title: Factors Affecting Health-Promoting Behaviors in Nursing Students at a University in Turkey.
abstract: This descriptive study was carried out to determine factors affecting health-promoting behaviors in nursing students. The sample consisted of 245 students. A questionnaire about factors affecting lifestyle behavior and the Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile Scale-II were used to collect data from 245 nursing students during the spring semester of the 2012-2013 academic year. A significant difference was found between students with and without diagnosed health problems in terms of their mean scores on the Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile Scale-II subscales of health responsibility, spiritual growth, and interpersonal relations, as well as their total mean scores (p < .05). The exercise, nutrition, spiritual growth, and stress management subscale scores of those students regularly going for health checks were determined to be significantly higher than those of the students who did not obtain regular health checks. Students' healthy lifestyle behaviors were generally found to be at the medium level. This study provides evidence of the need for interventions to help nurses in Turkey.
authors: Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey ugorgulu@gazi.edu.tr.
authors: Ülkü
authors: Ü
authors: Polat
authors: Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Şükrü
authors: Ş
authors: Özen
authors: Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Burcu Bayrak
authors: BB
authors: Kahraman
authors: Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Hatice
authors: H
authors: Bostanoğlu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D029181:Spirituality; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: health promotion; lifestyle; nursing