J, Hu Q, Yan J, Chen Y, Lyu J, Shao X, Wang Y, Guo J, Wei Y. The effect of Imaginary Working Qigong on the psychological well-being of college students: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e13043. [PMID: 30383672 PMCID: PMC6221622 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION College students are special populations that are particularly prone to have significantly high level of psychological distress than their community peers. Apparently, the best way to manage stress and mental state is through self-care. The characteristic of Qigong is self-directed and self-healing, which is a traditional Chinese mind-body exercise, which has the potential as a stress management intervention. Imaginary Working Qigong, as a kind of static Qigong, is more perception-oriented and can bring about benign sensations of mind and body so as to eliminate stress completely and induce physiological and mental relaxation. In this study protocol, we will systematically examine the feasibility and acceptability of Imaginary Working Qigong on psychological outcomes of the college students and deeply explore molecular biological mechanisms underlying the effects of mind adjustment induced Imaginary Working Qigong. METHODS/DESIGNS We will conduct a randomized, assessor and statistician-blinded, parallel-controlled trial exploring the beneficial mind adjustment of Imaginary Working Qigong in college students.A total of 80 eligible college students from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine will be recruited and randomly allocated into Imaginary Working Qigong training or unaltered lifestyle control group according 1:1 allocation ratio with allocation concealment. Imaginary Working Qigong training will last 8 weeks. The study period is 12 weeks including a 4-week supervised training, 4-week independence training, and a 4-week follow-up. Relevant psychological outcomes measurement will take place at baseline, 5 weeks (at the end of supervised training), 9 weeks (at the end of independence training), and 13 weeks (after the 4-week follow-up period) by blinded independent outcome assessors. CONCLUSION This is the first randomized controlled trial protocol from the perspective of Qigong connotation to systematically evaluate the effects and relevant molecular mechanism of Imaginary Working Qigong for the mental health of a college student population. If our study demonstrates a significant intervention effect, this would provide preliminary higher-quality evidence and establish a further guidance for the application of Imaginary Working Qigong program among a college student population. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study protocol and consent forms have been approved by the medical and animal experiment ethic committee of BUCM (approval number: BJZYYDX-LL2014005).
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- Yu Guo
- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu
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- Department of Ophthalmology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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A Comparative Study of Nutritional Status, Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP) and Dietary Intake between International and Chinese Students in Nanjing, China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15091910. [PMID: 30177588 PMCID: PMC6165259 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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University students tend to have poor dietary practices, which ultimately affect their nutritional status. International students are becoming more prevalent in China. The current study aimed to compare the nutritional status, knowledge attitude and practices (KAP) and dietary intake between international and Chinese students in China. A comparative study was conducted in undergraduate students of Nanjing Medical University aged 17–31 years including 308 international and 393 Chinese students. Data was collected by self-administered questionnaire. Body composition was detected by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Student t-test and chi square test were used for comparison. Linear regressions were used for association of nutritional status with determinants. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in international student was higher than Chinese students. International male and female students were having significantly (p < 0.05) high BMI and percent body fats than Chinese male and female students. Nutritional KAP scores of Chinese students was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than international students. As for diet consumption, daily milk consumption was high in international students while daily egg and weekly fish and meat consumption were found more in Chinese students. Fast foods and carbonated drinks weekly consumption was significantly (p < 0.001) high in international students. After adjusted for age, gender, education, sleeping duration and physical exercise, the inverse association of nutritional KAP with BMI remained significant. Our data indicate that international students had more percent body fats, less nutritional KAP scores and unhealthy dietary habits than Chinese students. Proper nutrition education and guidance for improving good habits and nutritional status is suggested for international students.
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Guo Y, Xu M, Zhang J, Hu Q, Zhou Z, Wei Z, Yan J, Chen Y, Lyu J, Shao X, Wang Y, Guo J, Wei Y. The effect of Three-Circle Post Standing (Zhanzhuang) Qigong on the physical and psychological well-being of college students: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e12323. [PMID: 30235685 PMCID: PMC6160034 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000012323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The physical and mental health of college students tends to continuously decline around the world due to lifestyle or behavior habits changes, and pervasive presence of the Internet. Thus it is urgent to improve their health in college life. As a traditional Qigong form is practiced mainly in a standing posture. Three-Circle Post Standing Qigong (TCPSQ) is suitable for regular practicing and has beneficial effects on improving the physiological function and psychological emotion by adjusting body, breathing, and mind. The aim of the 3 adjustments is to achieve a state of harmonious unity-integrating these adjustments into "one." In this study protocol article, we will systematically explore the effectiveness and safety, feasibility of TCPSQ on physical and psychological outcomes of the college students and deeply understand the state of harmonious unity-integrating adjustments of body, breath, and mind into "one." METHOD/DESIGN We will conduct a randomized, assessor, and statistician blinded, parallel-controlled trial comparing the beneficial effect of TCPSQ in college students. A total of 80 eligible college students from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) will be recruited and randomly allocated into TCPSQ training or unaltered lifestyle control group according 1:1 allocation ratio with allocation concealment. TCPSQ intervention will last 10 weeks. The study period is 18 weeks including a 10-week supervised intervention and a 8-week follow-up. The relevant physical and psychological outcomes, adverse events, and safety will be evaluated at baseline, 6 weeks (at the mid-point of intervention), 11 weeks (at the end of intervention), and 19 weeks (after the 8-week follow-up period) by blinded independent outcome assessors. DISCUSSION This is the first randomized controlled trial protocol from the perspective of Qigong connotation to systematically investigate the effect of TCPSQ for the physical and mental health of a college student population. If the results in our study prove a significant intervention effect, this would provide preliminary higher-quality evidence and establish an optimal guidance for the application of TCPSQ exercise program among a college student population. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (approval number: 2018BZHYLL0109). A SPIRIT checklist is available for this protocol. The trial was registered in Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (WHO ICTRP member). Registration number: ChiCTR-BON-17010840.
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- Yu Guo
- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu
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- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- International Liaison Department, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, Beijing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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- Ovation Health Science and Technology Co. Ltd, ENN Group, Langfang
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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