Estilos de vida de los estudiantes de Enfermería de Argentina

• Published in: Retos (Madrid) 2024-07 (56), p.817-823
• Main Authors: Méndez, Patricia Graciela, Cerón, Virginia Mariana, Canova Barrios, Carlos, Trejo, Selva Elizabeth, Moreno, Luis Alberto, Ariel Llano, Raul, Farfán, Angélica Beatriz, Inés Nores, Rosana, de Fátima Silvestre, Nanci, Solange Nievas, Mariela, Camio, Adriana, Méndez, Julio, Lobos, Malvina, Dalton, Brenda, Ríos, Norma Beatriz
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Subjects: Autocuidado; care; Enfermería; Estilos de vida saludable; Estudiantes; Health Promotion; Healthy lifestyles; Nursing; Promoción de la Salud; Self; Students
• ISSN: 1579-1726; 1988-2041; 1988-2041
• DOI: 10.47197/retos.v56.105167

Introduction: Several studies have reported a deficit of self-care in nursing students with a predominance of inadequate eating habits, smoking, a sedentary lifestyle, high alcohol consumption, and poor stress management. Objective: the purpose of this research was to characterize the lifestyle of students of the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing at eight institutions of higher education in Argentina. Material and methods: Multicenter, descriptive, and quantitative study. The Nola Pender's Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile - II tool which consist of 52 items that are categorized into six dimensions. Results: A total of 1,718 undergraduate nursing students from eight institutions of higher education in Argentina participated in the study. Respondents had a mean age of 29.48 years (SD: 9.66), were from public institutions (67.00%) and were in the second year of the study plan (32.54%). The best and worst rated dimensions were Self-realization and Stress management with 61.93% and 19.38% of the sample having a healthy rating, respectively. Lifestyle in general was characterized as regular in 68.92% of the students and was healthy in only 4.77%. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the lifestyle of the students was mostly regular, and relationships were identified between the sociodemographic and educational variables. Introducción: Diversos estudios han reportado un déficit de autocuidado por parte de estudiantes de enfermería con un predominio de inadecuados hábitos alimentarios, tabaquismo, sedentarismo, elevado consumo de alcohol y mal manejo del estrés. Objetivo: Caracterizar el estilo de vida de los estudiantes de la carrera de Licenciatura en Enfermería de ocho instituciones de educación superior de la República Argentina. Material y métodos: Estudio multicéntrico, descriptivo y cuantitativo. Se implementó el instrumento Health Promoting Lifestile Profile – II de Nola Pender compuesto por 52 reactivos y agrupado en seis dimensiones. Resultados: Participaron 1718 estudiantes de la carrera de Licenciatura en Enfermería de ocho instituciones de nivel superior de Argentina. Los encuestados tenían una edad media de 29,48 años (DE=9,66), de instituciones carácter público (67,00%) y del segundo año del plan de estudios (32,54%). Las dimensiones mejor y peor valoradas fueron Autorrealización y Manejo del estrés con un 61,93% y 19,38% de la muestra con valoración saludable, respectivamente. El Estilo de vida en general fue caracterizado como regular en el 68,92% de