Health-promoting factors among students in higher education within health care and social work [Elektronisk resurs] a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data in a multicentre longitudinal study
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Ahlstrand, Inger (författare)
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Larsson, Ingrid (författare)
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Larsson, Margaretha (författare)
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Ekman, Aimée (författare)
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Hedén, Lena (författare)
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Laakso, Katja (författare)
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Lindmark, Ulrika (författare)
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Nunstedt, Håkan (författare)
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Oxelmark, Lena (författare)
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Pennbrant, Sandra (författare)
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Sundler, Annelie Johansson, 1973- (författare)
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Hallgren, Jenny, 1978- (författare)
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Family-Centred Health (FamCeH) (medarbetare)
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Wellbeing in Long-term Health Problems (WeLHP) (medarbetare)
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Högskolan i Skövde Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper (utgivare)
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Högskolan i Skövde Forskningsmiljön hälsa, hållbarhet och digitalisering (utgivare)
- Publicerad: BioMed Central, 2022
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: BMC Public Health. - 1471-2458. ; 22:1
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- Background Educational environments are considered important in strengthening students’ health status and knowledge, which are associated with good educational outcomes. It has been suggested to establish healthy universities based on a salutogenic approach – namely, health promotion. The aim of this study was to describe health-promoting resources and factors among first-semester students in higher education in healthcare and social work. Methods This cross-sectional study is based on a survey distributed among all students in seven healthcare and social work programmes at six universities in southern Sweden. The survey was carried out in 2018 using a self-reported, web-based questionnaire focussing on general health and well-being, lifestyle factors together with three validated instruments measuring health-promoting factors and processes: the Sense of Coherence (SOC) scale, Salutogenic Health Indicator Scale (SHIS) and Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ). Results Of 2283 students, 851 (37.3%) completed the survey, of whom 742 (87.1%) were women; 722 (84.8%) were enrolled on healthcare programmes, and 129 (15.2%) were enrolled on social work programmes. Most reported good general health and well-being (88.1% and 83.7%, respectively). The total mean scores for the SOC scale, SHIS and OBQ were, respectively, 59.09 (SD = 11.78), 44.04 (SD = 9.38) and 26.40 (SD = 7.07). Well-being and several healthy lifestyles were related to better general health and higher SOC, SHIS and OBQ scores. Multiple linear and logistic regressions showed that perceived well-being and no sleeping problems significantly predicted higher general health and higher SOC, SHIS and OBQ scores. Being less sedentary and non-smoking habits were significant predictors of higher SOC. Conclusions Swedish students in higher education within the healthcare and social work sector report good general health and well-being in the first semester, as well as health-promoting resources (i.e. SOC, SHIS and OBQ), and in some aspects, a healthy lifestyle. High-intensity exercise, no sleeping problems and non-smoking seem to be of importance to both general health and health-promotive resources. This study contributes to knowledge about the health promotive characteristics of students in the healthcare and social work fields, which is of importance for planning universities with a salutogenic approach.
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- Social Sciences (hsv)
- Samhällsvetenskap (hsv)
- Medical and Health Sciences (hsv)
- Health Sciences (hsv)
- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv)
- Medicin och hälsovetenskap (hsv)
- Hälsovetenskaper (hsv)
- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv)
- Familjecentrerad hälsa (FamCeH) (his)
- Family-Centred Health (his)
- Wellbeing in long-term health problems (WeLHP) (his)
- Välbefinnande vid långvariga hälsoproblem (WeLHP) (his)
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- government publication (marcgt)
Indexterm och SAB-rubrik
- Health and health-promoting resources
- Health behavior
- Healthy lifestyles
- Higher education
- Occupational Balance Questionnaire
- Salutogenesis
- Salutogenic Health Indicator Scale
- Sense of coherence
- Students’ health
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