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Year 2021, Volume: 43 Issue: 1, 20 - 30, 31.03.2021

Ali Dörtkol , Levent Özdemir

https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.837032
Cited By: 1

Abstract

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Evaluation of healthy lifestyle behaviors and related factors in medical students

Year 2021, Volume: 43 Issue: 1, 20 - 30, 31.03.2021

Ali Dörtkol , Levent Özdemir

https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.837032
Cited By: 1

Abstract

Objective: A healthy lifestyle can be defined as the adoption and implementation of behaviors that will reduce the risk of a serious illness or premature death, as well as protect and improve health levels. The aim of this study was to determine healthy lifestyle behaviors of students in a medical faculty and to investigate the relationships between healthy lifestyle behaviors and various factors.
Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine between October 2019 and March 2020. A total of 357 students attending the first and sixth grade of medical faculty were included in the study. The data were collected by a questionnaire included questions about the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II (HLBS-II).
Results: Of the respondents, 54.3% (n=194) were women and 52.7% (n=188) were sixth-year graduates. Most of them were living apart from family (in a private house or dormitory) (n=258, 72.3%) and stated their health status as very good/good (n=286, 80.1%). Students, who were living with their families (p=0.039), who had very good/good level of health status perception (p<0.001), whose fathers’ educational level was high school or above (p=0.004), who were non-smokers (p=0.003), and who were not drinking alcohol (p=0.001) had significantly higher HLBS-II total scores. Furthermore, HLBS-II total score (p=0.003), physical activity (p<0.001), spiritual growth (p<0.001), and interpersonal relationships (p=0.039) subscale scores of first-year students were significantly higher than sixth-year students.
Conclusions: It was observed that the healthy lifestyle behaviors of medical students did not develop in a positive way despite the education they received. Examining of students' health habits at regular intervals and developing multisectoral on-campus health programs should be considered as an opportunity to improve the health of both students and the community.

Keywords

Health promotion Healthy lifestyle Medical education Medical students

References

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  • Pender NJ. Health Promotion in Nursing Practice. Norwalk CT: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1982.
  • World Health Organization. Fact Sheets. Noncommunicable Diseases. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/noncommunicable-diseases (Accessed June 10, 2020).
  • Cecchini M, Sassi F, Lauer JA, et al. Tackling of unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, and obesity: health effects and cost-effectiveness. Lancet. 2010; 376(9754): 1775-84.
  • Jimenez EY. World Development Report 2007: Development and the next generation. Washington, D.C: The World Bank, 2006.
  • Abramson S, Stein J, Schaufele M, Frates E, Rogan S. Personal exercise habits and counseling practices of primary care physicians: a national survey. Clin J Sport Med. 2000; 10(1): 40-8.
  • Lewis CE, Clancy C, Leake B, Schwartz JS. The counseling practices of internists. Ann Intern Med. 1991; 114(1): 54-8.
  • Frank E, Rothenberg R, Lewis C, Belodoff BF. Correlates of physicians' prevention-related practices. Findings from the Women Physicians' Health Study. Arch Fam Med. 2000; 9(4): 359-67.
  • Sajwani RA, Shoukat S, Raza R, et al. Knowledge and practice of healthy lifestyle and dietary habits in medical and non-medical students of Karachi, Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2009; 59(9): 650-5.
  • Walker SN, Hill-Polerecky, DM. Psychometric Evaluation of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. Unpublished Manuscript, University of Nebraska Medical Center 1996.
  • Walker SN, Sechrist KR, Pender NJ. The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile: development and psychometric characteristics. Nurs Res. 1987; 36(2): 76-81.
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  • Hacıhasanoğlu R, Yıldırım A, Karakurt P, Sağlam R. Healthy lifestyle behaviour in university students and influential factors in eastern Turkey. Int J Nurs Pract. 2011; 17(1): 43-51.
  • Demir E, Artantaş AB. Tıp ve Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinde Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışlarının Değerlendirilmesi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma. Ankara Medical Journal. 2018; 18(2): 186-97.
  • Wei CN, Harada K, Ueda K, et al. Assessment of health-promoting lifestyle profile in Japanese university students. Environ Health Prev Med. 2012; 17(3): 222-7.
  • Ünalan D, Şenol V, Öztürk A, Erkorkmaz Ü. Meslek Yüksekokullarının Sağlık ve Sosyal Programlarında Öğrenim Gören Öğrencilerin Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışları ve Öz-Bakım Gücü Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi. İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2007; 14(2): 101-9.
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  • Bhuiyan M, Sheng JWK, Ghazali FHB, et al. Health-Promoting Lifestyle Habits among Preclinical Medical Students. Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. 2017; 11(2): 490-5.
  • Ganasegeran K, Al-Dubai SAR, Qureshi AM, et al. Social and psychological factors affecting eating habits among university students in a Malaysian medical school: a cross-sectional study. Nutrition Journal. 2012; 11(1): 48.
  • Kurt AS. The Relationship between Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Health Locus of Control among Nursing and Midwifery Students. American Journal of Nursing Research. 2015; 3(2): 36-40.
  • Cihangiroğlu Z, Deveci S. Fırat Üniversitesi Elazığ Sağlık Yüksekokulu Öğrencilerinin Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışları ve Etkileyen Faktörler. Fırat Tıp Dergisi. 2011; 16(2): 78-83.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Medical Science Research Articles
Authors

Ali Dörtkol 0000-0002-5307-0008

Levent Özdemir 0000-0002-4330-8334

Publication Date March 31, 2021
Acceptance Date March 31, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021Volume: 43 Issue: 1

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AMA Dörtkol A, Özdemir L. Evaluation of healthy lifestyle behaviors and related factors in medical students. CMJ. March 2021;43(1):20-30. doi:10.7197/cmj.837032

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