Evaluation of a Psychoeducation Program Given to International Nursing Students for Healthy Lifestyle and Life Satisfaction
    
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Doç. Dr. Havva KAÇAN Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Sebahat Ateş Maltepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (ESCI dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences
Dergi ISSN 2459-1459 Wos Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ESCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 03-2022
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 12 / 1 / 61–66 DOI 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.798679
Makale Linki https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/clinexphealthsci/issue/69145/798679
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
International student | psychoeducation | healthy lifestyle | life satisfaction | nursing