Publication: Prevalence and predictors of physical exercise among nurses. A cross-sectional study
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Issued Date
2017
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3795284
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2-s2.0-85013932619
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Scopus
Bibliographic Citation
Saudi Medical Journal. Vol 38, No.2 (2017), p.209-212
Suggested Citation
Al-Tannir M.A., Kobrosly S.Y., Elbakri N.K., Abu-Shaheen A.K. Prevalence and predictors of physical exercise among nurses. A cross-sectional study. Saudi Medical Journal. Vol 38, No.2 (2017), p.209-212. doi:10.15537/smj.2017.2.15502 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/4258
Abstract
Objectives: To identify the prevalence and predictors of physical exercise among nurses. Methods: This study was conducted at 2 hospitals selected randomly from tertiary hospitals in King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Makassed General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon in 2014. The study included nurses with at least one year of nursing experience. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into 2 sections, one covering the respondents’ demographics, and the other one assessing the prevalence and the characteristics of physical exercise. Results: A total of 412 participants responded, of whom 248 (60.2%) are engaged in physical exercise. On multivariate analysis, normal weight and smoking were independently associated with physical exercise. Most 66.1% of respondents reported practicing walking as the most common type of physical activity. One hundred eighty (72.6%) respondents relied on their own motivation to perform physical activity and 64.6% reported the lack of availability of physical activity facilities. Conclusion: Smoking and obesity were the significant predictors associated with physical inactivity. Encouraging nurses to adopt a healthy lifestyle for their role modeling to patients as health promoters is recommended. © 2017, Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Hospital. All rights reserved.
Subject(s)
Adult
Article
Body weight
Cross-sectional study
Exercise
Female
Human
Male
Motivation
Nurse
Obesity
Physical inactivity
Pilot study
Prevalence
Questionnaire
Smoking
Walking
Young adult
Adolescent
Lebanon
Middle aged
Nurse
Psychology
Saudi Arabia
Statistics and numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Female
Humans
Lebanon
Male
Middle Aged
Nurses
Prevalence
Saudi Arabia
Young Adult
Article
Body weight
Cross-sectional study
Exercise
Female
Human
Male
Motivation
Nurse
Obesity
Physical inactivity
Pilot study
Prevalence
Questionnaire
Smoking
Walking
Young adult
Adolescent
Lebanon
Middle aged
Nurse
Psychology
Saudi Arabia
Statistics and numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Female
Humans
Lebanon
Male
Middle Aged
Nurses
Prevalence
Saudi Arabia
Young Adult