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Evaluation of a Psychoeducation Program Given to International Nursing Students for Healthy Lifestyle and Life Satisfaction     
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Havva KAÇAN Doç. Dr. Havva KAÇAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Sebahat Ateş
Maltepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Objective: This research was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducation program given to international nursing studentsreceiving education in the nursing department of a public university to improve their healthy lifestyle behaviors and life satisfaction.Methods: The research was designed based on the single-group pretest-posttest model. The research sample consisted of 68 internationalstudents enrolled in the university’s nursing department in the 2016-2017 academic year. Data were collected using the introduction form,Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale, and Life Satisfaction Scale. Pre-education and post-education scores were compared using the dependentt-test.Results: The total Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale score and subscale scores significantly increased after the program (p≤0.001). The scoreobtained from the Life Satisfaction Scale was 20.1±4.6 before the program and 25.9±3.9 after the program, and this increase was statisticallysignificant (p≤0.001).Conclusion: The psychoeducation program given to international students effectively ensures that students gain healthy lifestyle behaviors,positively affecting life satisfaction.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences
Dergi ISSN 2455-1459
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ESCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2022
Cilt No 12
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 61 / 66
Doi Numarası 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.798679
Makale Linki https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/clinexphealthsci/issue/69145/798679