ArticleLa Medicina del lavoro2019
Risk behaviors among Italian healthcare students: a cross-sectional study for health promotion of future healthcare workers.
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- Instruments used to measure well-being, ill-being, and health-related lifestyle behaviors in students attending Italian universities: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Building a healthy lifestyle: the role of emotional intelligence among Italian university students.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Sleep disorders and night-shift work in nursing students: a cross-sectional study.La Medicina del lavoro · 2022Article
- Universal Predictors of Dental Students' Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination: Machine Learning-Based Approach.Vaccines · 2021Article
- Healthcare students: should they be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination?European journal of internal medicine · 2021Article
- Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine and reasons for adherence or not among nursing students.Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of NursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundRisk behaviors are frequent among young adults and they are particularly relevant when considering healthcare students.
objectivesThe study is aimed to examine the prevalence of smoking, binge drinking, physical inactivity, and excessive bodyweight in a population of healthcare students attending an Italian university.
methodsHealthcare students filled an anonymous multiple-choice questionnaire on the occasion of the occupational health visit that preceded their hospital internship. The questionnaire covered socio-demographic characteristics (including student's working status and cohabitation) and risk behaviors. We evaluated the prevalence of risk behaviors and their association with socio-demographic characteristics.
resultsThe sample consisted of 494 students (65% women): 23.2% were smokers, 7.9% had excessive bodyweight, 35% did not practice any physical activity and 50% reported binge drinking at least once in the last 12 months. We found associations of male sex (30.5%) and being nursing students (29.9%) with smoking habit. The frequency of binge drinking was higher in men (38.4%), working students (53.9%), and among those who lived without family (50%). Physical inactivity was associated with female sex (44.2%) and living without family (57.1%). Finally, the co-presence of 2 risk behaviors or more was higher in men (36.8%), in nursing students (39.6%) and in working students (44.7%).
conclusionsOur findings regarding the prevalence of risk behaviors and their potential association with socio-demographic factors may be a clue to the definition of targeted strategies aimed at reducing of risk behaviors among healthcare students.
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