BACKGROUND Oncology nurses are well poised to provide lifestyle behavior counseling to cancer survivors. However, very little is known about the current lifestyle behavior counseling practices of oncology nurses. OBJECTIVES The primary purpose of this study was to examine lifestyle behavior counseling practices of oncology nurses. The secondary purpose was to examine differences in lifestyle ...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to evaluate whether changes in lifestyle behaviors are correlated with the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS The subjects consisted of 316 men without a history of cardiovascular disease, stroke, or renal dysfunction or dialysis treatment. The following lifestyle behaviors were evaluated using a standardized self-administered questionnaire: ...

BACKGROUND Diabetes can be prevented or delayed in high-risk adults through lifestyle modifications, including dietary changes, moderate-intensity exercise, and modest weight loss. However, the extent to which U.S. adults with prediabetes are making lifestyle changes consistent with reducing risk is unknown. PURPOSE This study aimed to study lifestyle changes consistent with reducing diabetes...

BACKGROUND This cross-sectional study evaluated the association between unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in middle-aged and older men. METHODS The subjects included 445 men without a history of cardiovascular disease, stroke, or dialysis treatment, who were not taking medications. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors were evaluated using a standardized...

background: the risk of cardiovascular diseases (cvds) increases with age. the objective was to determine whether lifestyle and dietary behaviors and anthropometric measures, which are affected by these behaviors, contribute to the increase of cvd risk factors across age categories of 20–50‑year‑old. methods: in a cross‑sectional design, 437 adults aged 20–50‑year‑old were selected from househo...

BACKGROUND Lifestyle behavior modification is an essential component of self-management of type 2 diabetes. We evaluated the prevalence of engagement in lifestyle behaviors for management of the disease, as well as the impact of healthcare professional support on these behaviors. METHODS Self-reported data were available from 2682 adult respondents, age 20 years or older, to the 2011 Survey o...

BACKGROUND Although individual healthy lifestyle behaviors may reduce cardiovascular disease risk, few studies have analyzed the combined effect of multiple lifestyle components as one all-inclusive measure on such outcomes, much less in minority populations. OBJECTIVE We aimed to develop a Healthy Lifestyle Score (HLS) that included several lifestyle recommendations and to test its associati...

Objective: This research was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducation program given international nursing studentsreceiving education in department public university improve their healthy lifestyle behaviors and life satisfaction.Methods: The designed based on single-group pretest-posttest model. sample consisted 68 internationalstudents enrolled university’s 2016-2017 acade...