Physical Activity Habits of Latvian Nursing Students : A Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorVeseta, Una
dc.contributor.authorLagzdiņa, Rudīte
dc.contributor.authorRumaka, Maija
dc.contributor.authorReide, Lāsma
dc.contributor.authorArnis, Voldemārs
dc.contributor.authorKampara, Mara
dc.contributor.authorVīnberga, Indra
dc.contributor.authorUpeniece, Irēna
dc.contributor.authorZolovs, Maksims
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Sports and Nutrition
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Human Physiology and Biochemistry
dc.contributor.institutionStatistics Unit
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T06:25:02Z
dc.date.available2022-12-06T06:25:02Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors.
dc.description.abstractIt is important to integrate knowledge about the need for physical activities (PA) in the prevention and care of human health in nursing study programs so that nurses can promote PA among their patients. This study aims to evaluate the PA habits of Latvian nursing students. Participants were students of three universities in Latvia who were enrolled in a four-year bachelor study program, “Nursing”, with a total of 341 after the data cleaning (population size n = 1554). The questionnaire contained questions about sociodemographic variables derived from the survey of the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia “Health Behaviour among Latvian Adult Population”, habits of PA, and International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form. The data were collected between September and November 2021. Both descriptive and inferential statistics (difference between groups, correlation, and association tests) were calculated to analyse the data. Of the study population, 39% did not reach the minimum WHO-recommended PA. Increased PA level in the later study years is related to more frequent engagement in work and fewer table activities in the curriculum study process, but the higher intensity and total PA could be related to the specifics of nurse and nurse assistant work, which could be especially intense due to the overloaded health care system during the COVID-19 pandemic.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationVeseta, U, Lagzdiņa, R, Rumaka, M, Reide, L, Arnis, V, Kampara, M, Vīnberga, I, Upeniece, I & Zolovs, M 2022, 'Physical Activity Habits of Latvian Nursing Students : A Cross-Sectional Study', Nursing Reports, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 922-932. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep12040089
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/nursrep12040089
dc.identifier.issn2039-4403
dc.identifier.otherMendeley: 04766a25-e32e-3d7f-bbe4-8515cc4e8dea
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/9822
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85144707274&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/12/4/89
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofNursing Reports
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectnursing students
dc.subjectphysical activity habits
dc.subjectInternational Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ)
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titlePhysical Activity Habits of Latvian Nursing Students : A Cross-Sectional Studyen
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