Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention on Health-Promoting Behavior, Psychological Distress and Reproductive Health of Overweight and Obese Female College Students

Nho, Ju-Hee; Chae, Soo‐Wan

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“…By characterizing sociodemographic factors that are predictive of healthy lifestyles and psychological distress, it is feasible to identify priority groups at risk and develop intervention programs that may be more effective ( Nho and Chae, 2021 ). Promoting healthy lifestyles and mental health is a crucial priority in public health, encompassing educational policies and the development of initiatives to ensure the overall well-being of the university student community.…”

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Psychological distress, health-promoting lifestyle and sociodemographic factors in Honduran university students: a structural equation model

Castillo-Díaz,

Martínez,

Periañez

et al. 2024

Health Promotion International

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This study sought to analyze an explanatory model on the relationship among sociodemographic factors, health-promoting lifestyle behaviors and psychological distress (depression, anxiety and stress) in college students. This is an observational, analytical and cross-sectional study conducted on a national sample of 4203 students who entered a macro university in Honduras in 2021, 2022 and 2023. We used a sociodemographic survey, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21). Univariate analysis and a multivariate structural equation model were conducted. The average HPLP-II score was 117.45 (± 23.41), and the average DASS-21 score was 20.06 (± 14.16). The multivariate model showed a good data fit (comparative fit index = 0.951; Tucker–Lewis index = 0.957; root mean square error of approximation = 0.067 [90% CI = 0.067–0.068]). Results indicate that being a woman (β = 0.11; p < 0.001) and being enrolled in biological and health sciences (β = 0.09; p < 0.001) significantly predict HPLP-II scores. Furthermore, being a woman (β = 0.17; p < 0.001), age (β = 0.10; p < 0.001) and having pre-existing medical conditions (β = 0.16; p < 0.001) significantly explain part of the variance of DASS-21. A significant reverse relationship between health-promoting behavior and psychological distress was shown (r = −0.36; p < 0.001). This study identifies protective and risky sociodemographic factors linked to health-promoting lifestyle behaviors and psychological distress. Our findings have implications for developing comprehensive intervention policies and strategies to promote health in higher education settings.

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Psychological distress, health-promoting lifestyle and sociodemographic factors in Honduran university students: a structural equation model

Castillo-Díaz,

Martínez,

Periañez

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Health Promotion International

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“…The outline pays more attention to the active promotion rather than negative maintenance of people's health (4). Contemporary college students should shoulder the important task of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, but according to relevant domestic research reports, the score of overall health promoting lifestyle of college students in China is only limited to the medium level, while the performance of health responsibility and sports behavior is very poor (5)(6)(7)(8). In relevant foreign studies, the lifestyle of college students also has the phenomenon of insufficient physical activity, but the intervention of health promoting lifestyle (such as diet and health education, exercise, improving static behavior, etc.)…”

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A study on the effects of health behavior and sports participation on female college students' body mass index and healthy promoting lifestyle

Xiang-yun

Líu

2023

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveLife form and body composition may affect the health of college students. This study will explore the relationship between the demographic variables of female college students and their body composition and health promoting lifestyle, so as to provide useful reference for the future design and planning of college students' physical and mental health courses and improving their physical activity level.MethodsUsing the method of questionnaire and bioelectrical resistance measurement, a questionnaire on healthy lifestyle of college students was constructed on the basis of consulting a large number of relevant research literature. Relevant survey samples were obtained through random sampling, and their body composition was measured; use SPSS21.0 statistical analysis software to conduct statistical analysis on relevant indicators.Results and conclusions(1) at present, female college students generally lack leisure activities and sleep, the proportion of regular fitness habits is low, and the number of snacks and average daily online time are generally too high; The overweight rate and body fat rate of female college students are generally too high, while the standard rate of muscle weight is generally too low. (2) Female college students' health promoting lifestyle has the highest score of self-realization, followed by interpersonal support and the worst behavior of sports participation; The older the college students, the worse their sports participation and overall health promotion behavior; The better the Conscious health status, the better the self-realization, exercise participation and nutritional behavior; The more exercise time per day, the higher their participation in sports and the stronger their health responsibility; The more time spent on the Internet every day, the worse the health responsibility and sports participation. (3) The more time female college students spend on the Internet every day, the higher the probability of overweight. Those with regular exercise habits have a lower proportion of overweight and high body fat rate, while the better their sleep and night snack behavior, the lower their body fat rate. The older college students are, the larger their visceral fat area is, the better their exercise habits and sleep behavior are, the smaller their visceral fat area is, and the lower their visceral fat level is.

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“…Thus, the physical activity is minimal and the mental stress is at the peak. [ 7 ] The daily activity of adolescents and youth plays an important role in adopting health-related behavior. In later stages of life, it is difficult to change the behavior.…”

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Lifestyle factors influencing medical and nursing student's health status at the rural health-care institute

Shekhar

Prasad

Singh

2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) may be influenced by lifestyle behavior, acquired during transition in student life at university. Health is a major concern globally. The developing counties are facing a double burden of disease, both communicable and NCD. This study is aimed to assess the lifestyle and its associated factors that can affect the health status of medical and nursing students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among medical and nursing students of Sasaram, Bihar, by universal sampling. The study population consisted of 303 medical and 233 nursing students. The 536 students in the study, included 195 from rural areas and 341 from urban areas. Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire was used and Chi-square statistics was computed to determine the association of demographic variables with lifestyle behavior using Epi InfoTM 7 analysis software. RESULTS: Mean age and body mass index were 21 ± 2.59 years and 22.12 ± 3.77, respectively. After statistical analysis utilizing the Chi-square test, it was shown that the difference was found to be nonsignificant (P > 0.05) in all the following variables, such as gender, age, marital status except in designation, and alcohol and tobacco intake which showed the difference to be highly significant. CONCLUSIONS: The maximum number of students in the study population showed intermediate healthy lifestyle (57.1%), despite being the upcoming health-care providers of future. Fruits were rarely present in diet in 82%, no physical activity in 21.2%, and tobacco and alcohol were consumed by 11.7% and 13%, respectively. Targeted intervention for healthy diet, physical activity, stress, tobacco, and alcohol reduction can lead to healthy lifestyle. Independence and autonomy gained in the transition phase in student life needs guided supervision to raise responsible adults. It may help to assist or to plan accordingly in future to improve lifestyle of the students.

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Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention on Health-Promoting Behavior, Psychological Distress and Reproductive Health of Overweight and Obese Female College Students

Cited by 6 publications

References 35 publications

Psychological distress, health-promoting lifestyle and sociodemographic factors in Honduran university students: a structural equation model

Psychological distress, health-promoting lifestyle and sociodemographic factors in Honduran university students: a structural equation model

A study on the effects of health behavior and sports participation on female college students' body mass index and healthy promoting lifestyle

Lifestyle factors influencing medical and nursing student's health status at the rural health-care institute

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