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Revista de Enfermagem Referência
Print version ISSN 0874-0283On-line version ISSN 2182-2883
Abstract
FERREIRA, Maria Margarida Silva Vieira et al. Higher education students’ lifestyles: Contributions to health promotion. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2023, vol.serVI, n.2, e22022. Epub June 06, 2023. ISSN 0874-0283. https://doi.org/10.12707/rvi22022.
Background:
The transition to higher education is a period of change during which students have new experiences that influence their lifestyles.
Objective:
To identify the domains of higher education students’ lifestyles that require intervention.
Methodology:
This cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was conducted with 522 higher education students. The Fantastic Lifestyle Assessment questionnaire was used, and statistical analysis was conducted using the IBM SPSS Statistics software - version 25.0.
Results:
The study participants had a median age of 22, and 78.4% were women. Of the 522 students in the sample, 17.8% were overweight and 6.3% were obese, 14.4% were diagnosed with a chronic disease, 35.6% had Very Good lifestyles, and 20.1% had Good lifestyles. The domains Health and sexual behavior (x-= 8.97/24) and Work/type of personality (x-= 6.82/12) obtained negative scores. Significant differences were found in the questionnaire’s total score (U =19785.00; p < 0.05) when considering the variables Gender, with female students having better lifestyles (x-= 89.16; SD = 12.75) and Course year (H = 18.80; p < 0.01).
Conclusion:
Assessing higher education students’ lifestyles offers the possibility to describe the intervention foci and guide the health promotion interventions.
Keywords : lifestyle; students; university; health promotion.