Relationship of subjective health complaints and health promotion lifestyles among nursing college students / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the relationship of subjective health complaints and health promotion lifestyles among nursing college students.Methods A total of 775 nursing students in a college in Guangzhou city were surveyed using Subjective Health Complaints Scale and Health Promoting Lifestyles-Ⅱ (HPLP-Ⅱ),and then analyzed the datum of the investigation.Results The incidence rate of subjective health complaints was 57.9％(449/775).The symptoms of the top five were fatigue [19.2％(149/775)],eye discomfort [18.5％(143/775)],gastrointestinal upset [18.2％(141/775)],sleep disorders [16.6％(129/775)] and poor interpersonal relationship [11.0％(85/775)].The mean score of the HPLP-Ⅱ was 133.74±19.10,both scores of the HPLP-Ⅱ and the subscales in the nursing students without complaints were significantly higher than the others,P ＜ 0.01.Further multinomial Logistic results suggested HPLP-Ⅱ negatively related with the occurrence of subjective health complaints.Conclusion Health promotion lifestyle can prevent or improve the complaints status common existed among nursing college students.