Study of the Health-promoting Lifestyle Status in Nursing Students of Ardabil School of Nursing and Midwifery 2019

Background & objectives: Improving and modifying lifestyle is necessary for health maintenance and promotion. Health-promoting lifestyle is one of the health criteria. Various factors are involved in the implementation of this lifestyle. This study aimed to evaluate the status of health-promoting lifestyles in nursing students of Ardabil School of Nursing and Midwifery. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed with the participation of 215 nursing students. The sampling method was census. Demographic information and the Walker health-promoting lifestyle questionnaire were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and One-way analysis of variance using spss22 software. Results: The mean score for a health-promoting lifestyle was 107.88±7.37. There was a significant relationship between spiritual growth, health responsibility, stress management, nutrition, and physical activity with gender. The lowest mean and standard deviation among the dimensions of health-promoting lifestyle were related to the dimension of stress management 15.18±2.71, and the highest score was related to the dimension of health responsibility 20.97±3.89. Conclusion: Health-promoting lifestyle status in nursing students of Ardabil School of Nursing and Midwifery was unfavorable. Therefore, there is a need for more careful planning to improve the health-promoting lifestyle of nursing students.