Health Promotion Behaviors In Women Research Articles

The Relationship among Dysfunctional Attitudes and Automatic Thoughts, General (Mental) Health Status and Health Promotion Behaviors of Women: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

The Relationship among Dysfunctional Attitudes and Automatic Thoughts, General (Mental) Health Status and Health Promotion Behaviors of Women: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

Investigating Health Promotion Behaviors of Pregnant Women Referring to Comprehensive Health Services Centers of Bushehr in 2016

Introduction: Health-promoting behaviors and healthy behaviors are the healing factors for the promotion of health in pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to determine the health promotion behaviors in pregnant women referring to the comprehensive health centers in Bushehr (the capital city of Bushehr Province, Iran) in 2016.
 Methods: In this descriptive study, 385 pregnant women referring to the comprehensive health centers were selected by convenience sampling. The data collection tool was a questionnaire consisting of two parts: the first part was related to demographic questions and the second part of the questionnaire was related to health promotion behaviors (Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II) HPLP II which includes 52 questions. After confirming the validity and reliability of the tool, the data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Pearson correlation, and one-way ANOVA.
 Results: The mean score of health promotion behaviors was desirable. Also, among dimensions of health promotion behaviors, the area of health accountability with the mean and standard deviation of (38.25 ± 5.78) had the highest score, and the range of physical activity with the mean and standard deviation of (16.24 ± 5.47) had the lowest score. The age (being under 25 years old) and collegiate education level, among the demographic variables, had a significant relationship with health-promoting behaviors (P < 0.05).
 Conclusion: The result of the study indicated a moderate level of health promotion behaviors in women participating in the present study. Therefore, it is necessary to pay more attention to the areas of physical activity, stress management, and social relationships.

Health Literacy and Women’s Health-Related Behaviors in Taiwan

Extant health literacy research is unclear about the contribution of health literacy to health behaviors and is limited regarding women's health issues. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the association between health literacy and five health behaviors (Pap smear screening, annual physical checkup, smoking, checking food expiration dates, and monitoring physical changes) in women and to test whether the association is mediated by health knowledge. A national sample of 1,754 female adults in Taiwan was included in the study. Result showed that health literacy was positively and independently related to checking food expiration dates and monitoring physical changes, and that health literacy was not related to physical checkup and Pap smear screening. Interestingly, women with high health literacy were more likely to be a current smoker. Study findings suggest that efforts to improve health promotion behaviors in women should consider health literacy as an important factor and that the effect of health literacy on health prevention behaviors may vary by women's access to care.

Health promotion behaviors in women with chest pain

We sought to determine health promotion behavior (HPB) in women with chest pain (CP), and to explore the best predictors of HPB. The sample included 39 women without previous coronary heart disease (CHD), between ages 30 and 65 years, who were admitted with low-risk or intermediate-risk CP. The Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II, the CHD Knowledge Tool for Women, and the Benefits and Barriers Scales were used to measure HPB, CHD knowledge, benefits, and barriers to risk modification for the study. Women had low HPB scores (X¯ = 127.3 ± 23.5). The best predictors for HPB (adjusted R(2) = .44) included educational level (β = .34, P = .010), hyperlipidemia (β = -.25, P = .05), benefits (β = .33, P = .017), and barriers to risk modification (β = -.41, P = .004). Women do not practice HPB regularly. Women with less education, hyperlipidemia, lower perceived benefits, or higher perceived barriers to risk modification are less likely to practice HPB. Barriers exert the strongest influence on HPB.

Health promotion practices of women with multiple sclerosis

Objective: To explore the health promotion behaviors of women with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic, disabling disease affecting the central nervous system. Design: Participants completed a battery of instruments measuring illness-related disability, health-promoting behaviors, and quality of life. Descriptive statistics were used to examine the frequency of various health promotion practices among women with MS. Participants were grouped according to clinical course and compared on frequency of health-promoting behaviors using multivariate analysis of variance. Path analysis was used to test the hypothesis that health-promoting behavior mediates the relation of illness severity to quality of life. Participants: Women with physician-diagnosed MS ( n = 629) who were community-residing were recruited with the assistance of two chapters of the National MS Society. Main Outcome Measures: Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II; Quality of Life Index-MS Version. Results: Overall, these women scored lower on measures of physical activity (moderate effect size) and spiritual growth (small effect size) than the comparison “normative” sample. Women with benign sensory and relapsing-remitting MS were more likely than women with progressive MS to engage in physical activity and spiritual growth behaviors. Health-promoting behaviors mediated the relation of illness-related disability to quality of life. Conclusions: Findings highlight the impact of living with a chronic disabling condition on the frequency of health-promoting behaviors. Additional research is needed to identify factors that enhance both the initiation and maintenance of health promotion behaviors.