INTRODUCTION Lifestyle during pregnancy has long-term effects on health of mother and child. Having previous illness or unexpected maternal or fetal conditions such as preeclampsia can complicate pregnancy and interfere with health-promoting behaviors and cause stress might interfere with health-promoting behaviors. This study was carried out to examine the relationship between health-promoting...

BACKGROUND Food companies often use healthy lifestyle messages in child-directed advertising, raising public health concerns about health halo effects for nutrient-poor food/drinks. OBJECTIVE Examine effects of health messages promoting nutrient-poor foods in child-directed advertising. METHODS Randomized controlled experiment (N = 138). Children (7-11 years) viewed three child-friendly com...

background many of the problems pertaining to old age originate from unhealthy lifestyle and low social support. overcoming these problems requires precise and proper policy-making and planning. objectives the aim of the current research is to investigate the effect of health promoting interventions on healthy lifestyle and social support in elders. patients and methods this study was conducted...

Identifying individual and social factors affecting MS patients’ quality of life can play a significant role in planning, treatment process and modifying their lifestyle. Thus, this study proposed a structural model explaining MS patients’ quality of life based on health-promoting lifestyle with the mediating role of psychological capital. The study had a correlational design.  The population o...

Obesity and overweight have become increasingly a major public health problem across the world. This study aimed at exploring the effects of motivational interviewing on weight efficacy lifestyle among women with obesity and overweight. A single-blind randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 100 overweight and obese women who attended a nutrition clinic. The samples were selected based ...

The purpose of this study was to determine health-promoting behaviours of university nursing students in Jordan. This descriptive cross-sectional study used convenient sampling technique to recruit 167 undergraduate nursing students in Jordan. Data were collected by using an Arabic version of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. The study results revealed that the mean item score for total He...

conclusions health providers should improve the qol in the elderly by facilitating hpl through health-promoting interventions, which will maintain and increase physical activity, stress management, and spiritual growth. background as individuals live a longer life, health-promoting lifestyle (hpl) becomes even more essential, particularly with regard to maintaining functional independence and i...