Social media use and health promoting lifestyle: an exploration among Indian nursing students

Abstract

Objective. To evaluate the use of social media andthe health promoting lifestyle profile of indian nursingstudents.
 Methods. A cross-sectional study was carriedout with 125 students (89 undergraduate and 36graduate) from various Nursing universities in India, whoprovided information on their sociodemographic data,the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) andthe Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II).
 Results.Regarding the BSMAS, the participants had an averageof 12.8 (maximum possible = 30); 42% reported theyfrequently delayed their sleep due to using social media;9% had excessive use of social media; by gender, men hadhigher total score than women. With respect to the healthpromoting lifestyle profile, the total average was 126.9(maximum possible = 208); no difference was observedby gender in the total score and men scored better in the domain of physical activity; students living with their families had higher scores inthe domain of health responsibility than those living alone; and graduate studentshad better scores than undergraduate students in the scale total and in the domainsof health responsibility, spiritual relations, and interpersonal relations.
 Conclusion.There is excessive use of social media, especially among male students. This studyalso revealed lower scores than those desired in the domains of Health PromotingLifestyle, especially for physical activity, health responsibility, stress management,and nutrition. Thereby, the findings may be used to improve health literacy on socialmedia, as well as promote a positive lifestyle among nursing students.

Health-Promoting Lifestyle Assessment Among Nursing Students In East Kalimantan

“…15 The more they are exposed to health information, the pattern of behavior and awareness of health is also higher. 16,17 This is related to the health information received by students of the health profession program more than by students of the non-health profession program. 18 The nursing students today will be prepared to become health providers in the future, however there are still some concerns about the understanding of health behavior and how prepared nurses to support health promotion in primary or tertiary health care.…”

Relationship between Social Media Addiction and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students

“…The increasing duration of using social media is considered as an important risk factor for social media addiction (16,20). In the present study, the average daily use social media usage time of the students was 3.70±2.34 hours.…”

“…Therefore, it is thought that developing education programs in line with the needs will contribute to the development of positive behaviours in undergraduate nursing students. There is limited study in literature that examines the relationship between social media addiction and healthy lifestyle behaviours of nursing students (16). Therefore, the aim of this study to determine the relationship between social media addiction levels and healthy lifestyle behaviours of nursing students.…”

Estilo De Vida E Letramento Em Saúde Entre Universitários: A Inter-Relação De Fatores Associados

“…dos participantes e a prejudicar os estudos de 24% 40 . Ademais, o uso intenso do computador foi relacionado com comportamentos nutricionais menos benéficos, uma alta prevalência de sintomas mentais e musculoesqueléticos entre estudantes, mais prevalentes entre alunos do quarto ano, em comparação com os do segundo ano 24,29,41 .…”