School of Nursing, Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA.
Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2022 Feb;19(1):73-80. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12551. Epub 2022 Jan 11.
Although there are well-known benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, few nursing students practice health-promoting behaviors (HPBs).
The aim of this study was to compare the HPBs of undergraduate nursing students from two different cultures-the United States of America (U.S.), a high-income country, and Lebanon, a low-income country.
A cross-sectional, descriptive study included 320 undergraduate nursing students, of which 200 were from the U.S. and 120 were from Lebanon.
The results indicated significant differences between the groups in their HPBs, as measured by the total Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II score of t(318) = 6.66, p = .001, and its subscales of health responsibility, t(318) = 5.06, p = .001; physical activity, t(318) = 6.29, p = .001; interpersonal relations, t(318) = 4.24, p = .001; nutrition, t(318) = 3.54, p = .001; spiritual growth, t (318) = 3.05, p = .002; and stress management, t(318) = 3, p = .003.
The significant differences in HPBs of nursing students from two different countries indicated that cultural factors may influence students' healthy lifestyle. Therefore, nursing education should consider exploring strategies that promote student participation in health-promoting activities.
尽管保持健康的生活方式有很多好处，但很少有护理专业的学生能够践行促进健康的行为。
本研究旨在比较来自两种不同文化背景的护理专业本科生的促进健康行为，这两种文化分别是美国（高收入国家）和黎巴嫩（低收入国家）。
本横断面描述性研究纳入了 320 名护理专业本科生，其中 200 名来自美国，120 名来自黎巴嫩。
结果表明，两组学生在健康促进生活方式量表-Ⅱ总分方面存在显著差异，t(318)=6.66，p=0.001，在健康责任、体力活动、人际关系、营养、精神成长和压力管理等方面也存在显著差异，t 值分别为 5.06、6.29、4.24、3.54、3.05 和 3.00，p 值均小于 0.05。
来自两个不同国家的护理专业学生在促进健康行为方面存在显著差异，这表明文化因素可能会影响学生的健康生活方式。因此，护理教育应考虑探索促进学生参与促进健康活动的策略。
