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Assessment of Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the changes in lifestyle-related behaviors of nursing students in the fourteenth and fifteenth months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: This research was conducted in descriptive type. 489 nursing students studying at 25 universities randomly selected, stratified by region and proportionally, participated in the research. Data were collected using the sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire and the Lifestyle Behavior Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis-H, Mann-Whitney U with Bonferroni correction and Pearson chi-square tests.
Results: The results showed that participants adopted healthier diets and struggled with stress and anxiety. Female participants adopted healthier diets, received more social support, and participated in physical activities more often but experienced more anxiety and stress than their male counterparts. Fourth-year students ate less junk food and experienced less anxiety and stress than first- and second-year students. Participants in big cities adopted more unhealthy diets than those in small towns. Participants who had tested positive for COVID adopted healthier diets than those who had not (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The results showed that participants had adopted both healthy and unhealthy lifestyle-related behaviors since the pandemic began. Guidelines should be provide on healthy lifestyles in times of crisis, such as pandemics and, also develop strategies and interventions to encourage students to follow those guidelines. Universities should offer training and support to help students cope with stress, stay physically active, and eat healthily.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Public Health Nursing
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
August 6, 2024
Submission Date
January 31, 2024
Acceptance Date
May 8, 2024
Published in Issue
Year 2024 Volume: 26 Number: 2
APA
Hepokur Yıldırım, Ş. N., & Kitiş, Y. (2024). Assessment of Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi, 26(2), 30-49. https://doi.org/10.69487/hemarge.1429578
AMA
1.Hepokur Yıldırım ŞN, Kitiş Y. Assessment of Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hemar-G. 2024;26(2):30-49. doi:10.69487/hemarge.1429578
Chicago
Hepokur Yıldırım, Şeyma Nur, and Yeter Kitiş. 2024. “Assessment of Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi 26 (2): 30-49. https://doi.org/10.69487/hemarge.1429578.
EndNote
Hepokur Yıldırım ŞN, Kitiş Y (August 1, 2024) Assessment of Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi 26 2 30–49.
IEEE
[1]Ş. N. Hepokur Yıldırım and Y. Kitiş, “Assessment of Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Hemar-G, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 30–49, Aug. 2024, doi: 10.69487/hemarge.1429578.
ISNAD
Hepokur Yıldırım, Şeyma Nur - Kitiş, Yeter. “Assessment of Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi 26/2 (August 1, 2024): 30-49. https://doi.org/10.69487/hemarge.1429578.
JAMA
1.Hepokur Yıldırım ŞN, Kitiş Y. Assessment of Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hemar-G. 2024;26:30–49.
MLA
Hepokur Yıldırım, Şeyma Nur, and Yeter Kitiş. “Assessment of Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 2, Aug. 2024, pp. 30-49, doi:10.69487/hemarge.1429578.
Vancouver
1.Şeyma Nur Hepokur Yıldırım, Yeter Kitiş. Assessment of Lifestyle Behaviors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hemar-G. 2024 Aug. 1;26(2):30-49. doi:10.69487/hemarge.1429578