Health educator believability and college student self-rated health.
J Am Coll Health
; 60(4): 296-302, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-22559088
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the self-rated health (SRH) status among college students who reported receiving the majority of their health-related information from health educators.PARTICIPANTS:
Students (n = 49,921) who completed the 2006 National College Health Association survey.METHODS:
Bivariate associations between SRH and the believability of health information received were analyzed. Multiple logistic regression tested the relationship after covariate adjustment.RESULTS:
Although a modest correlation (r = .06, p < .0001) existed between the variables, SRH declined as the believability of health information received from health educators ratings became increasingly unfavorable (χ(2) = 110.96, p < .0001). After covariate adjustment, the relationship persisted with increased odds of reporting fair/poor health for those who reported the health information received from health educators as "neutral" (odds ratio [OR] = 1.31) or "unbelievable" (OR = 2.25) when compared to those who reported the health information received as "believable" (p < .0001).CONCLUSIONS:
The field of health education, and health educators, may positively influence college student SRH.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estado de Salud
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Educadores en Salud
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Información de Salud al Consumidor
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Autoinforme
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Coll Health
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos