Sestrinski glasnik, Vol. 27 No. 3, 2022.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.11608/sgnj.27.3.5
Healthy lifestyles of nursing and medical students: a scoping review
Marija Spevan
; Sveučilište u Rijeci, Fakultet zdravstvenih studija
Amir Muzur
; Sveučilište u Rijeci, Medicinski fakultet
Helena Štrucelj
; Sveučilište u Rijeci, Fakultet zdravstvenih studija
Abstract
Studying involves a host of challenges that can disrupt homeostasis. Some of these include the burden of learning, the desire for academic achievement, and studying while working. Therefore, it is important to promote personal healthy habits in the student population, and for nursing and medical students, additional habits to promote healthy lifestyles. This scoping review aims to determine which measures are used to assess the lifestyle of nursing and medical students and which methods are used to research them.
The scoping review was conducted and completed on December 28, 2020, by searching the Medline / WoS database. Articles describing primary non-experimental research on the healthy lifestyles of nursing and medical students were included. Of the 68 articles identified, 12 (17.7%) were accepted for final analysis. Quantitative and qualitative data analyses were conducted.
Questionnaires and anthropometric tools are used for the assessment, and the focus is on healthy lifestyle criteria such as frequency of physical activity, body mass index, sleep quality, balanced diet, mental health, and others. Physical health is represented more frequently than mental health. All studies were cross-sectional studies.
Research shows that nursing and medical students do not have an optimal lifestyle. The relationship between mental health and lifestyle needs further research to develop strategies to promote healthy lifestyles in this population and also to study the effectiveness of these strategies.
Keywords
health behavior; healthy lifestyle; medical students; nursing students
Hrčak ID:
286962
URI
Publication date:
12.12.2022.
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