TY  - JOUR
T1  - Healthy life-style behaviors and related factors among Turkish primary health care professionals
AU  - Oral, Belgin
AU  - Sevınc, Nergiz
AU  - Korkut, Burcu
PY  - 2023
DA  - January
DO  - 10.5472/marumj.1244431
JF  - Marmara Medical Journal
JO  - Marmara Med J
PB  - Marmara University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1019-1941
SP  - 105
EP  - 112
VL  - 36
IS  - 1
LA  - en
AB  - Objective: The role of health professionals working in primary care in providing services to all segments of society and in protectingand improving the health of all individuals is extremely important. The aim of this study is to determine the healthy lifestyle behaviorsof primary health care workers in Karabük city center and to examine some factors that may affect the choice of a healthy lifestyle.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between October-December 2019 with the participation of 334healthcare professionals in Karabük. The questionnaire with 27 questions and the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II (HLBS-II) wereadministered.Results: The median age of the health care workers participating in the study was 38.2 ± 10.6. Of the participants 53.8% were womenand approximately three-quarters of the participants (70.8%) were married. In terms of occupational groups, 10.9% of the participantswere physicians, 25.0% were nurses and midwives, 16.7% were health officers/technicians and 47.4% were composed of otheremployees. The HLBS-II total score was found to be 126.8±21.3. The HLBS-II total score were higher in women, those who definedtheir health status as good, university graduates those who did not smoke, had good nutrition, exercised, and were satisfied with theirbody appearance.Conclusion: In our study, it was found that the healthy life behavior scores of health workers were at a good level. Especially men,smokers, high school graduates, obese, those who do not pay attention to their nutrition and physical activity should be informed andbe supported by healthy living behavior programs.
KW  - Primary health care
KW  - Health care professionals
KW  - Healthy life behaviors
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