A Study on Health Promotion Lifestyles between College Nursing Students Who Live with Parents and Self-Boarding

Yoo, Kyung-Hee

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2011;17(2):306-316.
Published online August 31, 2011.

Yoo, Kyung-Hee;

Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University

자취와 자택거주 간호대생의 건강증진생활양식에 관한 연구

유경희

순천향대학교 의과대학 간호학과

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to compare health promotion lifestyles of college nursing students between students who live with their parents and students who are self-boarders. Methods: The sample consisted of 375 college nursing students in C and S city. Self report questionnaires were used to measure the variables. In data analysis, the SPSSWIN 18.0 program was utilized for descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean score for Health Promotion Lifestyle in living with the parents group was significantly higher than that of the self-boarders group (t=-2.16, p=.031). In multiple regression, perceived health state, exercise frequency, self-rated knowledge about health, and grade were significant predictors of Health Promotion Lifestyle in college nursing students, explaining 26.3%. Conclusion: This study suggests that perceived health state, exercise frequency, and self-rated knowledge about health, and grade are significant influencing factors in Health Promotion Lifestyle in college nursing students. Therefore, strategies which improve these variables must be developed for college nursing students.

Key Words: Health promotion lifestyle