title: Determinants of health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among Arab immigrants from the region of the Levant.
abstract: Arab immigrants in the United States are at risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. We explored health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among Arab immigrants to the United States from the Middle Eastern region of the Levant. In 218 male and female Arab adults surveyed with the revised Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II), the mean for the HPLP-II was 2.73 (range 1-4), with spiritual growth and interpersonal relations the most frequently reported practices and physical activity the least frequently practiced dimension of health-promoting behaviors. Multiple linear regression analysis highlighted four determinants of health-promoting lifestyle behaviors: health insurance, acculturation, self-efficacy, and social support. Health promotion programs serving Arab immigrants should take these determinants into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Abu-Dhabi Health Services Company-SEHA Health System, P.O. Box 144907, Khalifa City A, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Salah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aqtash
authors.forename: Gwen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Servellen
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018912:Arabs / Q000208:ethnology*; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology*; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Arab immigrants; Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile; health promotion; health status; unhealthy behaviors; wellness behaviors