فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Employees spend most of their time at work, and hence, it is important to payattention to health‑promoting behaviors. The purpose of the present study was to investigate thestatus of health‑promoting behaviors of employees in the Medical University of Ilam‑Iran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional, descriptive study has been conducted bythe participation of 208 employees, whom selected through the simple random sampling method.In the present study, participants completed Walker’s Health Promoting Life Style Profile II in theself‑report form. The gathered data were analyzed using software at the significant level of 0.05.Data were analyzed by the independent samples t‑test, one‑way analysis of variance, and Pearsoncorrelation coefficients.RESULTS: The highest correlation of health‑promoting behaviors was related to spiritualgrowth (r = 0.785), stress management (r = 0.777), interpersonal relationships (r = 0.767), healthresponsibility (r = 0.730), nutrition behaviors (r = 0.641), and physical activity (r = 0.611) were inthe next places (P < 0.001), respectively. Among sub‑scales, the highest correlation was observedbetween spiritual growth and stress management (r = 0.676, P < 0.001) and the lowest correlationbetween physical activity and interpersonal relationships (r = 0.253, P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: The score of physical activity was lower compared to other dimensions of healthpromoting behaviors. Therefore, it is necessary to make more effective interventional measures forimproving physical activity status.