Abstract:

The aim of this study is to investigate the healthy lifestyle behaviors (HLB) of patients who received health care from clinical units with higher morbidity and mortality rates and to put forth the factors that affect the HLB. To this end, the SYBD scale was applied to 137 people who received health services in 4 clinics, including thoracic diseases-thoracic surgery, oncology-haematology, cardiovascular surgery and cardiology clinics in a training and research hospital. The survey data analyzed with SPSS 21 package program, One-Way ANOVA and Kruskal Wallis tests were applied. It was found that SYBD varied between the groups in terms of demographic characteristics and clinical service. In this context, it is considered that especially those with 65 years of age who have potential health risks and the risk groups of oncology and cardiovascular disease should be encouraged with regard to HLB.