Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences of Melilla, University of Granada, C/Santander 1, 52071 Melilla, Spain.
Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Faculty of Health Sciences of Ceuta, University of Granada, C/Cortadura del Valle Sn C.P., 51001 Ceuta, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 9;19(9):5765. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095765.
Nursing students are exposed to concepts of healthy lifestyles while they are attending university.
The aim of this study was to analyze whether nursing students have a healthier lifestyle than non-nursing students and to determine whether their behaviour is consistent with their beliefs.
A cross-sectional study, with 293 university students was performed by using a validated questionnaire to measure beliefs and behaviour regarding health.
The lifestyle pattern of the nursing students evaluated was characterised by a high percentage of nurses with low levels of physical activity, poor balanced diet and smoking habits. The comparative analysis showed no significant differences between nursing students and students from other degrees.
Students have a positive attitude and knowledge about healthy lifestyle, but do not transfer it to their own lives. Nurses' lifestyle can unintentionally affect the behaviour of other people through their own behaviour and beliefs because they serve as a model for a healthy lifestyle. These findings support that nurse educators have an active role as promoter of health by using lessons to modify the behaviour of their students.
护理专业的学生在接受大学教育的同时,接触到健康生活方式的概念。
本研究旨在分析护理专业的学生是否比非护理专业的学生拥有更健康的生活方式,以及他们的行为是否与其信念一致。
采用横断面研究设计,对 293 名大学生进行了一项研究,使用经过验证的问卷来衡量他们对健康的信念和行为。
评估的护理学生的生活方式模式表现为低水平体力活动、不良均衡饮食和吸烟习惯的护士比例较高。比较分析显示,护理专业学生与其他专业学生之间没有显著差异。
学生对健康生活方式持有积极的态度和知识,但并未将其转化为自身生活。护士的生活方式可以通过他们自己的行为和信念,对其他人的行为产生无意识的影响,因为他们是健康生活方式的榜样。这些发现支持护士教育者通过课程积极发挥健康促进者的作用,改变学生的行为。