Abstract

Researchers conducting this study found that nursing students had an increased likelihood of a higher level of satisfaction with daily life when they self-reported healthy eating, drinking fewer energy drinks or alcohol and being in the "about the right weight" and normal body mass index (BMI) categories.

Author Details

Susan Gordon Williams, PhD, University of South Alabama College of Nursing - Baldwin County Campus, University of South Alabama, Fairhope, Alabama, USA; Ryon McDermott, PhD; Sharon Fruh, PhD, FNP-BC, RN; Rebecca Graves, PhD, NP-C, RN; Heather Hall, PhD, NNP, RNC; Theresa Wright, DNP, RN; Debra Swanzy, DNP, RN, Christine Carter RN (student)

Sigma Membership

Zeta Gamma

Lead Author Affiliation

University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Body Mass Index, Satisfaction with Daily Life, Undergraduate Nursing Students

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Satisfaction with daily life, BMI, perception of weight, and nutritional intake in undergraduate nursing students

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Researchers conducting this study found that nursing students had an increased likelihood of a higher level of satisfaction with daily life when they self-reported healthy eating, drinking fewer energy drinks or alcohol and being in the "about the right weight" and normal body mass index (BMI) categories.