Lifestyle and Sense of Coherence: A comparative analysis among university students in different areas of knowledge.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The concept of health has undergone profound changes. Lifestyle Medicine consists of therapeutic approaches that focus on the prevention and treatment of diseases. It follows that the quality of life of university students directly affects their health and educational progress.

Experimental methodology

Socioeconomic, lifestyle (LS), and Salutogenesis Theory/sense of coherence (SOC) questionnaires were administered to college students from three different areas. The results were analyzed for normality and homogeneity, followed by ANOVA variance analysis and Dunn and Tukey post hoc test for multiple comparisons. Spearman's correlation coefficient evaluated the correlation between lifestyle and sense of coherence; p values < 0.05 were considered statistically signifi

SUBMITTER: Braga JPC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10538790 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature