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Health Behaviors, Health Cognition and Sources of Health Information Among Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Petra Bekavac
orcid.org/0009-0003-6633-4556
; Croatian Institute of Public Health Zagreb, Croatia
*
Helena Koren
; Croatian Institute of Public Health Zagreb, Croatia
Marina Milakovic
orcid.org/0009-0009-8267-6525
; Croatian Institute of Public Health Zagreb, Croatia
Marija Bubaš
; Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
Background: Nursing students are knowledgeable about health promoting behavior and should be role models for patients, although it is not unusual for them to lead unhealthy lifestyles. Aim: This study aimed to examine health behaviors, associated cognitive factors and sources of health information among nursing students. Methods: In total, 51 undergraduate nursing students from a university in Croatia answered a self-reported questionnaire related to health behaviors, health cognition factors and sources of health information. The statistical software package SPSS was used for statistical analysis, and descriptive statistics and correlations were analyzed. Results: The results show that the nursing students demonstrated a moderate level of health-promoting behaviors. In general, the nursing students had a high level of health consciousness, very strong health-oriented beliefs and were generally willing to seek health information. More than 90% of them believed that social networks have a strong or very strong infl uence on health and confi dence in the healthcare system. However, they did not perceive social networks as reliable sources of health information. As for national and international sources of health information, the Croatian Institute of Public Health is the most frequently used. Conclusion: While the nursing students demonstrated high levels of health consciousness and information orientation, it is necessary to implement interventions that aim at empowering students to adopt healthy behaviors and cultivate personal health habits.
Ključne riječi
health behavior; health promotion; health information; nursing students
Hrčak ID:
334384
URI
Datum izdavanja:
2.12.2024.
Posjeta: 239 *