Health-promoting Lifestyle Research Articles

The Effect of Base Theory Educational Intervention on Health-Promoting Lifestyle in Women Susceptible to Cardiovascular Diseases: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior.

Cardiovascular diseases are the second leading cause of mortality, disability, and reduced productivity in women over 40 years and the first cause of mortality in women over 60 years. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior (TPB) on health-promoting lifestyle in women susceptible to cardiovascular diseases. This quasiexperimental study was conducted on 200 women susceptible to cardiovascular diseases referred to health centers in Fasa city, Fars province, Iran. The available sampling was performed on women who referred to the centers and had a family record. In this study, two health-promoting lifestyle questionnaires consisting of 49 questions and the theory of planned behavior questionnaire consisting of 50 questions were used. The obtained data were analyzed by using the SPSS software version 24 in two stages before and six months after the educational intervention through paired t-test, independent t-test, chi-square test, and McNemar test. The mean age of women in the experimental and control groups was 38.74 ± 9.22 and 39.14 ± 9.08 years, respectively. The results showed a significant increase in the experimental group after six months of intervention in terms of health-promoting lifestyle and constructs of the theory of planned behavior. Also, mean blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, and smoking of experimental group decreased six months after the educational intervention. Considering the irreplaceable role of education in adopting healthy behaviors and the role of women in strengthening the family foundation, quality educational programs should be designed and regularly implemented by health care providers for women.

Lifestyle in People Living With HIV: A Study of Patients in Kermanshah, Iran.

There is limited research on the role of lifestyle in people living with HIV (PLWH). This study investigated the health-promoting lifestyle among PLWH in Kermanshah-Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 321 PLWH patients referred to the Kermanshah Behavioral Diseases counseling Center between 2017 and 2018. Patients were selected using the convenience sampling method. Data was collected using a standard health promotion lifestyle profile (HPLP-II) questionnaire. Regression and T-tests were used in SPSS 21 and Stata software to analyze the data. The mean age of patients was 41.07 ± 9.14 years. The mean HPLP score of patients in stress management had the lowest mean score (19.44 ± 4.22), and health responsibility had the highest mean score (22.22 ± 4.57). Comparisons between women and men also showed that women had a lower mean score than men in stress management. In addition, significant differences in their HPLP were observed only in the area of physical activity. The final model had significant influence on the PLWH (P < .001), in which the main predictors were housing status, family members, and feelings of happiness. These variables had a negative effect on HPLP in PLWH's. An appropriate education and training has improved the PLWH health-oriented lifestyle. Given that the housing situation affected health responsibility, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relationships, and stress management, may have caused severe anxiety and confusion in PLWH. Addiction also had a negative effect on patients' spiritual growth. Relatively simple lifestyle changes such as nutrition and stress management can significantly improve PLWH.

The Effectiveness of Health Promoting Lifestyle Education on Distress Tolerance and Life Expectancy in Adolescences with Cancer

Background and Aim: Cancer in adolescence can have a long-term impact on the physical, mental and social life of people in adulthood. As a result, the present research was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of health promoting lifestyle education on distress tolerance and life expectancy in adolescences with cancer. Methods: The current research was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design along with the control group. The research population was adolescences with cancer that referred to the Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Babol city in the winter season of 2022 year. The research sample was 30 people who were selected by the purposive sampling method, after checking the inclusion criteria and were replaced with the lottery in two equal groups, randomly. The experimental group was educated 8 sessions of 90 minute with the health promoting lifestyle method and during this period the control group was not trained. The research tools were included the demographic information form, Simmons and Gaher distress tolerance scale (2005) and Snyder et al life expectancy scale (1991). Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS-19 software at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The findings showed that 8 sessions of health promoting lifestyle education increased distress tolerance and life expectancy in adolescences with cancer (P&lt;0.001). Conclusion: The results of this study indicated the effectiveness of health promoting lifestyle education on increasing distress tolerance and life expectancy in adolescences with cancer. As a result, counselors and psychologists can use the mentioned method to improve the psychological characteristics of different groups, especially adolescences with cancer.

Exploration of the midwifery students' health-promoting lifestyle behaviors according to their body mass indexes and body perceptions

The present study aims to examine the health-promoting lifestyle behaviors of midwifery students according to their body mass indexes and body perceptions. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 239 midwifery students at a state university between May and June 2023. Research data were collected using the personal information form, Body Cathexis-Self Cathexis Scale (BC-SCS), and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP). It was determined that the differences between the HPLP and the subscales of interpersonal support, nutrition, and self-actualization were statistically significant according to the students' body perceptions (p&lt;0.05). Students who perceived themselves as slim have higher HPLP and self-actualization mean scores than those who perceived themselves as fat, and it was determined that they have a higher nutrition mean score than those who perceived them as having normal weight. It was determined that the Interpersonal Support mean score of those who perceived themselves as fat was lower. When the mean scores of the students from the HPLP were compared according to their BMI, it was determined that the differences between HPLP and the subscales of interpersonal support, health responsibility, stress management, and self-actualization are statistically significant (p&lt;0.05). According to the research, it is seen that the distribution of healthy lifestyles differs between the body perceptions of midwifery students and their Body Mass Indexes (BMI).

The effectiveness of positive psychological capital training on health-enhancing lifestyle and rumination in depressed adolescent girls

Background and Aim: The positive approach emphasizes the ability to expand, nurture, flourish, and perfect human beings and become what they can be, and instead of focusing on diseases and disorders, it emphasizes on abilities. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine the effect of positive psychological capital on health-promoting lifestyle and rumination in depressed adolescent girls. Methods: This research is applied in terms of purpose and quasi-experimental in terms of method with a pretest, post-test design with a control group; The statistical population of this research was the female students of middle school 1 and 2 in Tehran in the academic year 2018-2019. By the available sampling method, using the Health Development Lifestyle Questionnaire (1997) and Nolen Hoeksma's rumination, 30 depressed adolescent girls were selected and randomly placed in two experimental groups (15 girls) and group (15 girls). The experimental group received 8 sessions of 90 minutes as a group intervention based on Luthans and Youssef's (2004) positive psychological capital training. Data were analyzed using multivariate and univariate oneway analysis of covariance. Results: The results showed that positive psychological capital intervention is effective on healthy lifestyle and rumination. Conclusion: The results of this research showed that the eight sessions of positive psychological capital have been able to significantly improve the health-developing lifestyle of adolescents; Although it was not very effective in the field of rumination. Due to the effectiveness of this treatment method, its widespread use is recommended.

Health-promoting domains and lifestyle of a sample of Brazilian adolescents.

Reports indicate that the health habits of adults are strongly linked to the behaviors incorporated in adolescence. Therefore, it is essential to monitor the lifestyle of adolescents to promote their present and future health. This study aimed to identify differences in health-promoting domains according to demographic data and lifestyle behaviors, including physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep duration, and food intake, in a sample of Brazilian adolescents. Cross-sectional school-based study, with the participation of 306 adolescents aged 14 to 18 years. A questionnaire was applied with structured questions to collect demographic data and lifestyle behaviors. To examine the health-promoting domains the Adolescent Health Promotion Scale (AHPS) was used. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis. Scores attributed to each of the health-promoting domains showed substantial variations according to sex, age, year of study, parents' schooling, and family economic class. After adjustment for covariables, the adolescent who presented significantly higher scores equivalent to the overall index of health promotion reported being more physically active (F = 4.848; P = 0.009), sleeping 6-8 hours/night (F = 2.328; P = 0.046), consuming fruit/vegetable more frequently (F = 3.168; P = 0.024), while sedentary behavior and intake of sweetened products/soft drinks have not shown any significant effect. The findings confirmed the consistent positive influence of health-promoting domains assessed by AHPS on healthy lifestyle behaviors, suggesting in the intervention programs aimed at adopting healthy lifestyle approaches it is important enough to contemplate actions aimed at all the areas of health promotion with characteristics aimed at nutrition behavior, social support, health responsibility, life appreciation, exercise behavior, and stress management.

The Effectiveness of Self-Compassion-Based Therapy on Health-Oriented Lifestyle and Mindfulness in Students with Psychological Distress

Objective: The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of self-compassion-based therapy on a health-oriented lifestyle and mindfulness in students with psychological distress. Methods and Materials: The study was applied in purpose, utilized a quasi-experimental method, and employed a pretest-posttest control group design with a three-month follow-up period. The population consisted of all female medical science students in Tehran during the academic year 2020-2021, from which 30 participants were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two groups of 15 (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group). Data were collected using the Lovibond and Lovibond's (1995) Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, Walker et al.'s (1987) Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile, and the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills by Baer et al. (2004). Gilbert's (2009) self-compassion-based therapy sessions were conducted over eight sessions, twice a week for four weeks, each session lasting 90 minutes in a group setting. Data were analyzed through covariance analysis. Findings: The results showed that self-compassion-based therapy was effective in improving a health-oriented lifestyle and mindfulness among the experimental group students with psychological distress compared to the control group students with psychological distress. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, health professionals can utilize self-compassion-based therapy to improve the health-oriented lifestyle and mindfulness in students with psychological distress.

IMPACT OF SPIRITUAL WELLBEING ON HEALTH PROMOTING LIFESTYLES IN CORONARY HEART DISEASE PATIENTS: MEDIATING ROLE OF PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS

Objectives: To find out the role spiritual and existential wellbeing in health promoting lifestyles that are mediated through perceived health status in Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Patients. Methodology: After obtaining approval (reference #331) from Institutional Review Board of the affiliated university as sample of 257 males and 228 females consecutive CHD patients (age range 18-65 years; M = 47.56, SD = 2.30) meeting the inclusion criteria were recruited in the study. Patients who suffered from strokes or other chronic diseases like hypothyroidism, cancer, liver or renal malfunctioning were excluded from the study. Participants were requested to complete three scales (and a demographic form) that included Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (SWBS), Short Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12HS), and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II (HPLP-II). Data was collected from outdoor patients at a public hospital in Lahore, Pakistan between November 5 and March 31, 2021-22, and correlations were run across constructs using a macro-process (version 3.3) in SPSS (version 26.0). Results: Results indicated that spiritual (religious and existential) wellbeing had a significant direct effect on health promoting lifestyles significant at p &lt; 0.001. Further, results showed a significant direct and indirect path coefficients of physical and mental health components of perceived health status with spiritual, religious, existential wellbeing, and health promoting lifestyles but not for physical functioning and bodily pain, p &gt;0.05. Conclusion: Spirituality and positive health perceptions for cardiac patients can maintain their health through engaging in healthy lifestyles. Study highlighted the importance of adopting such perceptions to relieve cardiac symptoms to avoid further complications.

Aile Sağlığı Merkezi’ne kayıtlı gebelerde sosyodemografik özelliklerin sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları üzerine etkisi

The Introduction: Pregnancy is a critical period in which women experience many physical, psychological and social changes. Studies reveal that the lifestyle adopted during pregnancy has a long-term effect on the health and quality of life of the child, mother and even the whole family. It is known that sociodemographic characteristics determine the health of individuals. Aim: The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women on healthy lifestyle behaviors. Method: This is a cross-sectional analytical study. 105 volunteer pregnant women who applied for any reason and/or were invited to participate in the study by phone call between March and April 2022 were recruited. Sociodemographic characteristics were questioned with a questionnaire prepared by the researchers. The Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) was used to evaluate the lifestyles of pregnant women. The data obtained were evaluated with the independent t-test and ANOVA tests in the SPSS 20.0 program. Results: A total of 105 pregnant women between the ages of 19-42 were included in the study. The mean age was 29.23 ± 4.8 years, and 77% (n=81) had a high school or higher education. 56.2% (n=59) of the participants have a monthly income of 8000 TL or less. 11.4% (n=12) of the pregnants were in the first trimester, 50.5% (n=53) in the second, and 38.1% (n=40) in the third trimester. The mean scale score of the participants was calculated as 133.9±22.5 and 2.6±0.4 out of four. Although the total scale mean score of the groups with high education and income levels and working pregnant women was higher, no statistically significant difference was found between the total scale score of education level, income level, and employment status (p=0.281, p=0.192, p=0.804, respectively). The mean total scale score of the pregnant women who used regular medication was found to be higher than those who did not use drugs (p=0.017). Conclusion: It has been observed that pregnant women who use regular medication adopt a healthier lifestyle. Education level, income level, employment status and the presence of social security were not found to have a significant effect on the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors by pregnant women.

Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profiles and Nutritional Knowledge Levels of Pre-Service Physical Education and Science Teachers: A Comparative Study Example

The study aimed to examine pre-service physical education and science education teachers' health-promoting lifestyle profiles, nutrition habits, knowledge of nutrition levels, and their relationships with some demographic variables (gender, department, smoking, physical activity level). The study is a descriptive study conducted in a government university in Türkiye. The samples consisted of fourth-year pre-service physical teachers (N=37) and pre-service science teachers (N=32). Nutrition Habits Assessment Form, Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II instrument (HPLP II), and Nutrition Knowledge Level for Adults Scale, which consisted of two parts, "Basic Nutrition Scale" and "Food Preference Scale," were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistics and parametric tests analyzed data. Considering differences in the physical activity subscale between different departments, a significantly higher score was recorded among pre-service physical education teachers compared to pre-service science teachers. A significantly higher score was observed in the subscales on interpersonal relations and stress management and Basic Nutrition Scale Score among pre-service science teachers compared to pre-service physical education teachers. A significantly higher score was observed in the subscales on physical activity and interpersonal relations among male compared to female students. The HPLP II scores of the pre-service teachers, which exercised three times more than three times a week, were higher than those who egzersize once a week and didn't exercise.

A health promoting-lifestyle prediction model for dementia prevention among chinese adults: based on the health belief model

BackgroundPeople’s health belief is an important factor affecting health behavior. However, there has been little use of the health belief model (HBM) in determining the pathway effect of patients’ beliefs on health behavior in dementia prevention in China. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of dementia prevention beliefs on health promoting lifestyle among Chinese adults.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on line by convenience sampling from January to March 2020. A survey about dementia prevention knowledge, health belief of dementia prevention and health-promoting lifestyle was completed by 1201 adults in China. Data was analyzed using a structural equation model with the analysis of moment program.ResultsThe participants were aged 40.50 ± 12.72 years. About 70.3% of participants were female. The purposed model fit the data from the study well. Perceived barriers (total effect-0.322, P < 0.01) and perceived susceptibility (total effect -0.242, P < 0.01) had negative effects on lifestyle. Self-efficacy had promoting effects on lifestyle (total effect 0.207, P < 0.01). Perceived severity had positive effects both on perceived benefits (total effect 0.137, P < 0.01) and perceived barriers (total effect 0.202, P < 0.01), which had a contradictory effect in the formation of health belief. Perceived benefits, cues to action and self-efficacy played a partial mediating role between knowledge and health behavior. The belief of changing lifestyle to reduce the risk of dementia could explain 24.5% of health behavior (P < 0.05).ConclusionsThe findings indicate that in dementia prevention, dementia prevention health belief has important influences on health behavior. Community medical staff can develop targeted dementia prevention interventions based on the health belief model in the future.

Menopausal symptoms in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy and their relationships with health-promoting behaviors and social support.

To investigate the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms in patients with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant endocrine therapy and explore the relationships of these symptoms with health-promoting behaviors and social support. This cross-sectional study investigated 226 participants from December 2020 to December 2021 in China. Data were collected using the sociodemographic information questionnaire, Menopause Rating Scale, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, and Perceived Social Support Survey. Multivariate step regression was used to analyze the potential factors of menopausal symptoms. In our sample of 226 patients, 92.9% reported at least one menopausal symptom with a mean score of 13 points (interquartile range, 9-18 points). The highest prevalence of most symptoms included hot flashes/night sweats, fatigue, joint and muscular discomfort, irritability, and sleep problems. In the regression models, health responsibility ( β = -0.15, P = 0.03), spiritual growth ( β = -0.28, P < 0.01), friend support ( β = -0.43, P < 0.01), and other support ( β = -0.31, P = 0.01) were negatively associated with menopausal symptoms. The prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms are high in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant endocrine therapy. Higher health-promoting behaviors and social support are associated with fewer menopausal symptoms. The findings highlight the clinical implications in terms of developing appropriate strategies for managing menopausal symptoms.

Quality of life and health-promoting lifestyles for parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between a health-promoting lifestyle and quality of life in parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Participants were 254 South Korean parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We assessed participants using a quality of life scale and the Korean version of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II (HPLP-II). The data were analysed using Pearson and Spearman rank correlation analysis, and linear regression was conducted using SPSS ver. 25.0. The results indicated statistically significant associations between health-promoting lifestyles and quality of life in parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Analysis showed that the HPLP-II subfactors of spiritual growth, health responsibility, exercise, nutrition, interpersonal relations, and stress management could significantly predict quality of life in parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Healthcare providers should help to improve the quality of life of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities by facilitating health-promoting lifestyle behaviours through interventions designed to increase physical activity, nutrition, stress management, interpersonal relations, health responsibility, and spiritual growth.

Dimensions of a healthy lifestyle among early adolescents: The simultaneous contribution of spirituality and family cohesiveness.

Early adolescents are prone to develop an unhealthy lifestyle. Along with personal factors, the microsystem’s environment can influence individual development. This study aims to examine whether a personal factor (spirituality) and a microsystem factor (family cohesiveness) simultaneously contribute significantly to a healthy lifestyle among early adolescents. A quantitative approach was applied in this study, involving 166 participants in Jakarta, selected by convenience sampling. Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.800 - 0.840), the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/ Spirituality (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.725), and the Brief Family Relationship Scale (BFRS) – cohesiveness dimension (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.934) were employed to collect data. Multiple regression analysis revealed that spirituality and family cohesiveness simultaneously contributed significantly to the healthy lifestyle of early adolescents, with a contribution of 6.1% to 30.9%. Thus, concurrently individual and family based approaches should be considered in designing interventions to promote a healthy lifestyle in early adolescents. Keywords: healthy lifestyle; s pirituality; family cohesiveness.

Analysis of the Correlation Between Healthy Lifestyle Patterns and Work Stress in Psychiatric Nurses

Introduction: This study explores the status of mental healthcare workers in the eastern region with respect to work pressure, health-promoting lifestyle patterns, and their related factors, which can provide an important reference to aid the formulation and development of health promotion strategies for such individuals. Methods: A total of 115 questionnaires were distributed and 112 valid questionnaires were recovered, with a recovery rate of 97.4%. The number of samples required for regression analysis was 99, as calculated using G-power software. The effect of work stress on health-promoting lifestyle patterns (β=-0.342, p&lt;0.001) was negative, indicating that a health-promoting lifestyle was better and less stressful. Results: This accounted for 11.70% of the total variation in the health-promoting lifestyle scores (F=14.164, p&lt;0.001, R=0.342). The important predictive variables of health-promoting lifestyle patterns had the greatest influence on work stress (β=-0.302, p=0.001). Discussion: The results of the comprehensive analysis showed that the standardized score of the health-promoting lifestyle of psychiatric nurses was 60.86 points. The overall health-promoting lifestyle of this study was lower than that of clinical nurses in two regional hospitals in Pingtung (the standardized score index is 64.84). This shows that the health-promoting lifestyle of psychiatric nursing staff is only better than that of public health-related staff in the same nursing work, and its overall health-promoting lifestyle is slightly worse than that of general nursing staff and school nurses. Conclusions: This influence was negative, indicating that the greater the work pressure, the worse the implementation of health-promoting lifestyle patterns. Creating a friendly workplace and implementing workplace health-promoting programs, organizing and encouraging psychiatric caregivers to participate in networking activities, and form families can help reduce mental health care workers’ work pressure, improve health, and promote lifestyle participation thus maintaining physical and mental health status.

Health-Promoting Lifestyle of Breast Cancer Patients and Family Members in a Chinese Genetic Counseling Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Risk management strategies play a significant role in genetic counseling, which involves lifestyle modification with respect to nutrition and unhealthy living habits, enhanced screening imaging, endocrine therapy, and following the physician’s advice etc. This study aimed to describe the health-promoting lifestyle of breast cancer patients and their family members in a Chinese genetic counseling clinic, and to explore its various levels encompassing different socio-economic variables. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The participants in this study originated from a genetic counseling clinic of a cancer center in Shanghai, China. Two hundred and fifty nine patients conforming to the inclusion and exclusion criteria were screened from November 2019 to March 2022. Participants agreeing to participate were sent a questionnaire web-link with an invitation to finish this survey. Two questionnaires were included in the link, one referring to socio-economic information and the other referring to the health-promoting lifestyle. Chinese Health-promoting lifestyle profile-Ⅱ (HPLP-Ⅱ) was used to evaluate the health-promoting lifestyle. Results: One hundred and forty participants were finally included in this study. The mean scores for health-promoting lifestyle was 141.22 ± 19.77, and multiple liner regression revealed monthly family income to be a statistically significant predictor of health-promoting lifestyle (p &lt; 0.05). In the six subscales, health responsibility got the highest score (26.43 ± 4.40), and nutrition received the lowest score (17.81 ± 4.73). Self-actualization was 25.84 ± 4.19, physical activity 24.02 ± 4.97, interpersonal relationship 22.21 ± 4.42, and stress management 24.91 ± 4.39. Conclusions: A representative level of health-promoting lifestyle of breast cancer patients and family members in a Chinese genetic counseling clinic were acquired. More education and intervention should be tailored to enhance and encourage health-promoting lifestyle behaviors in participants with low monthly family income. Additionally, developing nutritional curriculum and strengthening the publicity of nutritional popular science are priorities for future improvement measures.

Health-Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors of Korean American Breast Cancer Survivors: Adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines.

Breast cancer incidence has been increasing in Korean American women. However, there are limited data on Korean American breast cancer survivors' health-promoting lifestyle behaviors. The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes guidelines on weight, diet, physical activity, and alcohol for cancer survivors. Because of limited data on Korean American breast cancer survivors, their level of adherence to ACS guidelines is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine Korean American breast cancer survivors' level of adherence to ACS guidelines. Korean American breast cancer survivors (N = 50) participated in a cross-sectional study. Diet data including alcohol consumption were collected with 4-day diet records. Physical activity data were collected with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Total score of adherence to ACS guidelines was assessed with a systematic scoring system that ranged from 0 to 8. Participants' average body mass index was 23.7 (±2.7). Average daily serving of fruits and vegetables was 3.3 (±2.9), red meat was 0.8 (±1.5), and alcohol was 0. On average per week, participants had 51.8 (±85.2) minutes of moderate physical activity, 35 (±78.3) minutes of vigorous physical activity, and 69.1 (±73.7) minutes of walking. The average total adherence score to ACS guidelines was 5.3 (±1.3). Findings indicate modest adherence to ACS guidelines, with the alcohol guideline score contributing the most and diet guideline score the least. Findings from this study can be used to inform healthcare providers to educate Korean American breast cancer survivors on improving their diet and physical activity behaviors.

Associations among health-promoting lifestyle, self-care agency and health-related quality of life in Bai older adults with hypertension in Yunnan China

BackgroundPrevious Chinese studies focused on the prevalence and influential factors of hypertension; however, little is known about their self-care literacy and quality of life among the Bai older adults with hypertension. The purpose of this research was to explore the associations among health-promoting lifestyle, self-care agency, and health-related quality of life in Bai ethnic older patients with hypertension, as well as the related factors of hypertension self-care abilities.MethodsA total of 472 Bai ethnic hypertension older adults aged 60 and above were enrolled in this study voluntarily from 5 rural communities of the Bai ethnic group. The Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale (ESCAS) was employed to assess the Self-care ability of hypertension for the subjects, the Health-promoting lifestyle profile II(HPLP-II) was utilized to evaluate the health behavior, and MOS 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) was chosen to assess the HRQOL for the studying population. All descriptive analyses, including demographic characteristics, socio-economic status, and clinical characteristics were stratified by Bai hypertensive elderly. Pearson correlation analysis model was used to examine the associations among health-promoting lifestyle, self-care agency, and health-related quality of life in Bai ethnic elderly with hypertension.ResultsThe HPLP-II, ESCA, and of HRQOL levels of the subjects were low, and the mean HPLP and ESCA scores had no significant statistical variance among different age groups. Significant statistical differences were found in Bai elderly subjects in the domain of PF and PH as well as the overall score in SF-36(all P< 0.01), 60–64 year group had the highest score of the above three domains in SF-36 than other age groups. The SF-36 scores were positively associated with HPLP and ESCA levels.ConclusionThe HPLP-II, ESCA, and of HRQOL levels of the Bai subjects were poor in the Bai ethnic hypertensive elderly. The HRQOL scores of subjects were positively connected with HPLP-II and ESCA abilities. More attention should be paid to lifestyle, healthy behaviors, and self-care abilities improvements to enhance the better HRQOL of Bai minority older adults with hypertension.

Causal Modeling of the Relationship between Health-promoting Lifestyle and Nurses' Self-efficacy and Psychological Well-being

Causal Modeling of the Relationship between Health-promoting Lifestyle and Nurses' Self-efficacy and Psychological Well-being

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training on Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile among Soldiers

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training on Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile among Soldiers