Life Satisfaction and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Changes of the University Students who Migrated from Syria to Turkey due to War

Abstract

War and migration are an international public health problem that has an irreparable effect upon issues concerning public health either directly or indirectly. There is a need for planning healthcare services and determining the needs and conditions of these services for this group. This study was conducted for the purpose of examining the life satisfaction of university students, who migrated from Syria to Turkey due to the war, and the changes in their healthy life style behaviors. The study was conducted as a cross-sectional study. The research universe was created with 524 Syrian students who were displaced in G University for training purposes during the 2014-2015 education fall term. The sample size was determined using power analysis as 217 students, were 228 students who agreed to participate in the stratified sampling study sample. Serious adverse changes were determined in the life satisfaction and healthy life style behaviors of university students who migrated from Syria to Turkey due to the war. It is very important for nurses to comprehend the importance of health promotion, perform motivating behavior for development of positive health behavior by individuals in the society, and develop educational programs in accordance with their needs by determining their current lifestyle behaviors. There is not enough value for those topics in the general literature. These findings suggest that more care must be given for immigrating individuals.

Keywords: Public Health Nursing, War, Migration, Life Satisfaction, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors, University Student.

DOI: 10.7176/JSTR/6-05-06