Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Emergency Nursing, cilt.83, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
Introduction: Adolescence is a critical developmental period in which healthy lifestyle beliefs are shaped. Existing studies in the literature have generally been conducted on adolescents without any health problems. This study aims to determine the healthy lifestyle beliefs of adolescents who present to the pediatric emergency department, thus filling an important gap in the literature. Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 389 adolescents who presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department of a public hospital in Turkey between 01 February 2023 and 31 July 2023. Data were collected using the Introductory Information Form and the Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for Adolescents (HLBSA), and were evaluated using descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, and ANOVA variance analysis. Results: The average age of the adolescents was 16.17 ± 0.81, and 61.4 % were female. 15.2 % of the adolescents had a chronic illness, and 51.4 % had been hospitalized previously. The mean total score of the Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale was 62.03 ± 11.25; the Health Belief subscale was 27.36 ± 5.70, the Physical Activity subscale was 20.59 ± 4.00, and the Nutrition subscale was 14.07 ± 3.70. A significant difference was found between the adolescents’ academic achievement, peer relationships, nutritional habits, physical activity levels, happiness status, interest in health issues, and their mean total healthy lifestyle belief scores (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The healthy lifestyle beliefs of adolescents presenting to the pediatric emergency department are at a high level. Considering individual and environmental factors that shape health beliefs and behaviors is of great importance in protecting and improving adolescent health.