LIFESTYLE PROFILE OF NURSING STUDENTS AT THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF AMBATO
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Healthy lifestyles, nursing students, academic performance, food and nutrition health promotionAbstract
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46296/yc.v9i17.0696
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Introduction. Lifestyle is a pattern of behavior that includes eating habits, physical activity, stress management, and self-care, affected by personal, social, and environmental factors. For students, lifestyle not only affects their health and academic performance, but also their future professional practices as health promoters. Objective. To characterize the lifestyle profile of nursing students at the Technical University of Ambato. Methodology. A quantitative approach, cross-sectional observational design, and descriptive scope. The sample consisted of 58 fifth-semester nursing students at the Technical University of Ambato, selected through intentional sampling. They were administered the Nola PEPS-I lifestyle questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the SPSS V.27 statistical software. Results. A lifestyle division was identified: 50% of the students displayed a healthy lifestyle and the other 50% displayed an unhealthy lifestyle. The unhealthy dimensions were health responsibility (79.3%) and physical activity (67.2%). Self-realization showed the highest percentage of healthy habits (72.4%). Furthermore, 72.4% of women reported an unhealthy lifestyle. Conclusions. The results emphasize the need for university intervention to improve physical activity, nutrition, and stress management, especially for women.
Keywords: Healthy lifestyles, nursing students, academic performance, food and nutrition health promotion.
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