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A literacia em saúde e o impacto sobre a gestão da saúde aliado aos conhecimentos de saúde dos estudantes, neste caso de duas realidades tão distintas em termos culturais e de políticas de educação e saúde pública, conduziu à realização deste trabalho empírico, que se torna ainda mais pertinente dado ao elevado número de estudantes provenientes dos PALOP que frequentam o IPB.
Mudanças no estilo de vida podem promover melhor saúde e longevidade para a população. Como um indicador de uma vida mais saudável, a atividade física está intimamente interligada com a promoção de saúde e bem-estar das pessoas, pois atua como fator preventivo para diversas doenças e contribuindo assim para o bem-estar físico e psicológico, aumentando a qualidade de vida do indivíduo.
Objetivou-se avaliar o nível médio de literacia em saúde e das atitudes e comportamentos em saúde dos estudantes do ensino superior do IPB, comparando os estudantes portugueses com os estudantes oriundos dos PALOP.
Como Instrumento de Recolha de Dados foi utilizado um questionário, em formato digital, composto por três partes: a primeira com questões sociodemográficas; a segunda pelo Questionário de Atitudes e Comportamentos de Saúde na sua versão portuguesa; e o European Health Literacy Survey, na sua versão de curta (HLS-EU-Q16) como terceira parte.
Dos resultados conclui-se que tanto em termos dos hábitos e comportamentos de saúde, bem como no que se refere à literacia em saúde, os estudantes de origem portuguesa apresentam resultados superiores em todas as dimensões quando comparados com os seus colegas oriundos dos PALOP e que estas diferenças, para a maioria das dimensões, são estatisticamente significativas. Concluiu-se, igualmente, existir correlações positivas, variando estas entre o fraco e moderado, todas elas estatisticamente significativas, entre as dimensões da literacia em saúde e as dos hábitos e comportamentos em saúde.
Health literacy and the impact on health management combined with students' health knowledge, in this case of two very different realities in terms of culture and education and public health policies, led to the realization of this empirical work, which still becomes more relevant given the large number of students from the PALOP who attend the IPB. Lifestyle changes can promote better health and longevity for the population. As an indicator of a healthier life, physical activity is closely intertwined with the promotion of people's health and well-being, as it acts as a preventive factor for various diseases and thus contributing to physical and psychological well-being, increasing the individual’s quality of life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the health literacy and the health attitudes and behaviour levels of the higher education students of the IPB, comparing the Portuguese students with the PALOP students. As a Data Collection Instrument, a digital questionnaire was used, consisting of three parts: the first with sociodemographic questions; the second by the Health Attitudes and Behaviours Questionnaire in its Portuguese version; and the European Health Literacy Survey in its short version (HLS-EU-Q16) as third part. From the results it can be concluded that both in terms of health habits and behaviours, as well as in health literacy, students of Portuguese origin have superior results in all dimensions when compared to their PALOP colleagues and that these differences, for most dimensions, are statistically significant. It was also concluded that there are positive correlations, ranging from weak to moderate, all statistically significant, between the dimensions of health literacy and those of health habits and behaviours.
Health literacy and the impact on health management combined with students' health knowledge, in this case of two very different realities in terms of culture and education and public health policies, led to the realization of this empirical work, which still becomes more relevant given the large number of students from the PALOP who attend the IPB. Lifestyle changes can promote better health and longevity for the population. As an indicator of a healthier life, physical activity is closely intertwined with the promotion of people's health and well-being, as it acts as a preventive factor for various diseases and thus contributing to physical and psychological well-being, increasing the individual’s quality of life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the health literacy and the health attitudes and behaviour levels of the higher education students of the IPB, comparing the Portuguese students with the PALOP students. As a Data Collection Instrument, a digital questionnaire was used, consisting of three parts: the first with sociodemographic questions; the second by the Health Attitudes and Behaviours Questionnaire in its Portuguese version; and the European Health Literacy Survey in its short version (HLS-EU-Q16) as third part. From the results it can be concluded that both in terms of health habits and behaviours, as well as in health literacy, students of Portuguese origin have superior results in all dimensions when compared to their PALOP colleagues and that these differences, for most dimensions, are statistically significant. It was also concluded that there are positive correlations, ranging from weak to moderate, all statistically significant, between the dimensions of health literacy and those of health habits and behaviours.
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Gestão Literacia em saúde Bem-estar Estudantes Africanos