title: Effect of a health promotion course on health promoting behaviours of university students.
abstract: The purpose of this pilot study in Turkey was to determine the effects of a health promotion course on enhancement of self-care agency and health-promoting behaviours of University of Kocaeli students. A group of 41 civil engineering students attended a 15-week course developed by the investigator, which included 30 hours of classroom lectures. The success of the education was measured by pre- and post-intervention tests using the Exercise of Self-care Agency scale and the Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II scale. After the course, the self-care agency and health-promoting lifestyle scores of the university students increased significantly. University students with the lowest scores before the course displayed the most progress after the course.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Kocaeli, Umuttepe, Kocaeli, Turkey. insafaltun@mynet.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Altun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003479:Curriculum; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004738:Engineering; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D014495:Universities