Health Education and Health Promotion

Determinants of Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors in Hospital Staff of Guilan University of Medical Sciences

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

F. Estebsari 1
F. Bakhshi 2
Sh. Nemati 3
E. Kazemnejad Leili 2
H. Ramezani 3
R. Sadeghi 4

1 Health Education & Promotion Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

3 Rhino-sinus, Ear and Skull Base Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

4 Health Education & Health Promotion Department, Public Health Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.29252/HEHP.7.2.71
Abstract
Aims: Due to the complexity of various factors threatening the health of nurses and the influences of their activities on patients’ well-being, their lifestyle promotion is of great importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the determinants of health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among Rasht hospitals medical staff in Guilan, Iran.

Instruments & Methods: This descriptive cross sectional analysis was conducted to study health-related lifestyles of 244 hospitals staff of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2015. Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) Questionnaire was completed by the respondents. The samples were selected through classified random sampling method. The data were analyzed, using Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman correlation coefficient, and logistic regression method via SPSS 20 software.

Findings: The mean HPLP-II score was 137.82±5.20. Among the aspects of health-promoting lifestyle behaviors, physical activity and stress management had the lowest score. There was a significant relationship between work experience and stress management (r=0.171; p=0.012). Gender and educational level showed a significant relationship with the level of physical activity (p<0.05).

Conclusion: The present study showed a low level of physical activity and stress management as two important healthy lifestyle behaviors. It is recommended that training programs focus more on these two aspects.

Keywords

Health promotion
Lifestyle
Hospital Mdical Staff
Subjects
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Health Education and Health Promotion
Volume 7, Issue 2
Spring 2019
Pages 71-76