Health-promoting Behaviors of Adults Who Attend Nurse-managed Cardiac Risk Screening Clinics in the Rural Midwest

<p>Perceived health status, perceived healthy lifestyle, value of health, and selected demographics were analyzed for their relationship to. health-promoting behaviors in 143 adults between the ages of 28 and 86. The non-probability sample was obtained from adults who attended nurse-managed cardiac risk screening clinics. The Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile (Walker, Sechrist, and Pender, 1987) was the instrument used to determine participation in health-promotion activities. The Cronbach's alpha for the study was 0.91.<br> Major findings of this investigation included evidence of a significant relationship between the variables of age, perceived health status and perceived healthy lifestyle and the individual's participation in health-promoting behaviors. These findings have implications for nursing and further research. These findings also support, in part, the relationships proposed in the Health Promotion Model.<br> I give my permission to the College of Nursing, South Dakota State University, to publish this abstract in a collection of abstracts from master's projects and theses.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - University Access Only

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Nursing

Year

1994

Author dc:creator

• Berkland, Diana L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sharon Hofland

• midwestern health behavior
• midwestern health attitudes
• midwestern health promotion
• risk factors of coronary heart diesease
• Nursing

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 1994 Diana Berkland. All rights reserved

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/692

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:openprairie.sdstate.edu:etd-1692