Table 1.

Operational classification and definitions of health-related behaviors.

Health-related behavior	Operational definition
Health-promoting behavior	A holistic behavioral pattern that includes health responsibility, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, interpersonal relations, and self-realization [24]
Health-supporting behavior	Lifestyle habits and disease prevention behaviors for maintaining health [25], which are only a part of the dimension of health-promoting behavior or are not included in health-promoting behavior
Disease management behavior	All activities performed to manage a specific disease