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Ng, Emily, Melissa Wake, Timothy Olds, Kate Lycett, Ben Edwards, Ha Le, and Dorothea Dumuid. "Equivalence Curves for Healthy Lifestyle Choices." Pediatrics 147, no. 4 (March 26, 2021): e2020025395. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-025395.

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Cooper, Leslie, Kathy Eliason, and Alexandra True. "Combining Health Promotion Classroom Lessons With Health Fair Activities." Journal of School Nursing 20, no. 1 (February 2004): 50–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10598405040200010901.

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This article focuses on the important role of the school nurse in promoting healthy lifestyle choices through networking, resource identification, and working with community partners. “Everyone Is Healthy at Northeast” was a health promotion program designed and presented in two ways: classroom lessons and a health fair. There were interactive health promotion classroom lessons on topics such as proper hand washing, the effects of tobacco, and keeping one’s heart healthy. These lessons were enhanced by community partners in delivering the healthy lifestyle message through a variety of teaching methods: music, interactive games, and hands-on visuals. The health promotion education program culminated in a schoolwide health fair that showcased the healthy lifestyle choice information at various stations. “Everyone Is Healthy at Northeast” was a success and promoted healthy lifestyle choices through creativity, collaboration, and support from the entire school community.
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Fleary, Sasha A., Reynolette Ettienne-Gittens, and Robert W. Heffer. "Perceptions of Preventive Health Care and Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Low Income Families: A Qualitative Study." ISRN Preventive Medicine 2013 (April 3, 2013): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2013/189180.

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This paper examines Head Start parents’ perceptions of preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices and Head Start administrators’ perceptions of the needs of parents they serve. To address the preventive health of the population, it is necessary that we explore perceptions, risks, and protective factors of preventive health. Focus groups were conducted with parents and administrators to elicit this information and to obtain suggestions for improving preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices among this group. Overall, nutrition and physical activity emerged as themes in parents’ definition of preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices. They further identified social support and education as major protective factors for engaging in preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices. Results of this study can be used to inform research and practice to develop interventions to increase preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices among low income families.
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Stępniak, Piotr. "Healthy lifestyles in the perspective of homo eligens." Journal of Medical Science 87, no. 1 (July 20, 2018): 40–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.20883/jms.2018.267.

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The article is devoted to lifestyles in the context of health. According to vision of A. Siciński — lifestyle is a culturally conditioned way of meeting needs, habits and norms. They regulate the value systems adopted by an individual or group. Lifestyle is formed by the interaction of widely understood living conditions and individual patterns of behavior. Behaviors in turn are determined by personal characteristics and sociocultural factors. Lifestyle and health behaviors are shaped throughout a person's life, but its foundations are formed in childhood and adolescence. The author of the article considers that a key category in the analysis of pro or anti-healthy lifestyle is the free choice of man. A man can decide how he wants to live and also in what health he wants to live. His choices determine the way of life. The theoretical basis for discussing in this article the above-mentioned issue will be Siciński's concept of so-called homo eligens which is little known, but worthy of dissemination. It is the most important part of his theory of lifestyles.
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Person, Ashley L., Sarah E. Colby, and Janie W. Eubanks. "Nutritionopoly: Let Healthy Choices “Monopolize” Your Lifestyle." Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 43, no. 4 (July 2011): 303–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2010.10.008.

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Wehling Weepie, Anna K., and Ann Marie McCarthy. "A Healthy Lifestyle Program: Promoting Child Health in Schools." Journal of School Nursing 18, no. 6 (December 2002): 322–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10598405020180060401.

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The problem of overweight children is an increasing public health concern in the United States. Many children today consume diets that are high in fat, lack regular physical activity, and receive minimal amounts of nutrition education at school. School-based education about nutrition and healthy lifestyles provides an opportunity for intervention with all children. A program for 4th- and 5th-grade students was designed to increase the student’s knowledge about nutrition and healthy lifestyles. After implementation of the program, there was a significant increase in student knowledge of nutrition and healthy lifestyles as determined by a pretest and posttest evaluation. The results have implications for school nurses because childhood behaviors have such a profound impact on future adult lifestyle choices.
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Wainwright, N. W. J., P. G. Surtees, A. A. Welch, R. N. Luben, K. T. Khaw, and S. A. Bingham. "Healthy lifestyle choices: could sense of coherence aid health promotion?" Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 61, no. 10 (October 1, 2007): 871–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2006.056275.

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Jafari, Mahtab. "Life101 Enhances Healthy Lifestyle Choices in Pre-Health Undergraduate Students." Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 14, no. 3 (July 1, 2017): 41–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.53761/1.14.3.4.

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Stress levels in college students are increasing at an alarmingly fast pace. To combat this rising tide, universities need effective tools to promote student well-being and help them to recognize and manage their stress. One approach is to teach students basic lifestyle skills to cope with stress and achieve wellness. This is important as it not only increases students’ retention within a chosen field of study, but assists them to achieve personal and academic success. To inspire our undergraduate students to adopt healthy lifestyle choices, a once-weekly course titled “Life101” was developed with topics that focused on students’ wellness such as stress management, emotional intelligence, financial management, nutrition, and exercise. Classes were taught through a combination of lecture, multimedia videos, and discussions. Here, we share our observational findings outlining the potential benefits (short- and long-term) for students participating in Life101. Based on pre- and post-course survey data from students, both in-class and online, Life101 had a significant positive impact on the lifestyle of our students. The main outcomes from this study were: 1) both in-class and online courses resulted in positive lifestyle changes in our students; 2) online students showed greater mastery of course topics compared to their in-class peers; and 3) long-term benefits from the course were reported after a one-year follow-up. Although, this collective positive impact may suggest that offering Life101 to undergraduate students can serve to improve students’ mental and physical health, a prospective study is needed to confirm these findings.
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Tasdemir-Ozdes, Aylin, Carla M. Strickland-Hughes, Susan Bluck, and Natalie C. Ebner. "Future perspective and healthy lifestyle choices in adulthood." Psychology and Aging 31, no. 6 (September 2016): 618–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pag0000089.

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Wongprawmas, Rungsaran, Cristina Mora, Nicoletta Pellegrini, Raquel P. F. Guiné, Eleonora Carini, Giovanni Sogari, and Elena Vittadini. "Food Choice Determinants and Perceptions of a Healthy Diet among Italian Consumers." Foods 10, no. 2 (February 3, 2021): 318. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10020318.

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Healthy food choices are crucial for a healthy lifestyle. However, food choices are complex and affected by various factors. Understanding the determinant factors affecting food choices could aid policy-makers in designing better strategies to promote healthy food choices in the general public. This study aims to evaluate the food choice motivations and to segment consumer groups, according to their food choice motivations, in a sample of 531 Italian consumers (collected by convenience sampling), through offline and online survey platforms. K-means cluster analysis was applied to identify consumer groups using six food choice motivation categories (health, emotional, economic and availability, social and cultural, environmental and political, and marketing and commercial). The results suggest that the strongest determinants for the food choices of Italian consumers are Environmental factors and Health. Two consumer profiles were identified through the segmentation analysis: Emotional eating and Health-driven consumers. The respondents were found to have a good awareness of what comprises a healthy diet. There is a potential market for healthy and sustainable food products, especially products with minimal or environmentally friendly packages. Food labels and information strategies could be promoted as tools to assist consumers to make healthy food choices.
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Finley, Nicola. "Lifestyle Choices Can Augment Female Sexual Well-Being." American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 12, no. 1 (November 9, 2017): 38–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827617740823.

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Female sexual wellbeing is complex and it’s an important part of a comprehensive approach to women’s health. Unfortunately, this aspect of health often is not discussed during medical appointments which can be isolating for female patients. Low libido is the most common female sexual dysfunction. There are multiple causes of low libido that may be physical, cultural, emotional, medical psychological or due to her relationship with her partner. A healthy lifestyle is one way to help women overcome low libido and a few examples include exercise, mindfulness and yoga. Ultimately, these lifestyle approaches can enhance sexual satisfaction.
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Vaczy, Elizabeth, Brenda Seaman, Kathleen Peterson-Sweeney, and Carol Hondorf. "Passport to Health: An Innovative Tool to Enhance Healthy Lifestyle Choices." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 25, no. 1 (January 2011): 31–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.04.006.

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Gray, Ty-Ann, and Judy Oslin. "Primary School Students’ Choices for a Healthy Active Lifestyle." Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance 74, no. 6 (August 2003): 52–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2003.10609221.

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Gengler, Patrick T., and Kenneth R. Ecker. "The Effectiveness Of Exercise In Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 37, Supplement (May 2005): S250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/00005768-200505001-01288.

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Wolin, K. Y., and G. A. Colditz. "Cancer and Beyond: Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Cancer Survivors." JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 105, no. 9 (March 14, 2013): 593–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djt052.

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Gengler, Patrick T., and Kenneth R. Ecker. "The Effectiveness Of Exercise In Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 37, Supplement (May 2005): S250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200505001-01288.

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Chen, Zhuo. "Information, Prices, and Healthy Lifestyle Choices of Adults: Discussion." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 93, no. 2 (December 9, 2010): 387–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaq101.

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Lusk, Jayson L. "Information, Prices, and Healthy Lifestyle Choices of Adults: Discussion." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 93, no. 2 (January 2011): 385–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaq102.

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&NA;. "Americans Score Grade of "C" on Healthy Lifestyle Choices." Nurse Educator 34, no. 5 (September 2009): 213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.nne.0000334824.89296.eb.

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Alpert, Joseph S. "Failing Grades in the Adoption of Healthy Lifestyle Choices." American Journal of Medicine 122, no. 6 (June 2009): 493–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.01.010.

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Cooper, Andrew. "The Biopolitics of Lifestyle: Foucault, Ethics and Healthy Choices." Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 14, no. 1 (December 22, 2016): 159–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11673-016-9763-8.

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Wiseman, Nicola, Neil Harris, and Patricia Lee. "Lifestyle knowledge and preferences in preschool children: Evaluation of the Get up and Grow healthy lifestyle education programme." Health Education Journal 75, no. 8 (July 28, 2016): 1012–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896916648726.

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Objective: Early childhood is considered a window of opportunity for lifestyle interventions, as this is a critical life-stage at which children accumulate knowledge and skills around behaviours such as eating and physical activity. This study examined how exposure to a settings-based healthy lifestyle programme influences knowledge and preference of food and physical play in preschool children. Design: Quasi-experimental, pre–post intervention design. Methods: Pre- and post-impact evaluation of a healthy lifestyle intervention using an innovative computerised photo-pair food and exercise questionnaire and an age-appropriate test of executive function. The study included 82 children aged 3–5 years and was structured with an intervention and a control group. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS v22. Results: For the intervention group, there was a significant improvement in overall knowledge of healthy lifestyle behaviours post-intervention, particularly in the identification of healthy and unhealthy food choices. There was no associated change in behavioural preferences. Conclusion: The study highlighted that age-appropriate lifestyle interventions with preschool-aged children can lead to improved knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices. However, improvement in knowledge of healthy lifestyle behaviours does not necessarily lead to positive changes in food and activity preferences that inform choices.
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Kalinowska, Sylwia, Beata Trześniowska-Drukała, Karolina Kłoda, Krzysztof Safranow, Błażej Misiak, Agnieszka Cyran, and Jerzy Samochowiec. "The Association between Lifestyle Choices and Schizophrenia Symptoms." Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 1 (January 5, 2021): 165. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10010165.

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Due to poor eating habits, insufficient physical activity, and nicotine use, schizophrenia patients are at increased risk of lifestyle diseases. Factors contributing to unhealthy behaviors include lower socioeconomic status and level of education as well as social isolation. Schizophrenia manifestations such as amotivation, apathy, and cognitive deficits can further hinder development of proper health habits. The aim of this study was to assess the possible association between lifestyle-related choices and schizophrenia symptoms severity. This observational study enrolled 106 patients with schizophrenia (42 Males/64 Females), 18–69 years (mean: 41.89 ± 9.7 years). Mean duration of schizophrenia was 14.61 ± 9.7 years. Multiple significant correlations were found between patients’ lifestyle and their biochemical laboratory parameters (lipid profile and fasting glucose). Most importantly, a significant link emerged between presented habits and schizophrenia symptom severity. There were also significant gender differences in the intake of sweets and sweet beverages. Quite unexpectedly, a behavioral shift towards more healthy lifestyle choices was observed after completion of questionnaires on lifestyle and health habits. There are clear benefits to systematic provision of educational interventions concerning physical activity and proper eating habits to schizophrenia patients. These simple preventive measures could significantly improve both mental and physical health outcomes in schizophrenia patient populations.
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Hartmann, Christina, Michael Siegrist, and Klazine van der Horst. "Snack frequency: associations with healthy and unhealthy food choices." Public Health Nutrition 16, no. 8 (August 16, 2012): 1487–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980012003771.

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AbstractObjectiveWe examined associations between snack frequency, sociodemographic characteristics, BMI, dietary and eating behaviour. In order to identify whether various subgroups of high-frequency snack consumers exist, we investigated underlying food patterns and lifestyle factors.DesignThe data were based on the Swiss Food Panel Questionnaire of 2010, which included an FFQ, questions relating to sociodemographics and lifestyle factors. Data were examined using ANOVA, regression analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis. Gender differences were also investigated in the analysis of the data.SettingA sample of 6189 adults participating in the Swiss Food Panel filled in a questionnaire (response rate 30 %).SubjectsThe sample consisted of both men and women, with a mean age of 54·4 (sd 13·5) years.ResultsThere was no association between snack frequency and BMI. Consumption frequency of sweets and savouries as well as fruit intake increased with increasing snack frequency. Additionally, three different subgroups of high-frequency snack consumers could be revealed: healthy, moderate and unhealthy dietary-pattern groups. The latter included respondents who were less health-conscious and was characterized by high alcohol consumption frequency, daily breakfast skipping and watching television during the main meal.ConclusionsHigh snack frequency occurred in the context of healthy as well as unhealthy dietary behaviour and lifestyle patterns. Women made healthier dietary food choices and were more likely to consume fruits as snacks, while men chose unhealthy foods, such as sweets and savouries, more often.
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Goetz, Lisiane, and Renato C. Teixeira. "Health Literacy Improves the Lifestyle of Undergraduate in Education Students." Journal of Education and Development 4, no. 3 (September 22, 2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.20849/jed.v4i3.787.

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The choices related to lifestyle habits, during the period of graduation at the university are decisive for the development of a healthy lifestyle and for combating the risk behaviors that lead to Chronic Non-communicable Diseases. This study aims to examine the relationship between a discipline focused on health literacy and the development of attitudinal components aimed at the competence of self-care and responsibility of pedagogy students, in relation to the choices that constitute their lifestyle. The investigation of this research indicates that the literacy and health promotion program developed during the Principles of Healthy Living for education students had a positive effect on the development of competence and responsibility for self-care in their lifestyle. Quantitative data were obtained using the socio-demographic questionnaire and validated scale of the Fantastic Lifestyle and the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, at the beginning and end of the course. The results point to an improvement in lifestyle with an increase in the practice of recreational physical activity of vigorous intensity (p=0.0339) and in its frequency (p=0.0130). Still, there was a significant reduction in the level of physical inactivity (p=0.0451), in addition to the evident improvement in lifestyle (p=0.0196), with all participants grouped in the categories “Good”, “Very Good” and “Excellent” referring to lifestyle. This study showed that an approach to health education for university students is a positive initiative for teaching important skills to consolidate a healthy lifestyle.
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Kim, Myung‐Ja, Choong‐Ki Lee, Woo Gon Kim, and Joung‐Man Kim. "Relationships between lifestyle of health and sustainability and healthy food choices for seniors." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 25, no. 4 (May 24, 2013): 558–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09596111311322925.

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Reddy, Oliver Cameron, and Ysbrand D. van der Werf. "The Sleeping Brain: Harnessing the Power of the Glymphatic System through Lifestyle Choices." Brain Sciences 10, no. 11 (November 17, 2020): 868. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10110868.

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The glymphatic system is a “pseudo-lymphatic” perivascular network distributed throughout the brain, responsible for replenishing as well as cleansing the brain. Glymphatic clearance is the macroscopic process of convective fluid transport in which harmful interstitial metabolic waste products are removed from the brain intima. This paper addresses the glymphatic system, its dysfunction and the major consequences of impaired clearance in order to link neurodegeneration and glymphatic activity with lifestyle choices. Glymphatic clearance can be manipulated by sleep deprivation, cisterna magna puncture, acetazolamide or genetic deletion of AQP4 channels, but how lifestyle choices affect this brain-wide clearance system remains to be resolved. This paper will synthesize existing literature on glymphatic clearance, sleep, Alzheimer’s disease and lifestyle choices, in order to harness the power of this mass transport system, promote healthy brain ageing and possibly prevent neurodegenerative processes. This paper concludes that 1. glymphatic clearance plays a major role in Alzheimer’s pathology; 2. the vast majority of waste clearance occurs during sleep; 3. dementias are associated with sleep disruption, alongside an age-related decline in AQP4 polarization; and 4. lifestyle choices such as sleep position, alcohol intake, exercise, omega-3 consumption, intermittent fasting and chronic stress all modulate glymphatic clearance. Lifestyle choices could therefore alter Alzheimer’s disease risk through improved glymphatic clearance, and could be used as a preventative lifestyle intervention for both healthy brain ageing and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Raboch, J., R. Ptacek, M. Vnukova, and S. Tkacova. "How does lifestyle affect depression?" European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): S539. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.745.

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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to test the assumption that there seems to be association between depression and lifestyle choices. The hypothesis was that unhealthy lifestyle will have an association with increased score on BDI II.MethodsCzech version of BDI II was used and a questionnaire of lifestyle was distributed among Czech economically active population. Combination of interviews (for older population) and questionnaires (for younger population) was used. Stepwise multiple linear regression was applied to test whether and to what extend is lifestyle associated with depression.ResultsIn total data from 1027 participants was collected; 675 persons aged 25–50 years and 352 persons aged 51–65 years. The model explains 31% of variance of depression and the model is highly significant F (8,1018) = 57.66, P = 0.001. Lifestyle choices that were found to be associated with depression were sleeping habits, regular eating and drinking habits and generally conscious adherence to healthy lifestyle.ConclusionOverall, an association was found between depression and certain lifestyle choices. Importantly it was also found conscious maintenance of healthy lifestyle is an important factor. This study thus confirmed the hypothesis that there is an association between depression and lifestyle. The most important factor of lifestyle in this study was shown to be regular sleeping pattern lasting at least 6 hours. Regular eating and maintaining drinking regime during the day were also found to be crucial.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Smith, Roy. "Options and Choices in Relation to Adopting Healthy Lifestyles in the Pacific Islands Region." Journal of Developing Societies 35, no. 1 (March 2019): 62–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0169796x19826733.

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The low-lying atoll states of the Pacific region, including Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, face numerous challenges as a result of climate change and the related rise in sea level. A health transition from communicable to noncommunicable lifestyle-related diseases among these communities is placing a significant burden on medical services and broader welfare provision. This article considers the broad range of both internal and external factors that influence the options available and choices made in relation to being able to maintain a healthy lifestyle in these communities.
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Manjunath, Nandi Krishnamurthy, Vijaya Majumdar, Antonietta Rozzi, Wang Huiru, Avinash Mishra, Keishin Kimura, Raghuram Nagarathna, and Hongasandra Ramarao Nagendra. "Health Perceptions and Adopted Lifestyle Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-National Survey." JMIR Formative Research 5, no. 6 (June 1, 2021): e23630. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/23630.

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Background Social isolation measures are requisites to control viral spread during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, if these measures are implemented for a long period of time, they can result in adverse modification of people’s health perceptions and lifestyle behaviors. Objective The aim of this cross-national survey was to address the lack of adequate real-time data on the public response to changes in lifestyle behavior during the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A cross-national web-based survey was administered using Google Forms during the month of April 2020. The settings were China, Japan, Italy, and India. There were two primary outcomes: (1) response to the health scale, defined as perceived health status, a combined score of health-related survey items; and (2) adoption of healthy lifestyle choices, defined as the engagement of the respondent in any two of three healthy lifestyle choices (healthy eating habits, engagement in physical activity or exercise, and reduced substance use). Statistical associations were assessed with linear and logistic regression analyses. Results We received 3371 responses; 1342 were from India (39.8%), 983 from China (29.2%), 669 from Italy (19.8%), and 377 (11.2%) from Japan. A differential countrywise response was observed toward perceived health status; the highest scores were obtained for Indian respondents (9.43, SD 2.43), and the lowest were obtained for Japanese respondents (6.81, SD 3.44). Similarly, countrywise differences in the magnitude of the influence of perceptions on health status were observed; perception of interpersonal relationships was most pronounced in the comparatively old Italian and Japanese respondents (β=.68 and .60, respectively), and the fear response was most pronounced in Chinese respondents (β=.71). Overall, 78.4% of the respondents adopted at least two healthy lifestyle choices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike health status, the influence of perception of interpersonal relationships on the adoption of lifestyle choices was not unanimous, and it was absent in the Italian respondents (odds ratio 1.93, 95% CI 0.65-5.79). The influence of perceived health status was a significant predictor of lifestyle change across all the countries, most prominently by approximately 6-fold in China and Italy. Conclusions The overall consistent positive influence of increased interpersonal relationships on health perceptions and adopted lifestyle behaviors during the pandemic is the key real-time finding of the survey. Favorable behavioral changes should be bolstered through regular virtual interpersonal interactions, particularly in countries with an overall middle-aged or older population. Further, controlling the fear response of the public through counseling could also help improve health perceptions and lifestyle behavior. However, the observed human behavior needs to be viewed within the purview of cultural disparities, self-perceptions, demographic variances, and the influence of countrywise phase variations of the pandemic. The observations derived from a short lockdown period are preliminary, and real insight could only be obtained from a longer follow-up.
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Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Leigh Small, Dianne Morrison-Beedy, Anne Strasser, Lisa Spath, Richard Kreipe, Hugh Crean, Diana Jacobson, and Stephanie Van Blankenstein. "Mental Health Correlates of Healthy Lifestyle Attitudes, Beliefs, Choices, and Behaviors in Overweight Adolescents." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 20, no. 6 (November 2006): 401–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2006.03.004.

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Ashley, Christine, Elizabeth Halcomb, Susan McInnes, Karin Robinson, Elizabeth Lucas, Susan Harvey, and Sarah Remm. "Middle-aged Australians’ perceptions of support to reduce lifestyle risk factors: a qualitative study." Australian Journal of Primary Health 26, no. 4 (2020): 313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py20030.

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Increasingly, middle-aged people are demonstrating lifestyle risk factors that increase their risk of developing chronic disease. Reducing lifestyle risk in middle age can significantly reduce future morbidity and mortality and improve quality of life. Understanding peoples’ perceptions of health support is important to inform health professionals and policymakers regarding strategies to support lifestyle risk reduction. This paper seeks to explore middle-aged Australians’ perceptions of support for lifestyle risk reduction. Thirty-four middle-aged Australians were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. The overarching theme ‘support for healthy lifestyles’ comprised three subthemes. ‘Engagement with general practice’ highlighted gender differences in why people attend and what impacts their access to general practice. ‘Providing information’ emphasised participants’ experiences of lifestyle risk communication in general practice. Finally, ‘Sources of support’ revealed participants’ current health advice-seeking behaviours. Findings highlight a need for general practices to better engage middle-aged people in behaviour change and educate them about the role of general practice in prevention and health promotion. Consistent messaging across the community and strategies that focus on gender-specific concerns are likely to ensure that middle-aged people are able to make informed choices about seeking support for lifestyle risk reduction.
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Basri, Zahra Al. "The secrets to live longer and healthier." International Journal of Growth and Development 1, no. 1 (December 7, 2017): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.25081/ijgd.2017.v1i1.21.

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A healthy lifestyle is a series of choices that when made together lead us to overall health and very likely a longer life. This lecture covers the general topic of healthy living. Participants who attend will learn practical methods for improving not only their own health but ways to contribute to the health of family members as well based on the latest research and the latest evidence on the impact of life style on health and disease prevention. Participants will be informed about a range of choices that we all make day in and day out that directly impact our health and the health of others. Simple methods for shifting our choices toward ‘health’ without compromising quality of life are presented.
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Malatskey, Lilach, Jumanah Essa-Hadad, Thomas A. Willis, and Mary C. J. Rudolf. "Leading Healthy Lives: Lifestyle Medicine for Medical Students." American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 13, no. 2 (February 5, 2017): 213–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827616689041.

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Background. Doctors have a special role in helping patients make lifestyle changes, and they are more credible and effective if they are role models. Yet few medical schools have incorporated lifestyle medicine into their curricula. We ascertained the influence of a lifestyle medicine curriculum during the first year of medical school. Methods. The curriculum, involving 140 students, consisted of one intensive day at medical school entry and 16 hours of teaching 8 months later. It addressed students’ own lifestyle choices and topics related to lifestyle medicine. A survey was delivered at the beginning and end of the academic year. Results. A total of 114 students completed the first survey and 64 the second. They rated the course highly for personal and professional value. At baseline, students exhibited lifestyle behaviors typical for young adults and showed an appreciation of the physician’s role in lifestyle change. However, over time they showed a significant reduction in quality of lifestyle, with increased stress, weight gain, and fast food consumption and less exercise. Conclusions. Although lifestyle medicine knowledge is valued by medical students, a 24-hour intensive lifestyle medicine curriculum delivered over 3 days appears to be ineffective in preventing worsening lifestyle behaviors over the course of the year. This is especially concerning as physicians are unlikely to provide effective guidance if they cannot sustain healthy behaviors themselves.
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Kelly, Stephanie A., Bernadette M. Melnyk, Diana L. Jacobson, and Judith A. O'Haver. "Correlates Among Healthy Lifestyle Cognitive Beliefs, Healthy Lifestyle Choices, Social Support, and Healthy Behaviors in Adolescents: Implications for Behavioral Change Strategies and Future Research." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 25, no. 4 (July 2011): 216–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.03.002.

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Brandon, L. Jerome, and Jurine Owen. "Inflammation and Healthy Lifestyle Choices Influence Cardiometabolic Risks in African American Women." Southern Medical Journal 110, no. 4 (April 2017): 278–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.14423/smj.0000000000000640.

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Mitka, Mike. "Researchers Describe Novel Interventions to Improve Healthy Lifestyle Choices in Diverse Settings." JAMA 311, no. 2 (January 8, 2014): 125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.284832.

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Yoshizawa, Rebecca Scott. "The Biopolitics of Lifestyle: Foucault, Ethics and Healthy Choices, by Christopher Mayes." Fat Studies 6, no. 1 (November 8, 2016): 114–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21604851.2017.1234870.

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Uchendu, Chinenye, Richard Windle, and Holly Blake. "Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to Nigerian Nurses’ Engagement in Health Promoting Behaviors: A Socio-Ecological Model Approach." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 4 (February 18, 2020): 1314. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041314.

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Nurses make up the single largest healthcare professional group in the Nigerian healthcare system. As frontline healthcare providers, they promote healthy lifestyles to patients and families. However, the determinants of Nigerian nurses’ personal health promoting behaviors (HPBs) remain unknown. Utilizing the socio-ecological model (SEM) approach, this study aimed to explore the perceived facilitators and barriers to Nigerian nurses’ engagement in HPBs. HPBs were operationalized to comprise of healthy dietary behaviors, engagement in physical activity, low-risk alcohol consumption, and non-smoking behaviors. Our study was carried out in a large sub-urban tertiary health facility in Nigeria. Data collection was via face-to-face semi-structured interviews and participants were registered nurses (n = 18). Interview data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically to produce nine themes that were mapped onto corresponding levels of influence on the SEM. Findings show that in Nigeria, nurses perceive there to be a lack of organizational and policy level initiatives and interventions to facilitate their engagement in HPBs. The determinants of Nigerian nurses’ HPBs span across all five levels of the SEM. Nurses perceived more barriers to healthy lifestyle behaviors than facilitators. Engagement in healthy behaviors was heavily influenced by: societal and organizational infrastructure and perceived value for public health; job-related factors such as occupational stress, high workload, lack of protected breaks, and shift-work; cultural and religious beliefs; financial issues; and health-related knowledge. Organizations should provide facilities and services to support healthy lifestyle choices in Nigeria nurses. Government policies should prioritize the promotion of health through the workplace setting, by advocating the development, implementation, regulation, and monitoring of healthy lifestyle policies.
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Pryde, Moira McAllister, and William Bernard Kannel. "Efficacy of Dietary Behavior Modification for Preserving Cardiovascular Health and Longevity." Cardiology Research and Practice 2011 (2011): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/820457.

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its predisposing risk factors are major lifestyle and behavioral determinants of longevity. Dietary lifestyle choices such as a heart healthy diet, regular exercise, a lean weight, moderate alcohol consumption, and smoking cessation have been shown to substantially reduce CVD and increase longevity. Recent research has shown that men and women who adhere to this lifestyle can substantially reduce their risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). The preventive benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle exceed those reported for using medication and procedures. Among the modifiable preventive measures, diet is of paramount importance, and recent data suggest some misconceptions and uncertainties that require reconsideration. These include commonly accepted recommendations about polyunsaturated fat intake, processed meat consumption, fish choices and preparation, transfatty acids, low carbohydrate diets, egg consumption, coffee, added sugar, soft drink beverages, glycemic load, chocolate, orange juice, nut consumption, vitamin D supplements, food portion size, and alcohol.
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Chuah, Chee Kuan, and Ebrahim Mulla. "Diet and exercise in pregnancy." InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice 13, no. 7 (May 14, 2020): 421–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1755738020916902.

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Pregnancy can provide a window of opportunity for healthcare professionals to promote healthy lifestyle choices. Pregnant women often receive inaccurate advice about diet and exercise. GPs have an important role in advocating a healthy lifestyle with dietary advice and the promotion of appropriate physical activity. This article aims to empower healthcare professionals to provide evidence-based advice to patients in pregnancy.
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Kim, Mi Ja, Yang-Heui Ahn, Chris Chon, Phyllis Bowen, and Shaheen Khan. "Health Disparities in Lifestyle Choices Among Hypertensive Korean Americans, Non-Hispanic Whites, and Blacks." Biological Research For Nursing 7, no. 1 (July 2005): 67–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1099800405276820.

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Purpose and Methods. To describe medication profile, diet, and exercise/physical activity in hypertensive Korean Americans, a convenience sample of 100 hypertensive Korean Americans (KAs) at two KA health clinics were interviewed by bilingual Korean nurses using questions from the 1988-1994 Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). One hundred age- and gender-matched hypertensive non-Hispanic Whites and 100 Blacks were randomly selected from the NHANES III dataset, and results were compared to describe the health disparities in lifestyle choices among the three groups. Results. The medication profile among the three groups was similar. A majority of members of all three groups had been told by health professionals to exercise for hypertension. KAs made significantly less effort to reduce salt in their diets than did members of the other two groups (p < .05). Fewer KAs than non-Hispanic Whites or Blacks were following their health professionals’advice to control or lose weight for their high blood cholesterol levels. KAs had the lowest body mass index and were older and more educated than members of the other two groups. KAs’ primary reasons for using the KA clinic were the respect they received and the use of the Korean language. Implications. KA health professionals need to teach their patients more about the importance of health-promoting lifestyles for hypertension and its contributing factors. More KA hypertensive patients should follow the advice of health professionals on healthy lifestyles. Nurses should continue to treat patients with respect and provide care with sensitivity to language needs of patients.
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Lee, Jenny, Frank Papa, Paresh Atu Jaini, Sarah Alpini, and Tim Kenny. "An Epigenetics-Based, Lifestyle Medicine–Driven Approach to Stress Management for Primary Patient Care: Implications for Medical Education." American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 14, no. 3 (May 9, 2019): 294–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827619847436.

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Over 75% of patients in the primary care setting present with stress-related complaints. Curiously, patients and health care providers all too often see stress as a relatively benign sequela of many common illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, lung disease, dementia, diabetes, and mental illness. Unfortunately, various day-to-day lifestyle choices and environmental factors, unrelated to the presence of any disease, can cause stress sufficient to contribute to the development of various diseases/disorders and suboptimal health. There is evidence suggesting that counseling in stress management–oriented therapeutic interventions (as offered by lifestyle medicine–oriented practitioners) may prevent or reduce the onset, severity, duration, and/or overall burden of stress-related illnesses. Such counseling often involves considerations such as the patient’s nutrition, physical activity, interest in/capacity to meditate, drug abuse/cessation, and so on. Unfortunately, lifestyle medicine–oriented approaches to stress management are rarely offered in primary care—the patient care arena wherein such counseling would likely be best received by patients. Would health care outcomes improve if primary care providers offered counseling in both stress management and positive lifestyle choices? The purpose of this article is to provide both primary care practitioners and educators in health care training programs with an introductory overview of epigenetics. An emerging field of science offering insights into how factors such as stress and lifestyle choices interact with our genes in ways that can both positively and negatively impact the various micro (eg, cellular) through macro (eg, physiologic, pathophysiologic) processes that determine our tendencies toward illness or wellness. A deeper understanding of epigenetics, as provided herein, should enable primary care providers and medical educators to more confidently advocate for the primary benefits associated with counseling in both stress reduction and the pursuit of healthy lifestyle choices.
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Downes, Loureen. "Motivators and Barriers of a Healthy Lifestyle Scale: Development and Psychometric Characteristics." Journal of Nursing Measurement 16, no. 1 (May 2008): 3–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1061-3749.16.1.3.

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Black individuals suffer disproportionately from diseases that are preventable by lifestyle choices. The purpose of this study was to test the internal consistency and construct validity of the newly devised instrument, Motivators and Barriers of a Healthy Lifestyle Scale (MABS). The MABS was administered to 109 community-dwelling, adult Blacks. Content validity was supported through review of the literature and the judgment of three content experts. Exploratory factor analysis supported the two dimensions, that is, motivators and barriers. The Cronbach’s alphas for the motivators and barriers dimensions were .88 and .90, respectively. Results provide initial evidence that the MABS is a valid, internally consistent measure of factors that motivate or inhibit healthy lifestyle behaviors. Screening with the MABS could encourage more focused health promotion discussions between patients and practitioners.
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Barnhart, Wesley R., Susan M. Havercamp, Allison Lorenz, and Emily A. Yang. "Better Together: A Pilot Study on Cooking Matters for Adults With Developmental Disabilities and Direct Support Professionals." Nutrition and Metabolic Insights 12 (January 2019): 117863881984003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1178638819840036.

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Adults with developmental disabilities face barriers to making healthy lifestyle choices that mirror the barriers faced by the direct support professionals who serve them. These two populations, direct support professionals and adults with developmental disabilities, are likely to lead inactive lifestyles, eat unhealthy diets, and be obese. Moreover, direct support professionals influence the nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and health behaviors of the adults with developmental disabilities whom they serve. We piloted a cooking-based nutrition education program, Cooking Matters for Adults, to dyads of adults with developmental disabilities (n = 8) and direct support professionals (n = 7). Team-taught by a volunteer chef and nutrition educator, Cooking Matters for Adults uses an active learning approach to teach food preparation safety skills and nutrition knowledge to inform healthy food and beverage choices. We assessed healthy food preparation, intake of a balanced diet, healthy food and beverage choices, and cooking confidence and barriers at pre-test, post-test, and 6-months after the intervention. Among both adults with developmental disabilities and direct support professionals, positive trends in healthy food preparation, eating a balanced diet, and reduction in cooking barriers were observed at post-test and 6-months. We also qualitatively assessed knowledge of and attitudes toward healthy eating, frequency of food and beverage intake, knowledge about kitchen skills and safety, as well as overall satisfaction, cooking confidence, and acceptability of the dyad approach. Participants with developmental disabilities and direct support professionals reported that they learned about healthy food and beverage choices and various cooking skills. Participants reported confidence in skills learned and were satisfied with the intervention and approach of including adults with developmental disabilities and direct support professionals in the intervention together.
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Hill, J. R., and I. Merton. "Consumer Expectations as Perceived by Retailers." Outlook on Agriculture 24, no. 1 (March 1995): 7–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003072709502400103.

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The retailer sees his customers' perception of meat as an affordable, enjoyable and healthy part of a healthy modern lifestyle, The customer has some doubts about the ethics of meat eating but these are apt to be capricious. Customers are price sensitive but increasingly value-aware, even if somewhat confused by the wide choices available. They require a constant reassurance of product value: they are very open to hearing advice but not so ready to act on it. Consumers do not want to be surprised by great changes in the goods available and expect to be updated on new products. Most customers are well able to make self-satisfying choices if given the necessary information on which choice is based. That Information concerns value, health, use — and now source and methods of production. To ignore this will be contrary to the best interests of customers and those that serve them.
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Alexandre, Veruska Prado, Maria do Rosário Gondim Peixoto, Bethsáida de Abreu Soares Schmitz, and Erly Catarina de Moura. "Factors associated with the feeding practices of the adult population of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil." Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia 17, no. 1 (March 2014): 267–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1415-790x201400010021eng.

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This cross-sectional study identified the factors associated with adult feeding practices in Goiânia, the capital of the state of Goiás, in the Midwestern region of Brazil, by means of telephone interviews with 2,002 adults (> 18 years old). Information about demographic aspects, lifestyle, nutritional status, and food consumption was collected, leading to a sum of healthy food choices. It was observed that men and women have an average of two healthy food choices and low frequency of fruit intake (5.4% of men; 8.5% of women), as well as the consumption of legumes and vegetables (18.1% of men; 22.6% of women). The hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that the mean healthy food choice among men increases with age and physical practice, and among women, with paid work. The prevalence of unhealthy food choices associated with other risk behaviors favors the development of chronic diseases. Multi-strategy and intersectorial actions are necessary to overcome this situation.
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Monakali, Sizeka, Daniel Ter Goon, Eunice Seekoe, and Eyitayo Omolara Owolabi. "Health-Promoting Lifestyle Behaviours Among Primary Healthcare Professional Nurses in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa." Global Journal of Health Science 11, no. 1 (December 18, 2018): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v11n1p92.

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Nurses play significant roles in health promotion and health education about healthy lifestyle practices and are considered role models of healthy lifestyle behaviours. It is unclear if their knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices translate to practice. This study assessed the lifestyle behaviours of primary healthcare professional nurses in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. This descriptive, cross-sectional study involved 203 purposively selected primary healthcare nurses in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. We utilised the WHO STEPwise questionnaire to assess the lifestyle behaviour (smoking, alcohol use and physical activity) of the nurses. Descriptive and inferential statistics were carried out at a significance level of p&lt;0.05. The participants&rsquo; mean age was 45.17 (Standard Deviation&plusmn;11.26) years. Of all the participants, 27% had ever taken alcohol, and 18% currently use alcohol. Only 8% had ever smoked and of these, 3% currently smoke. Of all the participants, 33% do not engage in physical activities, and only 29% of them met the WHO recommendation for being active. Most of them were aware of the benefits of physical activities. Majority of the participants cited lack of time (74%) and lack of commitment (63%) as barriers to physical activity and few of them cited health challenges (3.9%). Among the primary health care professional nurses in this setting, we found a high prevalence of alcohol use and low prevalence of smoking and physical activity among primary health care nurses in this setting. There is a need to implement effective workplace strategies and wellness programmes that will foster healthy lifestyle practices among the nurses.
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Theofanidis, Dimitrios, and Antigoni Fountouki. "Dietary habits, obesity and university life for nurse undergraduates." Paradigma: Revista de investigación educativa 25, no. 39 (June 30, 2018): 75–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/paradigma.v25i39.6257.

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Health behavior of nursing students is often inadequate in terms of dietary, physical activity, smoking and alcohol drinking habits. The main aim of this position paper is to explore dietary habits, obesity and university life on nurse undergraduates. This critical review covers three distinct dimensions of student life as related to nursing studies, i.e. the eating and lifestyle behaviors of nursing students; the transitional period and risk of gain weight; students’ national origin and eating behaviors.Obesity is increasing not only in the western world but in developing countries as well. University life is a transitional period where risk of weight gain is increased. Often, stress may lead students to ‘binge’ eating and weight problems. In terms of students’ national origin and eating behavior, dietary choices for nurse students are multifaceted, as their cultural backgrounds may be. Nurses, amongst other healthcare professionals, encounter barriers to positive lifestyles and healthy eating just as many of their patients do. Moreover, as healthcare professionals are regarded as potential health promoters, their own health behavior represents an important key clinical and educational function.Yet, nutritional knowledge is not easy to apply as there is so much misinformation readily available both online and elsewhere.Given the highly stressful conditions associated with their profession, nurses also need to care for their own health. Thus there is a need for designing educational programs for current nursing curricula to encourage healthy lifestyles which include coping with stress, increased physical activity, healthy food and drink choices.
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Costa, Deborah Da, Phyllis Zelkowitz, Kristen Bailey, Rani Cruz, Jean-Christophe Bernard, Kaberi Dasgupta, Ilka Lowensteyn, and Samir Khalifé. "Results of a Needs Assessment to Guide the Development of a Website to Enhance Emotional Wellness and Healthy Behaviors During Pregnancy." Journal of Perinatal Education 24, no. 4 (2015): 213–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.24.4.213.

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ABSTRACTIn preparation for developing a website to enhance emotional wellness and healthy lifestyle during the perinatal period, this study examined women’s informational needs and barriers. Seventy-four women who were pregnant or had given birth completed an online survey inquiring about information needs and preferred sources related to psychosocial aspects and lifestyle behaviors. Information related to healthy diet choices and weight management, followed by exercise, was rated highly as a need. Information related to depression, stress, and anxiety was also rated as important. Health-care providers and the Internet were found to be preferred sources of information. Evidence-based websites can serve as a powerful low-cost educational resource to support and reinforce the health promotion advice received from their health-care providers.
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