Journal of Client-Centered Nursing Care
نشریه مراقبت پرستاری مددجو محور
JCCNC
Medical Sciences
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Predictors of Health-Promoting Behaviors Among Kurdish Healthcare Providers in Iraqi Kurdista
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پژوهشي
Research
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background:</strong> Health-promotion is universally accepted as the effective method for modifying the behavior of individuals towards ideal health. Thus, the present cross-sectional predictive study determined the predictors of health-promoting behaviors among Kurdish Healthcare Providers in Iraqi Kurdistan.<br>
<strong>Methods:</strong> Demographic data were collected from a sample of 460 healthcare providers instead of the standard questionnaire of health-promoting lifestyle profile-II. These data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and frequency) as well as inferential statistics including KST, t-test, Mann-Whiney test, ANOVA, and Wilcoxon sign-rank test using SPSS version 23.<br>
<strong>Results:</strong> Approximately 55% of the participants were male, and 67.4 % were married. In addition, > 72.5 % of the participants had a family comprising of at least four members. Although 42 % of the participants had < 5 years of work experience, an 82.1 % of the current study population held a Diploma. Moreover, 45.4 % of the healthcare providers exhibited satisfaction with their income. The current study revealed that healthcare providers perceived that the health status was significantly predictive of the nutritional behavior and physical activity to gender (P = 0.002, P = 0.003, respectively), spiritual growth to education level (0.014) and income satisfaction (0.02), as well as, interpersonal relation to expertise, (0.046), and work experience (0.036). Among all the samples scored, physical activities were found to be the lowest, while the spiritual growth was the highest.<br>
<strong>Conclusion:</strong> The results illustrated that the participants do not undergo the complete health-promoting behaviors, especially, physical activity. However, these behaviors play a critical role in health maintenance as well as improving the quality of life. Hence, the provision of strategies, including those in accordance with predictors of health-promoting behaviors, is vital for improving the health status of the healthcare providers. </div>
Health-promoting lifestyle, Healthcare providers, Non-communicable diseases
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Aram
Salih Mohammed Amin Kamali
aramkamali.86@gmail.com
10031947532846003059
10031947532846003059
No
Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roya
Sadeghi
sadeghir@tums.ac.ir
10031947532846003060
10031947532846003060
Yes
Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Azar
Tol
tol.azar@yahoo.com
10031947532846003061
10031947532846003061
No
Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdi
Yaseri
m.yaseri@gmail.com
10031947532846003062
10031947532846003062
No
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.