Abstract

FERREIRA, Fernanda Maria Príncipe Bastos; MOTA, Liliana Andreia Neves da; BRITO, Irma da Silva  and  SANTOS, Margarida Reis. Nursing students' health profile: epidemiological diagnosis based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2017, vol.serIV, n.15, pp.91-100. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV17047.

Background: The identification of nursing students' health profile is essential to develop healthy academic communities. Objective: To analyze students' health profile with a view to designing intervention strategies based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model. Methodology: Quantitative study. Data were collected using the Portuguese version of the following questionnaires: the Fantastic Lifestyle Assessment, the Stunkard Figure Rating Scale, the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and the Psychological General Well-Being Index. A total of 224 undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students participated in this study. Results: Students' overall lifestyle is very good. However, lower scores were found in the physical activity/affiliation, changes in nutrition, altered sleep and low stress management ability, work/personality type, and insight, which suggests that students are less optimistic and positive about life. Conclusion: The intervention plan includes support, education, protection, and prevention should be adapted to students' individual needs and integrated into the curricula.

Keywords : health profile; life style; students, nursing.

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