Authors
Imad Fashafsheh
Suhair Hussni
Ahmad Ayed
Ahmad Battran
Hala Badawi
Basma Salameh
Pages From
1
Pages To
5
ISSN
doi.org/10.1177/00469580211018790
Journal Name
INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Volume
58
Issue
5
Keywords
health promoting, behaviors, nurses student, physical activity, stress management
Project
article
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the health-promoting lifestyle behaviors of nursing students at Arab American University Palestine, Palestine. A cross-sectional design was used, 350 participants filled the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. The total HPLP score was 138.57 ± 22. Spiritual growth had the highest mean and physical activity had the lowest subscale. A significant relationship between the age of students and the sub-scales of stress management as well as physical activity. However, gender and spiritual growth subscale differed significantly. Also, there was a significant difference between students’ year level and physical activity. University administrators and staff should provide guidance to progress with more actual strategies to improve nursing students’ health-promoting behaviors.