A Comparative Study of Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life among Nurses and High School Teachers in Zanjan, Iran in 2018
Background: A health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) can affect a person’s quality of life (QOL) and prevent many diseases. Objectives: The QOL and HPL of teachers and nurses are of great importance because of their influence on the community health and education of the new generation. The present study...
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| description | Background: A health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) can affect a person’s quality of life (QOL) and prevent many diseases.
Objectives: The QOL and HPL of teachers and nurses are of great importance because of their influence on the community health and education of the new generation. The present study aimed to determine and compare the HPL and QOL of nurses and teachers in Zanjan, Iran in 2018.
Methods: This descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional study was performed on 395 teachers of governmental schools, who were selected by cluster sampling, and 182 nurses, who were selected by census sampling. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLP II) questionnaire, and 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted in SPSS version 16 by measuring descriptive statistics (absolute and relative frequency, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Levene’s test, and independent t-test).
Results: The results showed that most of the teachers were male (62.5%) and married (63.8%) with a bachelor’s degree (70.1%), while the majority of nurses were female (83%) and married (87.4%) with a bachelor’s degree (100%). Based on the findings, the HPL of nurses and teachers was rated as moderate (40.5% and 48.1%, respectively). Also, the QOL of nurses and teachers was at a moderate level (44.6% and 52.4%, respectively). Finally, the mean QOL and HPL were lower in nurses as compared to teachers (P<0.01).
Conclusion: The present results revealed that having knowledge is not necessarily associated with good performance. The QOL and HPL were moderate in both teachers and nurses, even nurses had a lower QOL and HPL than teachers. Overall, awareness of the importance of healthy behaviors does not always lead to improved self-care. Therefore, it is suggested to pay more attention to the improvement of occupational conditions, besides QOL and HPL of these two groups, especially nurses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-471bc54f147c4455ae2cedbc2e9839492022-12-21T19:59:22ZengZanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesPreventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal2588-445X2020-09-01103110A Comparative Study of Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life among Nurses and High School Teachers in Zanjan, Iran in 2018Nasrin Jafari Varjoshani0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3575-2328 Azar Avazeh1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9704-4856Samaneh Alizadeh2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0054-6949Koorosh Kamali3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2543-4177Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Nursing Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and midwifery Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IranInstructor of Medical Surgical Nursing Department of Operating Room and Anesthesiology, School of Nursing and Midwifery Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IranMaster’ s Student, Medical Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Ph.DAssociate Professor of Epidemiology Department of Public Health, School of Public Health Social Determinants of Health Research Center Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IranBackground: A health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) can affect a person’s quality of life (QOL) and prevent many diseases. Objectives: The QOL and HPL of teachers and nurses are of great importance because of their influence on the community health and education of the new generation. The present study aimed to determine and compare the HPL and QOL of nurses and teachers in Zanjan, Iran in 2018. Methods: This descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional study was performed on 395 teachers of governmental schools, who were selected by cluster sampling, and 182 nurses, who were selected by census sampling. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLP II) questionnaire, and 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted in SPSS version 16 by measuring descriptive statistics (absolute and relative frequency, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Levene’s test, and independent t-test). Results: The results showed that most of the teachers were male (62.5%) and married (63.8%) with a bachelor’s degree (70.1%), while the majority of nurses were female (83%) and married (87.4%) with a bachelor’s degree (100%). Based on the findings, the HPL of nurses and teachers was rated as moderate (40.5% and 48.1%, respectively). Also, the QOL of nurses and teachers was at a moderate level (44.6% and 52.4%, respectively). Finally, the mean QOL and HPL were lower in nurses as compared to teachers (P<0.01). Conclusion: The present results revealed that having knowledge is not necessarily associated with good performance. The QOL and HPL were moderate in both teachers and nurses, even nurses had a lower QOL and HPL than teachers. Overall, awareness of the importance of healthy behaviors does not always lead to improved self-care. Therefore, it is suggested to pay more attention to the improvement of occupational conditions, besides QOL and HPL of these two groups, especially nurses.https://nursing-midwife.zums.ac.ir/nmcjournal/article-1-683-en.pdfhealth-promoting lifestyle; quality of life; nurse; teacher |
| spellingShingle | Nasrin Jafari Varjoshani Azar Avazeh Samaneh Alizadeh Koorosh Kamali A Comparative Study of Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life among Nurses and High School Teachers in Zanjan, Iran in 2018 Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal health-promoting lifestyle; quality of life; nurse; teacher |
| title | A Comparative Study of Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life among Nurses and High School Teachers in Zanjan, Iran in 2018 |
| title_full | A Comparative Study of Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life among Nurses and High School Teachers in Zanjan, Iran in 2018 |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Study of Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life among Nurses and High School Teachers in Zanjan, Iran in 2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Study of Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life among Nurses and High School Teachers in Zanjan, Iran in 2018 |
| title_short | A Comparative Study of Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life among Nurses and High School Teachers in Zanjan, Iran in 2018 |
| title_sort | comparative study of health promoting lifestyle and quality of life among nurses and high school teachers in zanjan iran in 2018 |
| topic | health-promoting lifestyle; quality of life; nurse; teacher |
| url | https://nursing-midwife.zums.ac.ir/nmcjournal/article-1-683-en.pdf |
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