Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, Croatia
As future healthcare professionals, dental medicine students are expected to exhibit healthy lifestyle behaviors. This study aims to assess the health-promoting behaviors among undergraduate dental medicine students of all six academic study years at the University of Zagreb, and determine their pre...
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| author | Larisa Musić Tonći Mašina Ivan Puhar Laura Plančak Valentina Kostrić Mihaela Kobale Ana Badovinac |
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| description | As future healthcare professionals, dental medicine students are expected to exhibit healthy lifestyle behaviors. This study aims to assess the health-promoting behaviors among undergraduate dental medicine students of all six academic study years at the University of Zagreb, and determine their predictors. Students were invited to complete a two-part survey, consisting of a self-reported sociodemographic questionnaire and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II). Three hundred and forty-nine students completed the survey; the response rate was 60.3%. The total mean HPLP II score was 2.64 ± 0.34. Students in the second academic study year scored the lowest (2.50 ± 0.33), and students in the sixth academic study year scored the highest (2.77 ± 0.32). Health responsibility was the overall lowest scored subcategory, while interpersonal relations was scored the highest. Female students reported lower spiritual growth and stress management than male students. Higher body mass index (BMI) was related to lower health responsibility. Smoking, place of residence and the age of participants did not seem to have an impact on health-promoting behaviors. Dental students at our faculty exhibit moderate health-promoting behaviors, even in the absence of a formal health-promoting course in the existing curriculum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e95e328a24b46bfbaafeef6d0923f502023-12-03T12:49:51ZengMDPI AGDentistry Journal2304-67672021-03-01932810.3390/dj9030028Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, CroatiaLarisa Musić0Tonći Mašina1Ivan Puhar2Laura Plančak3Valentina Kostrić4Mihaela Kobale5Ana Badovinac6Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Physical Education, School of Medicine Zagreb, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaSchool of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaPrivate Dental Practice, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaPrivate Dental Practice, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaAs future healthcare professionals, dental medicine students are expected to exhibit healthy lifestyle behaviors. This study aims to assess the health-promoting behaviors among undergraduate dental medicine students of all six academic study years at the University of Zagreb, and determine their predictors. Students were invited to complete a two-part survey, consisting of a self-reported sociodemographic questionnaire and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II). Three hundred and forty-nine students completed the survey; the response rate was 60.3%. The total mean HPLP II score was 2.64 ± 0.34. Students in the second academic study year scored the lowest (2.50 ± 0.33), and students in the sixth academic study year scored the highest (2.77 ± 0.32). Health responsibility was the overall lowest scored subcategory, while interpersonal relations was scored the highest. Female students reported lower spiritual growth and stress management than male students. Higher body mass index (BMI) was related to lower health responsibility. Smoking, place of residence and the age of participants did not seem to have an impact on health-promoting behaviors. Dental students at our faculty exhibit moderate health-promoting behaviors, even in the absence of a formal health-promoting course in the existing curriculum.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/3/28dental educationdental studentshealthy lifestylesurveys and questionnaireshealth behaviorhealth promotion |
| spellingShingle | Larisa Musić Tonći Mašina Ivan Puhar Laura Plančak Valentina Kostrić Mihaela Kobale Ana Badovinac Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, Croatia Dentistry Journal dental education dental students healthy lifestyle surveys and questionnaires health behavior health promotion |
| title | Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, Croatia |
| title_full | Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, Croatia |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, Croatia |
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| title_short | Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Dental Students in Zagreb, Croatia |
| title_sort | assessment of health promoting lifestyle among dental students in zagreb croatia |
| topic | dental education dental students healthy lifestyle surveys and questionnaires health behavior health promotion |
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