background: with increasing age, the prevalence of chronic diseases increases. since health‑promoting behaviors (hpb) are considered a basic way of preventing diseases, especially chronic diseases, it is important to assess hpb. this study examines the validity and reliability of the health promoting lifestyle profile ii (hplp‑ii). methods: this is a cross‑sectional study which is conducted on ...

background and objective: a healthy lifestyle is one of the basic health promotion strategies. several factors are involved in shaping health promotion behaviors. the internal barriers are the opinion and feelings that surround the individual and are the reasons that complicate the change of behavior. the aim of this study was to identify internal motivations and barriers effective on the healt...

  Background The health promoting behaviors determine the health status in the present and future. The medical students, as developers and providers of professional care, play a key role in the promotion of health. Hence, determining the health promoting behaviors among them is of the essence. The present study aimed to investigate the health promoting behaviors among the students at Kermanshah...

introduction: health promoting lifestyle is one of the determinants of health. university years are important phase of life when one can develop health promoting lifestyle. given the high cost of healthcare there is need of shift from a treatment based approach to a preventive approach in which appropriate methods should be developed to promote health and productivity among youth. objective: th...

INTRODUCTION Health and lifestyle of women are of great importance in some periods of life, such as menopause. Since postmenopausal women are considered as a vulnerable group of the society, finding a strategy to improve their health seems necessary. METHODS This experimental study with pretest-posttest design was carried out on 200 postmenopausal women between 45 and 60 years old in Ramjerd,...

conclusions health providers should improve the qol in the elderly by facilitating hpl through health-promoting interventions, which will maintain and increase physical activity, stress management, and spiritual growth. background as individuals live a longer life, health-promoting lifestyle (hpl) becomes even more essential, particularly with regard to maintaining functional independence and i...