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Healthcare-Seeking Behaviours In College Students And Young Adults: A Review, Dieu-My T. Tran, Angela Silvestri-Elmore
Healthcare-Seeking Behaviours In College Students And Young Adults: A Review, Dieu-My T. Tran, Angela Silvestri-Elmore
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Background/aims: To review the literature on college students’ healthcare-seeking behaviours to uncover the current evidence and promote better healthcare-seeking behaviours and essentially better health outcomes in young adults. Methods: The researchers conducted an extensive literature review using CINAHL, Cochrane, PubMed, EBSCOhost and Google Scholar in the years 2018 and 2019. The search was limited to the past 18 years (2000–2018) and to studies reported in the English language focused on the general healthcare-seeking behaviour of college students. The search was also extended to young adults (aged 18–39 years). Results: A total of 56 articles were identified for abstract review and …
Using Cluster Analysis To Identify Subgroups Of College Students At Increased Risk For Cardiovascular Disease, Dieu-My Tran, Kevin A. Kupzyk, Lani M. Zimmerman
Using Cluster Analysis To Identify Subgroups Of College Students At Increased Risk For Cardiovascular Disease, Dieu-My Tran, Kevin A. Kupzyk, Lani M. Zimmerman
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Background and Purpose: To examine the co-occurrence of cardiovascular risk factors and cluster subgroups of college students for cardiovascular risks. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted using co-occurrence patterns and hierarchical clustering analysis in 158 college students. Results: The top co-occurring cardiovascular risk factors were overweight/obese and hypertension (10.8%, n = 17). Of the total 34 risk factors that co-occurred, 30 of them involved being overweight/obese. A six-cluster-solution was obtained, two clusters displayed elevated levels of lifetime and 30-year cardiovascular disease risks. Conclusions: The hierarchical cluster analysis identified that single White males with a family history of heart …