Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, Croatia

Musić, Larisa; Mašina, Tonći; Puhar, Ivan; Plančak, Laura; Kostrić, Valentina; Kobale, Mihaela; Badovinac, Ana

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“…(20) As regards the relation between grades of HPLP score and field of study, the current study showed that there was a highly statistically significant difference between grades of HPLP II score of the studied students and their field of study. This in line with a study conducted by Lolokote , Alzahrani et al and Musić et al (21,30,31) . As regards relation between grades of HPLP and weight of the studied students, there was statistically significant difference between grades of HPLP score according to weight of the studied students.…”

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Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors and Associated Factors among Sohag University Students

Mahmoud,

Yousef,

Ali

2024

Sohag Medical Journal

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Background: A healthy lifestyle and health-promoting activities should be considered a primary strategy for facilitating and preserving health. A cross sectional study was conducted among 410 Sohag university students of the academic year (2022)(2023). Objectives:The aims of the current study were to assess health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among Sohag university students and to identify socio-demographic determinants of the health-promoting lifestyle behaviors. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 410 randomly selected students of faculty of Science, Nursing, Education and Arts, Sohag University, Egypt during the academic year (2022)(2023). A selfadministered questionnaire was used for collecting data about socio-demographic characteristics and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II) Results: The mean score of the health-promoting lifestyle profile of the studied students was (132.86 ± 20.41), the nutrition domain had the highest mean score, followed by that of the spiritual growth domain (25.75 ± 4.95 and 24.93 ± 5.46), respectively. It was lower for interpersonal relationships and health responsibility domains (24.1 ± 4.62 and 22.16 ± 4.81), respectively. The lowest mean scores were for the stress management and physical activity domains (20.5 ± 4.28 and 18.57 ± 4.73), respectively. The highest percentage of the studied students had a good score at HPLP II, followed by a moderate score (45.9% and 40.9%) respectively. Minority of the studied students had poor scores (1.3%). Conclusion:The mean score of HPLP II of the studied students considered at good level and the nutrition domain had the highest mean score while the physical activity domain had the lowest mean score. 45.9% of the students had a good score at HPLP II.

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Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors and Associated Factors among Sohag University Students

Mahmoud,

Yousef,

Ali

2024

Sohag Medical Journal

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“…Moderate resistance to stress showed relatively increased effectiveness in increasing the level of awareness of healthy practices among students. Stress management training has been shown to be beneficial when the annual curriculum includes stress management education courses [ 5 , 33 ].…”

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“…Therefore, to facilitate the process of transforming intention into behavior, it must be supported both by increased self-efficacy and social support, since some daily behaviors (tooth brushing or flossing) do not depend on intention but on habits and social support. In most studies, physical activity had one of the lowest overall scores among the subcategories [ 5 , 34 , 35 ]. Between 40% and 50% of students seem to be sedentary and physically inactive [ 36 ].…”

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Predictors of Oral Health Behaviors among Dental Students

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Background and Objectives: College life is a time when students take more responsibility for health-related behaviors. Aim: To determine the oral health behaviors of dental students, to motivate their transformation into cyanogenic behaviors by applying the planned behavior model, and to determine the degree to which students can modify behavior for oral health. Material and Methods: The results of the initial and final assessment (4 months apart) of the bacterial plaque present by means of the Quigley Hein and API indexes were collected from the student files. The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II -HPLP II and Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) questionnaires were used to determine the variables with predictor values that influence the cognitive-perceptual factors. Results: For the “health responsibility” domain, the average total value was 2.53 ± 0.9 (SD). For the “interpersonal relationships” domain, the average value was 2.82 ± 0.79. In the case of the “nutrition” domain, the desire to change the behavior of the participants was moderate (2.53 ± 1.19). “Physical activity” represents an important field in the everyday life of young adults. The results of the study indicated a moderate desire for change (2.52 ± 0.97). In the case of “spiritual growth”, in which self-esteem, the way the individual perceives the environment and the adaptation to it were evaluated, a great desire for change was observed (2.74 ± 0.82). Scale GSE questionnaire showed an α coefficient of 28.52 ± 0.82, a value that indicated a moderate to a high level of efficacy and self-confidence. Conclusions: The results of the study showed that students have a moderate tendency to change in all areas, except for interpersonal relationships, where the desire to change something is increased. The participants have a moderate to a high level of self-efficacy and self-confidence.

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Health-promoting lifestyle and its predictors among health-related and non-health-related university students in Taiwan: a cross-sectional quantitative study

Chao

2023

BMC Public Health

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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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Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, Croatia

Cited by 8 publications

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Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors and Associated Factors among Sohag University Students

Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors and Associated Factors among Sohag University Students

Predictors of Oral Health Behaviors among Dental Students

Health-promoting lifestyle and its predictors among health-related and non-health-related university students in Taiwan: a cross-sectional quantitative study

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