Sociodemographic and academic factors associated with unhealthy lifestyle among Brazilian nursing students

This study aimed to identify sociodemographic and academic factors associated with unhealthy lifestyles among Brazilian undergraduate nursing students. A cross‐sectional study was completed by 286 nursing students in Brazil. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to examine the association be...

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Published in:Nursing & health sciences 2023-06, Vol.25 (2), p.239-246
Main Authors: Macedo, Tassia Teles Santana, Sheets, Debra, Ribeiro, Fernanda Michelle Santos e Silva, Santos, Carlos Antônio de Souza Teles, Patrão, Ana Luísa, Mussi, Fernanda Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
academic factors
Brazil
Cross-Sectional Studies
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Female
Health behavior
Health promotion
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Humans
Life Style
lifestyle
Lifestyles
Nursing
Nursing education
nursing students
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic Factors
socioeconomic status
Students
Students, Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:This study aimed to identify sociodemographic and academic factors associated with unhealthy lifestyles among Brazilian undergraduate nursing students. A cross‐sectional study was completed by 286 nursing students in Brazil. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to examine the association between sociodemographic and academic variables with the latent lifestyle indicator. The model fit's validity was assessed using Akaike information coefficient estimation, Hosmer–Lemeshow test, and the ROC curve. A high health risk lifestyle was 2.7 times more likely among students aged 18–24 years than students aged 25 years or older (OR = 2.7, 95% CI = [1.18, 6.54] p = 0.02); 2.3 times more likely among students with ≥400 h of semester time (OR = 2.3, 95% CI = [0.93, 5.90], p = 0.07); and 3.8 times more likely among female students (OR = 3.8, 95% CI = [0.82, 8.12], p = 0.09). A moderate health risk lifestyle was 1.8 times more likely among students from the 6th to 10th semesters (OR = 1.8, 95% CI = [−0.95, 3.75], p = 0.07). Sociodemographic and academic factors were associated with unhealthy lifestyles. Health promotion efforts are necessary to improve nursing students' health behaviors.
ISSN:1441-0745
1442-2018
DOI:10.1111/nhs.13021