TY - JOUR
T1 - Describing the health behaviours of future nurses
T2 - A cross-sectional study among Italian nursing students
AU - Arrigoni, Cristina
AU - Grugnetti, Anna Maria
AU - Caruso, Rosario
AU - Dellafiore, Federica
AU - Borelli, Paola
AU - Cenzi, Maria
AU - Gallotti, Luisa
AU - Signorelli, Carlo
PY - 2020/9/11
Y1 - 2020/9/11
N2 - Academic environments may influence the achievement of healthy behaviors in nursing students. However, the lifestyles among Italian nursing students have been poorly investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the health behaviours of Italian undergraduate nursing students. A monocentric, cross-sectional, study design was performed. The study was conducted in an undergraduate nursing course in the north of Italy (University of Pavia). Data were collected through the list of freshmen in nursing in March 2018 (i.e. first years of the undergraduate program) using an online survey and a purposive sampling, where 134 nursing students were enrolled. The results highlighted that the nursing students observed a varied and balanced alimentation. The most problematic areas are referred to the physical activity and the smoking habits. Future research should frame the trajectory of the undergraduate nursing students over the overall education path, also promoting and testing strategies to address the observed issues, such as limited physical activities and smoking habits. (www.actabiomedica.it).
AB - Academic environments may influence the achievement of healthy behaviors in nursing students. However, the lifestyles among Italian nursing students have been poorly investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the health behaviours of Italian undergraduate nursing students. A monocentric, cross-sectional, study design was performed. The study was conducted in an undergraduate nursing course in the north of Italy (University of Pavia). Data were collected through the list of freshmen in nursing in March 2018 (i.e. first years of the undergraduate program) using an online survey and a purposive sampling, where 134 nursing students were enrolled. The results highlighted that the nursing students observed a varied and balanced alimentation. The most problematic areas are referred to the physical activity and the smoking habits. Future research should frame the trajectory of the undergraduate nursing students over the overall education path, also promoting and testing strategies to address the observed issues, such as limited physical activities and smoking habits. (www.actabiomedica.it).
KW - Health behaviours
KW - Healthy lifestyle
KW - Nursing students
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U2 - 10.23750/abm.v91i3.8338
DO - 10.23750/abm.v91i3.8338
M3 - Article
C2 - 32921763
AN - SCOPUS:85090872532
VL - 91
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense
JF - Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense
SN - 0392-4203
IS - 3
M1 - e2020068
ER -