A Cardiovascular Health Needs Assessment of University Students Living in Residence

Makrides, Lydia; Veinot, Paula; Richard, Josie; McKee, Eric; Gallivan, Terry

doi:10.1007/bf03404468

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“…Elsewhere, about one-third of Chinese and Brazilian university students were physically inactive (29,30). Makrides et al reported that fewer than half of university students in Canada participated in exercise 3 or more times per week (31). A previous study in the USA reported that 17% of university students were physically inactive (32).…”

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Assessment of physical inactivity and perceived barriers to physical activity among health college students, south-western Saudi Arabia

Awadalla

Aboelyazed

Hassanein

et al. 2014

East Mediterr Health J

103

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Physical inactivity is a public health problem in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate the pattern of physical activity, predictors of physical inactivity and perceived barriers to physical activity among health college students in King Khalid University. A total of 1257 students (426 males and 831 females) were recruited. The Arabic short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used. Overall, 58.0% of the students were physically inactive. Only 13.4% of the students performed vigorous physical activity, 14.8% moderate-intensity physical activity and 29.9% walking activities which met World Health Organization criteria of health-enhancing physical activities. The prevalence of inactive leisure time was 47.5%. The independent predictors of physical inactivity were nonmembership of sports clubs and being a medical student. The top reported barrier to physical activity among inactive students was time limitations (51.3%). Overcoming perceived barriers may increase physical activity among students.

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Assessment of physical inactivity and perceived barriers to physical activity among health college students, south-western Saudi Arabia

Awadalla

Aboelyazed

Hassanein

et al. 2014

East Mediterr Health J

103

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“…In particular, university students are vulnerable to suffering from mental health problems due to their concerns regarding studies and their transition toward independence in emerging adulthood [5]- [7]. Nearly 60 percent of college students reported they had high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression [8] [9]. However, there has been a lack of stress coping skills among university students and many students tend to use ineffective stress coping methods [2] [10]- [12].…”

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The Impacts of Physical Exercise on Stress Coping and Well-Being in University Students in the Context of Leisure

Kim¹,

McKenzie²

2014

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This study aims at investigating the in-depth information regarding impacts of physical exercise on psychological well-being in university students with an emphasis on coping with stress in the context of leisure. A qualitative research, based on interview to draw findings in an inductive way, was conducted. Nine university students (N = 9) in a large mid-west university took part in a faceto face, semi-structured interviews using ten open-ended questions with respect to benefits of leisure time physical exercise. The interview on the basis of phenomenological research examined what the participants experienced with leisure time physical exercise in conjunction with stress coping and mental health. Meaningful units of themes were induced with 24 initially drawn themes. These themes were reduced to 8 comprehensive constituent themes: self-efficacy, positive emotion, mind and body, health-behaviors, self-esteem, leisure, problem-focused coping, and positive expectancy. These reduced themes were finally boiled down to 6 integrated themes: positive emotion, unity of mind and body, heightened self-esteem, leisure, problem-focused coping, and self-regulation of health behavior. This research may shed a light in illuminating potential mechanism of how regular physical exercise is conducive to enhanced health behavior as well as effective stress coping in university students in the context of leisure. In particular, this research appears to be meaningful in suggesting that regular leisure-time physical exercise can lead to an effective problem-focused coping through elicitation of positive emotion.

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“…Undergraduate college students are at risk for several health risks that may lead to heart disease. Poor dietary and exercise habits [9,10,16,19], alcohol misuse [9,14,16,19] tobacco use [6,9,21,22], and high stress levels [9,12,14,16,19] have been well documented among this population. More recent evidence suggests that college undergraduates may also have elevated blood pressure and serum cholesterol levels [24].…”

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“…Borderline is defined as 130 to 140 mm Hg for systolic pressure, and 85 to 90 mm Hg for diastolic [25]. Desirable total cholesterol is defined as less than 200 mg/dL, desirable HDL is defined as 35 mg/dL or higher and a desirable ratio was considered to be 6:1 or smaller [16]. Revised guidelines, issued in May 2001, recommended LDL levels below 100 mg/dL and HDL levels above 40 mg/dL [26].…”

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Are Undergraduate Engineering Students at Greater Risk for Heart Disease than Other Undergraduate Students?

Foster

Spencer

2003

J of Engineering Edu

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Sixty Rowan University undergraduate engineering students completed a screening for serum cholesterol and blood pressure and a written survey of their health habits, depression and stress levels. These data were compared to a similar study conducted at Rowan University of 226 undergraduate students from all majors. Engineering students demonstrated slightly higher risk levels in cholesterol and lower levels in blood pressure, compared to the general student population. Among the engineering students, thirty six percent had elevated cholesterol levels (above 200 mg/dL) and 16 percent had elevated systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure levels (above 140/90). Incidence of Type A personality traits (a measure of stress) was found in 21 percent of the population. Women reported having more stress than did men. Students majoring in electrical and computer engineering reported having the highest stress levels when compared to other engineering majors. A regression analysis identified depression, cigarette smoking, diet, stress, Type A personality and a heredity of high blood pressure as the best predictors of high serum cholesterol among subjects. Engineering educators are encouraged to address these prevalent and potentially performance‐impairing health risks among their students.

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A Cardiovascular Health Needs Assessment of University Students Living in Residence

Cited by 35 publications

References 22 publications

Assessment of physical inactivity and perceived barriers to physical activity among health college students, south-western Saudi Arabia

Assessment of physical inactivity and perceived barriers to physical activity among health college students, south-western Saudi Arabia

The Impacts of Physical Exercise on Stress Coping and Well-Being in University Students in the Context of Leisure

Are Undergraduate Engineering Students at Greater Risk for Heart Disease than Other Undergraduate Students?

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