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Jenny L. Olson; David E. Conroy; Scherezade K. Mama; Kathryn H. Schmitz – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Healthy lifestyle behaviors can improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in cancer survivors; but the combination of behaviors most important for HRQOL is not known. This study investigated the patterns of lifestyle behaviors among cancer survivors and differences in HRQOL between behavioral classes. Cancer survivors (n = 2,463) were invited…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Life Style, Quality of Life, Cancer
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Lavados-Romo, Pamela; Andrade-Mayorga, Omar; Morales, Gladys; Muñoz, Sergio; Balboa-Castillo, Teresa – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To determine the association between screen time and physical activity with quality of life among Chilean university students. Methods: Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted on 726 first-year university students who replied three questionnaires: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, WHO Quality of Life-BREF scale, and the International…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, College Freshmen, Physical Activity Level, Life Style
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Karaman, Muhammed Emre – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
Being physically active during the day and keep it in all the life along gives us the feeling well both physically and mentally. The purpose of the presented study is to investigate the effect of weekly training intensities and sport ages of the Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Coach Training students' health-related physical and mental…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Physical Health, Mental Health, Training
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Bolbocean, Corneliu; Rhidenour, Kayla B.; McCormack, Maria; Suter, Bernhard; Holder, J. Lloyd – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Between July 2020 and January 2021, 230 principal caregivers completed a questionnaire to measure proxy-assessed health-related quality of life outcomes (HRQoL), behavioral outcomes in children with syndromic autism spectrum disorders and COVID-19 induced changes to lifestyle and environments. HRQoL and behavioral outcomes reported earlier during…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Quality of Life, Health
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Pacheco Salles, Fagner Luiz; Maciel Ferreira, Denise; Bozi, Priscila da Silva; Furtado, Maria Aparecida; Mai, Joyce Favalessa; de Souza, João Sergio Vieira; Bufon, Paola Matedi – Journal of Education, 2022
Health education is seen as highly difficult and challenging, due to the high level of stress observed in students. The precise assessment of perceived stress becomes important for understanding the students' profile as well as their nutritional habits during the university period. The aim of the analysis described in this article is to assess the…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Nutrition, Eating Habits
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Kiliç, Tahir; Hinçal, Sabriye – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
Goal: This study examines the effects of 10-week Pilates Mat exercises on body mass index (BMI), flexibility and self-rated health level in middle aged women. Method: The experimental group comprises middle aged female voluntary participants in the Pilates mat exercise program at Akdeniz University Sports Facilities in Antalya (n28), and the…
Descriptors: Exercise, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Physical Health, Mental Health
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Borges Silva, Maristella; Novais Shimano, Suraya Gomes; Lopes de Oliveira, Nuno Miguel – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to develop and implement an audio-tactile protocol for therapeutic intervention in individuals with visual impairments. Methods: The Physiotherapy Protocol for People with Visual Impairment (PP-PVI) was developed following five steps: physiotherapy evaluation, linguistic selection, protocol design,…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Intervention, Quality of Life, Visual Impairments
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Zhang, Tao; Lee, Joonyoung – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2020
Physical activity behaviors children developed during their childhood have a long-term impact on their lifelong physical activity habits and healthy development, the increased levels of sedentary behavior and obesity call for immediate actions, especially during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (Sallis et al., 2020). The COVID-19…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion
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Guerrero, Lourdes R.; Menkin, Josephine A.; Carrillo, Carmen A.; Reyes, Carmen E.; Trejo, Laura; Banks, Cynthia; Sarkisian, Catherine A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: The National Council on Aging's Aging Mastery Program (AMP) aims to help older adults implement health behavior and lifestyle changes to promote healthy aging and social engagement. The purpose of the present community-partnered evaluation was to test the effectiveness of AMP implementation in Los Angeles County to improve…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Health Behavior, Life Style
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Cakir, Gökhan; Kalkavan, Arslan – Online Submission, 2020
Introduction and Purpose: Developing healthy lifestyle behaviors during university years is important in terms of supporting students' health and well-being. Assessing the students' quality of life levels in this period may provide a source of reference for their subsequent years. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between…
Descriptors: College Students, Life Style, Health Behavior, Well Being
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Shawaqfeh, Baha'; Almahaireh, Abdallah – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate the levels of TechnoWellness, happiness and optimism among bachelor's degree students at the University of Jordan, possible relationships between these factors, and possible differences according to gender and university faculty. Using a quantitative approach, 450 participants were selected by stratified…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Wellness, Undergraduate Students, Correlation
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Panachev, Valery D. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Improvement of the population quality of life should be based on promoting healthy lifestyle, active physical exercises and sports activities as one of its main priorities. In order to facilitate the achievement of this priority, the author proposes management technique of complicated coordination movements in space in the development of…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Life Style, Physical Activity Level, Exercise
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Hicks, Terence; Herndon, Michael; Hilton, Adriel; Attoh, Prince; Armstrong, Vikki – College Quarterly, 2013
Students who attend college and reside on campus often have to contend with social problems such as alcohol and drug abuse, HIV/AIDS infection, courtship, sex and marriage, home and family and other social-psychological issues while trying to maintain academically and matriculate to graduation. Earlier research from the 1995 National College…
Descriptors: On Campus Students, Alcohol Abuse, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Smoking
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Scholtissen-In de Braek, Dymphie M. J. M.; Hurks, Petra P. M.; van Boxtel, Martin P. J.; Dijkstra, Jeanette B.; Jolles, Jelle – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011
Objective: To provide more insight into subjective attention complaints in a healthy adult and elderly population and how these affect Quality of Life (QoL). Method: A group of 1,550 healthy Dutch participants complete a postal questionnaire including items from the Maastricht Attention and Memory Checklist (MAC). The impact of attention…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Quality of Life, Sleep, Factor Analysis
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Kim, Hee Soon; Park, Jiyoung; Ma, Yumi; Ham, Ok Kyung – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of overweight and obese children in Korea. This study employed a cross-sectional descriptive study design. A total of 132 overweight and obese children participated in the study. Anthropometric measurements included body mass index, percent body…
Descriptors: Obesity, Quality of Life, Influences, Children
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