Havva KAÇAN, Sebahat ATEŞKacan, H, Ates, S2023-05-092023-05-092022-03-012022.01.01Kaçan, H., Ateş, S. (2022). Evaluation of a Psychoeducation Program Given to International Nursing Students for Healthy Lifestyle and Life Satisfaction. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences, 12(1), 61-662459-1459https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/publication/detail/1127938/evaluation-of-a-psychoeducation-program-given-to-international-nursing-students-for-healthy-lifestyle-and-life-satisfactionhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12597/6472https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12597/11903Objective: This research was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducation program given to international nursing studentsreceiving education in the nursing department of a public university to improve their healthy lifestyle behaviors and life satisfaction.Methods: The research was designed based on the single-group pretest-posttest model. The research sample consisted of 68 internationalstudents enrolled in the university’s nursing department in the 2016-2017 academic year. Data were collected using the introduction form,Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale, and Life Satisfaction Scale. Pre-education and post-education scores were compared using the dependentt-test.Results: The total Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale score and subscale scores significantly increased after the program (p≤0.001). The scoreobtained from the Life Satisfaction Scale was 20.1±4.6 before the program and 25.9±3.9 after the program, and this increase was statisticallysignificant (p≤0.001).Conclusion: The psychoeducation program given to international students effectively ensures that students gain healthy lifestyle behaviors,positively affecting life satisfaction.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRESEARCH10.33808/clinexphealthsci.798679WOS:00078284630000911279386161666612