Health-promoting behaviors of employees of one of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2021

Changes in human lifestyle are the most important factor in the occurrence of the third epidemiological transition and one of the indicators of this transition is the increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases and the resulting deaths. The purpose of this study was to determine the status of health-promoting behaviors of employees of one of the universities of medical sciences in Tehran.

In a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study, 387 university staff were surveyed. Demographic information form and Health Promoting Behaviors Questionnaire (HPLP-II) were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software ( version 16.0).

The mean (standard deviation) age of participants was 37.1 years (8.8 years), 253 (65.4%) were male and the majority of participants, 120 (31%) had a bachelor's degree. The body mass index of most participants was 194 (55.4%) in normal condition.Mean (standard deviation) score of health-promoting behaviors in total 52.05 (21.01) and under the scales of health responsibility 8.85 (3.77), physical activity 8.66 (3.64), nutrition / 85 8 (4.02), spiritual growth of 8.17 (4.07), interpersonal relationships were determined to be 8.55 (4.26) and stress management was determined to be 8.97 (3.52). The relationship between all subscales of health-promoting behaviors except the subgroup of health responsibility and nutrition with age groups was significant (p = 0.045). Regarding the participants' body mass index, only the relationship between stress management subgroup and body mass index was significant (p = 0.021).

The results of this study showed that in general, the average score of the most important elements of health-promoting lifestyle including nutrition, physical activity, health responsibility, stress management, interpersonal relationships and spiritual growth is higher than the median index, but in some subgroups, Measurement values are average. Since the promotion of these promotional behaviors leads to the improvement of a health-promoting lifestyle, educational interventions are recommended, especially in the dimensions of interpersonal relationships and spiritual growth.