ArticleMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2017
Discordance between Lifestyle-Related Health Practices and Beliefs of People Living in Kuwait: A Community-Based Study.
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- Health Status, Behaviors, and Beliefs of Health Sciences Students and Staff at Kuwait University: Toward Maximizing the Health of Future Health Professionals and Their Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Does COVID-19 change dietary habits and lifestyle behaviours in Kuwait: a community-based cross-sectional study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Behavioral trials in the Arab Gulf States: A scoping review.SAGE open medicine · 2019Article
- Discordance between lifestyle-related health behaviors and beliefs of urban mainland Chinese: A questionnaire study with implications for targeting health education.AIMS public health · 2019Article
- Diabetes Self-Management: A Key to Better Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2018Article
- Histopathological and epidemiological findings of colonoscopy screening in a population with an average risk of colorectal cancer in Kuwait.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the concordance between lifestyle practices and beliefs of people living in Kuwait, and between their lifestyle practices and established evidence-informed recommendations for health. SUBJECTS AND
methodsA cross-sectional interview questionnaire study was conducted using a convenience sample of 100 adults living in Kuwait (age range 19-75 years). The interview included sections on demographics, and lifestyle-related practices and beliefs related to smoking, diet/nutrition, physical activity/exercise, sleep, and stress. Diet/nutrition and physical activity/exercise benchmarks were based on international standards. Analyses included descriptive statistics and the χ2 test.
resultsBeliefs about the importance of nutrition in lifestyle-related conditions were limited, and this was apparent in participants' dietary habits, e.g., low consumption of fruit/vegetables and multigrains: 16 (16%) and 9 (9%) met the recommended guidelines, respectively. Ninety-nine (99%) believed physical activity/exercise affects health overall, and 44 (44%) exercised regularly. Of the sample of 100, 20 (20%) exercised in accordance with evidence-based recommendations for maximal health. Compared with beliefs about other lifestyle-related behaviors/attributes, respondents believed nutrition contributed more than stress to heart disease, cancer, and stroke, and stress contributed more than nutrition to hypertension and diabetes.
conclusionIn this study, our findings showed a discrepancy between lifestyle-related practices and beliefs, and between each of these and evidence-based recommendations for maximal health, i.e., not smoking, several servings of fruit and vegetables and whole-grain foods daily, healthy weight, restorative sleep, and low-to-moderate stress levels.
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