Shrestha K, Acharya S, Poudel S
Department of Nursing, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal.
Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Soaltemode, Kathmandu.
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2022 Apr-Jun;20(78):203-208.
Background Lifestyle is an important factor to individual's health and quality of life. Although, the emergence of Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has forced billions of people to change their lifestyle overnight. Objective To identify health promoting lifestyle during COVID-19 pandemic among the residents of Gandaki Province, Nepal. Method Descriptive cross sectional web based study was conducted among 386 respondents from Gandaki Province. Adults from 18 years and above, who could fill the form online were included using purposive and snowball sampling technique. Data were collected using Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II) scale and analysed using descriptive (frequency, percentage, median) and inferential statistics (Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test). Result Only 18.7% of the respondents had an excellent health promoting lifestyle followed by good health promoting lifestyle among 60.4%. Highest median score was observed in spiritual 27(10-36), and interpersonal relationship subscale 27(9-36). Whereas, the lowest was observed in physical activity 21(8-32) followed by stress management 24(10-32). Statistically significant difference was observed in age and perception of own health status with spirituality; gender, chronic illness and perception of own health status with interpersonal subscale and age, gender, marital status, occupation and perception of own health status with physical subscale. Conclusion The study concludes the need of health education and awareness to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours with a particular emphasis on indoor physical activities and stress management skills with specific consideration to female and elderly.
背景 生活方式是影响个人健康和生活质量的重要因素。尽管如此，2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的出现迫使数十亿人在一夜之间改变了他们的生活方式。目的 确定尼泊尔甘达基省居民在COVID-19大流行期间促进健康的生活方式。方法 对甘达基省的386名受访者进行了基于网络的描述性横断面研究。采用目的抽样和滚雪球抽样技术，纳入18岁及以上能够在线填写表格的成年人。使用健康促进生活方式量表II（HPLP II）收集数据，并使用描述性统计（频率、百分比、中位数）和推断性统计（曼-惠特尼U检验和克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验）进行分析。结果 只有18.7%的受访者拥有优秀的健康促进生活方式，其次是60.4%的人拥有良好的健康促进生活方式。精神维度得分中位数最高，为27（10-36），人际关系子量表得分中位数为27（9-36）。而身体活动维度得分中位数最低，为21（8-32），其次是压力管理维度，为24（10-32）。在年龄和对自身健康状况的认知与精神维度之间、性别、慢性病和对自身健康状况的认知与人际关系子量表之间，以及年龄、性别、婚姻状况、职业和对自身健康状况的认知与身体维度之间，观察到了统计学上的显著差异。结论 该研究得出结论，需要开展健康教育和提高认识，以促进健康的生活方式行为，尤其要特别强调室内体育活动和压力管理技能，并特别关注女性和老年人。
