This study was performed to examine the relationships between health promoting lifestyle and its related factors of administrative workers at hospitals.
The study subjects were 192 administrative workers who were working in three hospitals in Gwangju...
This study was performed to examine the relationships between health promoting lifestyle and its related factors of administrative workers at hospitals.
The study subjects were 192 administrative workers who were working in three hospitals in Gwangju and the data were collected from 23th August to 11th September, 2002 using self-administrated questionnaire. Data analysis were conducted t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The results were as follows :
1. The mean scores of health promoting lifestyle were 121.2 for male and 114.6 for females. According to the domains of health promoting lifestyle, scores of self-actualization and nutrition were high, while those of exercise and health responsibility were low.
2. Health promoting lifestyle was significantly different by marital status, religion, smoking, perceived health status, concept about body weight and trial to weight control in male and alcohol drinking, health examination, barriers to conducting general life and trial to weight control in female.
3. Statistically significant correlation were observed between health promoting lifestyle and self-efficacy, stress in both sexes.
4. Health promoting lifestyle was significantly predicted by self-efficacy, trial to weight control and smoking in male, and by self-efficacy, barriers to conducting general life, trial to weight control and alcohol drinking in female.
Conclusively, these results suggested that it is necessary to develop programs improving the healthful lifestyle and the level of perceived self-efficacy.