Health-Promoting Life styles in Pregnant Adolescents and the Affecting Factors

Abstract

Objective: The study was carried out to determine the health-promotion lifestyles behaviors of pregnant adolescents and related factors. Methods: The descriptive this study was conducted with between May-August 2015 on total of 56 pregnant adolescents in the outpatient departments of the obstetric and gynecologic hospital in Adana, Republic of Turkey. The study data were collected using the “Personel Information Form” and the “Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile Scale (HPLP)”. The study data were evaluated using SPSS 17.0 software. The statistical significance level was set at p<.05. Results: The mean total HPLP score of the pregnant adolescent was 112.85±15.79. The mean point totals of the subscales of HPLP were 34.66±5.90 (self-actualization), 20.75±5.19 (health responsibility), 7.32±2.78 (physical activity), 16.05±3.11 (nutrition), 19.76±3.50 (interpersonal support), and 14.30±2.72 (stress management). Significant associations were not found between the HPLP with socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of pregnant adolescent (p>.05). Conclusion: The health behavior of pregnant adolescent was intermediate level. Health care professionals should teach antenatal follow-up and healthy lifestyle behaviors according to adolescent pregnancies. Additionally, support programs should be organized to ensure that pregnant adolescents take responsibility for their own health.

Keywords

• Health-promoting lifestyles
• pregnant adolescents
• health status

Gebe Adölesanlarda Sağlığı Geliştirici Yaşam Tarzları ve Etkileyen Faktörler

Abstract

Amaç: Araştırma, adölesan gebelerin sağlıklı yaşam biçimid avranışları ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu araştırma 56 adölesan gebeyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri ”Kişisel Bilgi Formu” ve “Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışları Ölçeği (SYBDÖ)” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. İstatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi p<.05 olarak tanımlanmıştır. Bulgular: Adölesan gebelerin SYBDÖ toplam puanı 112.85±15.79’dur. SYBDÖ altboyut puan ortalamaları 34.66±5.90 (kendini gerçekleştirme), 20.75±5.19 (sağlık sorumluluğu), 7.32±2.78 (fiziksel aktivite), 16.05±3.11 (beslenme), 19.76±3.50 (kişilerarası destek), ve 14.30±2.72 (stress yönetimi) olarak bulunmuştur. Adölesan gebelerin sosyo-demografik ve obstetrik özellikleri ile SYBDÖ arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır (p>.05). Sonuç: Adölesan gebelerin sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları orta düzeydeydi. Sağlık profesyonelleri adölesanların gebeliklerine göre antenatal takipleri ve sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarını öğretmelidir. Ayrıca, adölesan gebelerin kendi sağlık sorumluluklarını almalarını sağlayacak destek programları düzenlenmelidir.

Keywords

• Sağlıklı yaşam biçimi
• adölesan gebe
• sağlık durumu
• sağlık profesyoneli

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