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Abstract
Background
Approximately 25% of college students reported a disability that can be any condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person to do certain activities. This may have an additional impact on psychosocial factors and health-related behaviors.
Objective
Evaluate differences in loneliness, resiliency, and health-related behaviors in students with and without disabilities.
Study Design, Settings, Participants
Data analysis was conducted from the National College Health Assessment from one university in Fall 2022. 829 of the 4,500 randomly sampled students completed the survey. Disability status was assessed through self-report and categorized into 4 groups; 1) individuals with no disability, 2) individuals with a cognitive disability, 3) individuals with a physical disability, and 4) individuals that have both a cognitive and physical disability.
Measurable Outcome/Analysis
Variables include resilience from the Connor Davidson Scale, loneliness using the UCLA scale, food intake, physical activity (PA), sleep, disability, and demographic characteristics (age, race, sex). To evaluate differences among students in health-related behaviors and resiliency Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used. To measure the likelihood of dietary intake and physical activity being less healthful with loneliness Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) was used.
Results
Majority of the sample were female (67.52%), full-time (85.38%), and had a GPA of “A” (55.30%). Mean age was 23 years (23.1±7.4). Significant differences were seen in loneliness (p=0.019) and well-being (p=0.016) among student groups. No significant differences were found in PA, resiliency, and food intake among student groups. There was no significant difference of the odds of having lower fruit (OR=2.53, 95% CI [0.46,13.76]), vegetable(OR=1.21, 95% CI [0.44,3.33]), meat/poultry (OR=1.78, 95% CI [0.76,4.16]), higher SSB intake (OR=1.01, 95% CI [0.98,1.04]), lower PA (OR=1.00, 95% CI [1.00,1.00]) with feeling lonely in student groups.
Conclusions
Students with disabilities showed higher loneliness but showed no differences in health-related behaviors. This analysis has provided insight for future interventions that can target increasing resiliency, reducing loneliness, and increasing healthful behaviors among students.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), the official journal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, is a refereed, scientific periodical that serves as a global resource for all professionals with an interest in nutrition education; nutrition and physical activity behavior theories and intervention outcomes; complementary and alternative medicine related to nutrition behaviors; food environment; food, nutrition, and physical activity communication strategies including technology; nutrition-related economics; food safety education; and scholarship of learning related to these areas.
The purpose of JNEB is to document and disseminate original research and emerging issues and practices relevant to these areas worldwide. The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior welcomes evidence-based manuscripts that provide new insights and useful findings related to nutrition education research, practice and policy. The content areas of JNEB reflect the diverse interests in nutrition and physical activity related to public health, nutritional sciences, education, behavioral economics, family and consumer sciences, and eHealth, including the interests of community-based nutrition-practitioners. As the Society''s official journal, JNEB also includes policy statements, issue perspectives, position papers, and member communications.