Comparing Assertiveness among Students of Nursing and Mechanical Engineering
Comparison of Lifestyles between Students of Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Study Fields
Keywords:
students, healthy lifestyle, health promotion, occupational therapyAbstract
During study period, many young people begin to live their own lifestyle, and move away from their homes. However, their lifestyle starts to mirror their obligations at the faculty, students work, and other factors. Healthy lifestyle includes balanced nutrition, physical activities, health responsibility
and stress management. The purpose of our research was to determine the differences in lifestyles of students of both healthcare and non-healthcare study fields. The sample included 562 students of different Slovenian faculties, with the average age of 22 (±2.2) years. We used the »Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II« questionnaire, translated into Slovene. The HPLP II contains 52 questions about spiritual
growth, health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition,
interpersonal relations and stress management. We found out that students of healthcare study fields have a healthier lifestyle than others. Healthcare professionals can promote a healthy lifestyle to the rest of the population through their own example and expertise gained during their studies.
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