Influencing Factors on Health-Promotion Lifestyle of Nurses

간호사의 건강증진 생활양식 영향요인

  • Published : 2007.06.30

Abstract

Purpose: This study has been attempted in order to confirm the factors that affect the healthpromotion lifestyle of nurses. Method: Data was collected by questionnaires from 324 nurses at 5 university hospitals located in Seoul. The instrument tools utilized in this study was health-promotion lifestyle, perceived health status, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, self-efficacy, and social support, and validity and reliability of the tool have been verified with literature studies and pre-study examinations. The collected data have been analyzed using SPSS PC 12 program. Result: The factors that affect health-promotion lifestyle of nurses were perceived health status ($\beta$= .320), self-efficacy ($\beta$= .248), social support ($\beta$= .139), perceived benefits ($\beta$= .207), and age ($\beta$= .089), that altogether explained 41.1%. Conclusion: It has been confirmed that th regression equation model of this research may serve as a health- promotion lifestyle prediction factors in nurses.

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