Self-care practices among undergraduate university students
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Jennifer Jackson, RN BScN Honours
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Although many factors affect an individual’s health status, self-care is paramount. Further investigation of factors that influence self-care practices is key to enhancing illness and injury prevention and health promotion. The purpose of this study was threefold: to explore the self-care practices of undergraduate university students, to identify variables that influence such practices, and to compare the self-care practices of students in health-related programs to students in mainstream programs. A descriptive correlational survey design was used. The sample consisted of 254 students in health and mainstream programs. The study was informed by Pender’s Health Promotion Model and Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing. A self-report questionnaire based on Orem’s Universal Self-Care Requisites was used to obtain information regarding students’ self-care practices related to: food, alcohol use, activity and rest, and normalcy. The scores for the total self-care index did not achieve statistical significance, reinforcing the multidimensional nature of the concept. Students in health programs had statistically higher mean scores in food, but lower mean scores in normalcy. Regression analysis indicates that socioeconomic status, gender and self-efficacy were major factors influencing student self-care practices. Recommendations for future research are discussed.
Undergrad Thesis
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| Type | Thesis |
| Acquisition | Self-submission |
| Review Type | Peer-review: Single Blind |
| Format | Text-based Document |
| Evidence Level | Cross-Sectional Study |
| Research Approach | Quantitative Research |
| Keywords | Self Care Statistics; Students Statistics; Numerical Data |
| MESH Subject(s) | Students, Undergraduate; Self Care--statistics & numberical data |
| MESH Subject(s) | Students, Undergraduate; Self Care--statistics & numberical data |
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