Comparison of the health-promoting lifestyles of nursing and non-nursing students in Istanbul, Turkey
Nursing and Health Sciences, cilt.10, sa.4, ss.273-280, 2008 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2008.00405.x
- Dergi Adı: Nursing and Health Sciences
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.273-280
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Health behaviors, Health-promoting lifestyle, Nursing education, Nursing students, University students
- Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Undertaking a health-related course at university can facilitate an awareness of health-promoting lifestyles. We carried out a descriptive and cross-sectional study with 1616 university students in Istanbul, Turkey. Students from the nursing schools were compared to those from the schools of social sciences using a Turkish version of the Health-promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) II after a validation study. The nursing students had more positive health-promoting lifestyles than those of the non-nursing students. Furthermore, fourth-year nursing students had higher scores in most of the subscales of the HPLP II than did the students from the lower years; conversely, the fourth-year non-nursing students had lower scores. The sociodemographic variables, self-perceived health status, relations with family and friends, and self-perceived academic performance were associated with the HPLP. The implications are discussed for the curricula and on-campus facilities that focus on health promotion activities. © 2008 The Authors Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.