title: Determinants of a health-promoting lifestyle: an integrative review.
abstract: This paper reports on an integrative review of the research literature published between 1983 and 1991 that focused on identifying the determinants of a health-promoting lifestyle. Twenty-three studies were reviewed, six of which were concerned with children and adolescents and the remaining 17 with adults. A meta-analysis of correlations for each study determinant was conducted using the Pandora System. Results indicated that self-efficacy was the strongest predictor of a health-promoting lifestyle, followed by social support, perceived benefits, self-concept, perceived barriers and health definition. The most frequently studied determinants were not the best predictors of a health-promoting lifestyle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, St Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gillis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004522:Educational Status; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008019:Life Style; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012648:Self Care / Q000592:standards; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support