Arthur S Chaminuka, Gayle Prybutok, Victor R Prybutok, William D Senn
Systematic Review: HIV, Aging, and Housing-A North American Perspective, 2012-2023
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
importance health promotion health professional students increasingly crucial rising requirements students negative impact health despite awareness still limited knowledge germany specific health needs group students studys aim therefore assess subjective health firstyear students identify health needs thus study based online survey using standardized measurement instruments firstyear students three degree programs included data analyzed descriptively total n 98 726 participated survey results showed major proportion participants 803 rated health positively significant proportion reported weight disorders 24 preexisting health conditions 621 baseline interestingly high proportion 59 reported high level mental wellbeing time survey however worrying findings regarding lifestyle behaviors including physical inactivity 406 smoking 20 risky alcohol use 24 unhealthy eating habits 37 determined terms health literacy around 45 students rated health competencies problematic furthermore found students low health literacy significantly higher prevalence low mental wellbeing 533 vs 308 p 0036 unhealthy eating habits 488 vs 265 p 0027 compared students sufficient health literacy health professional students considered relevant target group health health competence promotion beginning studies identified fields action addressed context health promotion particular importance aimed improving students wellbeing also later work directly patients therefore direct influence health others