@article{Arce Espinoza_Rojas Sáurez_2020, title={Factors that influence the lifestyle of staff in a Costa Rican public university: educational level, civil status and number of children}, volume={12}, url={https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/3151}, DOI={10.22458/urj.v12i2.3151}, abstractNote={<p><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">Introduction:</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4"> lifestyle </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">includes be</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">haviors and habits determined by cultural and social factors, the family being the most influential. Other factors such as schooling, purchasing power, academic and workloads also influence the adoption of a certain lifestyle. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">There are few studies about this subject in Costa Rica</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">Objective</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">:</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">   to </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">identify factors related </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">to lifestyle</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4"> in the staff of a Latin American university</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">Methods:</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4"> A survey was </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">sent online to all the staff from a</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4"> university’s headquarters</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">.</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">Results:</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">Response rate was</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4"> 38%</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">, </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">married </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">staff</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4"> with at least one child</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4"> do </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">more physical activity and have better eating habits</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">.</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">C</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">onclusion:</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4"> family is the determining factor for the adoption of a healthy lifestyle; </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">t</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187812536 BCX4">he larger the family nucleus, the more commitment there is to adopt a healthy environment.</span></span></p>}, number={2}, journal={UNED Research Journal}, author={Arce Espinoza, Lourdes and Rojas Sáurez, Karla}, year={2020}, month={Sep.}, pages={e3151} }