Self-Reported Health Status and Lifestyle of University Students

Ángyán, L; Antal, Csilla; Téczely, Tamás; Karsai, István

doi:10.1556/hmj.2.2008.3.8

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“…An individual lifestyle assessment is usually used to self-report behaviors such as eating habits, smoking habits, drinking habits, nutrition, driving safety, sleep patterns, leisure-time activities, and physical activity. Although many previous studies have reported a relationship between lifestyle and perceived health status, there are many lifestyle assessment variables [26]- [36], and scales of perceived health status are also varied or complex [27] [28] [33] [36]. In this study, we reviewed previous studies, especially those of Breslow.…”

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“…Several studies have reported an association between lifestyle and perceived health status by sex [26], age group [26]- [31] [34] [35], occupation [27] [28] [33], ethnicity [28] [30] [35], household income, different chronic conditions [34] [35], and personality traits [26] [36]. Despite such studies having clarified the overall associations among perceived health status (self-reported health status) and lifestyle (physical activity, drinking habits, smoking habits, eating habits, nutrition, driving safety, leisure-time activities, and intensity of each physical activity), surprisingly little is known about the relationship between Breslow's seven health practices and perceived health status.…”

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Relationship between Perceived Health Status and Health Practices in the General Adult Population in Japan

Noguchi¹,

Ueda²,

Fukumoto³

et al. 2015

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The objective of this study was to explore the relationship of perceived health status and Breslow's seven health Practices(7-8 hours of sleep per night, maintaining a healthy weight, moderate or no alcohol intake, regular physical activity, no eating between meals, eating breakfast, and having never smoked cigarettes) in adult residents in Kumamoto Prefecture Japan. We used 2011 data from the "Health Japan 21" program in Kumamoto Prefecture, a study consisting of 2519 adults aged from 20-74 years. Data for the study were gathered by questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into following sections: perceived health status, seven health practices, life satisfaction, depression, social network, and demographic variables. We found that those groups engaged in more than four health practices had higher scores for perceived health status than those groups with less than four. Using Pearson's correlation coefficient, positive correlations were found between perceived health status and health practices (r = 0.229, p < 0.001), life satisfaction (r = 0.279, p < 0.001), and social network (r = 0.089, p < 0.001); negative correlations were found with age (r = −0.058, p < 0.01), body mass index (BMI) (r = −0.093, p< 0.001), and depression (r = −0.109, p < 0.001). Furthermore, we clarified the differences in perceived health status by age and gender. The data from multiple regression analysis show an association between level of perceived health status and life satisfaction, the seven health practices, employment, age, depression, and social network. Our findings demonstrate a relationship between perceived health status and the seven health practices, and can be used to encourage healthier practices to enhance perceived health status and life satisfaction in community health care work. Y. Noguchi et al.

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Relationship between Perceived Health Status and Health Practices in the General Adult Population in Japan

Noguchi¹,

Ueda²,

Fukumoto³

et al. 2015

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“…The authors of the study state that if trends of physical inactivity persist, physical health issues may become apparent in the long term. A Hungarian study [12] has investigated the self-reported health status, lifestyle and financial standing of the university students. One third of the respondents reported some health symptoms.…”

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Health disorders and exercising behaviour that characterize the transitional stage of first-year students at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

Juškelienė¹,

Kalinkevičienė²

2016

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BackgroundPrevious studies have revealed high prevalence of students exhibiting unhealthy behaviour, such as insufficient physical activity during their transitional phase from school to university. Research shows that students' health is worse compared to nonstudent pears. However, health and its determinants in specific subgroups, such as students -future teachers, have remained largely unexplored. In contemporary society, teachers are expected to fulfil the role of health educators regardless of the subject they teach in school. So they may maintain good health potential and develop healthy lifestyle themselves. The present study aims to estimate the health status of first-year students at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and to determine its relation to exercising behaviour. Material/MethodsThe study was based on an anonymous questionnaire with the sample size of 314 students. ResultsThe survey revealed that 19.4% of the respondents were taken ill 4 times and more with acute diseases, 35.0% experienced frequent health symptoms over one year prior to the study, 34.7% used some medicine over the past half-year period. Headaches, tiredness in the morning, fast fatigue, nervousness, irritability, and sleeplessness were the most prevalent symptoms among them. In the study group 22.3% of the students were insufficiently physically active as reported exercising once or less per week. ConclusionsA relative risk of acute diseases was estimated to be 2.4 times higher for insufficiently physically active students compared to those who exercised at least twice per week.

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Self-Reported Health Status and Lifestyle of University Students

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Relationship between Perceived Health Status and Health Practices in the General Adult Population in Japan

Relationship between Perceived Health Status and Health Practices in the General Adult Population in Japan

Health disorders and exercising behaviour that characterize the transitional stage of first-year students at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

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