Stark Mary Ann, Hoekstra Tena, Hazel Debra Lindstrom, Barton Barbara
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Work. 2012;42(3):393-401. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2012-1428.
Living a healthy lifestyle in order to manage stress encountered in the health care system is important for health care professionals. The purpose of this study was to increase healthy behaviors of undergraduate students in professional health care majors by introducing a health promotion intervention in a required course.
The sample consisted of 201 undergraduate health professional students from nursing (NUR) (n=82, 40.8%), occupational therapy (OT) (n=72, 35.8%), and speech- language pathology (SLP) (n=47, 23.4%).
A pretest-posttest comparison group design was used. The NUR and OT students received a health promotion intervention to encourage a healthy lifestyle in a required course. SLP students served as a comparison group and did not receive content on self health promotion.
The comparison group (SLP) had significantly lower scores on the overall Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLPII), physical activity and nutrition scales at posttest when compared to pretest. In contrast, students in the intervention group (NUR & OT) significantly increased in their health responsibility as measured on the HPLPII survey at the end of the semester.
Infusing content on healthy behaviors in undergraduate curricula may better prepare professionals for living a healthy lifestyle.
保持健康的生活方式以应对医疗保健系统中遇到的压力，这对医疗保健专业人员来说很重要。本研究的目的是通过在一门必修课中引入健康促进干预措施，来增加本科医疗保健专业学生的健康行为。
样本包括201名本科医疗保健专业学生，其中护理专业（NUR）82名（40.8%）、职业治疗专业（OT）72名（35.8%）、言语语言病理学专业（SLP）47名（23.4%）。
采用前测-后测比较组设计。护理专业和职业治疗专业的学生在一门必修课中接受了健康促进干预，以鼓励健康的生活方式。言语语言病理学专业的学生作为对照组，未接受自我健康促进方面的内容。
与前测相比，对照组（言语语言病理学专业）在后测时的总体健康促进生活方式量表II（HPLPII）、身体活动和营养量表得分显著更低。相比之下，干预组（护理专业和职业治疗专业）的学生在学期末的HPLPII调查中，其健康责任方面有显著提高。
在本科课程中融入健康行为方面的内容，可能会让专业人员更好地为健康的生活方式做好准备。
