Türkiye'de COVID-19 salgını sırasında din görevlileri arasında sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları ve belirleyicileri

Abstract

Giriş: Din görevlileri genellikle toplumları için etkili kişiler olarak rol model teşkil ederler. Bu çalışma, COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında Türkiye'deki din görevlilerinin sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarını ve ilişkili faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu kesitsel çalışma, Türkiye'nin Göller Bölgesi illerindeki 414 din görevlisi üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Sağlık davranışlarını ve katılımcı profillerini değerlendirmek için sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları profili II değerlendirmesi (HPLP-II) ve demografik özellikler formu kullanılmıştır. Veri analizi SPSS versiyon 22 ile bağımsız t-testi, tek yönlü ANOVA ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon modelleri ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bulgular: Bu çalışma, İslam din görevlilerinin diğer meslek gruplarına kıyasla anlamlı derecede daha yüksek düzeyde sağlığı geliştirici yaşam tarzı davranışları sergilediğini ve bu durumun onları sağlığın geliştirilmesi için potansiyel katalizörler haline getirdiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Bulgularımız, grubun genel sağlığı geliştirici yaşam tarzı puanının genel nüfusun puanını aştığını göstermekte ve sağlığı geliştirme çabalarında toplum için örnek olma potansiyellerinin altını çizmektedir. Özellikle, din görevlileri ruhsal gelişim konusunda üstünlük sağlarken, fiziksel aktivite iyileştirilmesi gereken bir alan olmaya devam etmektedir. Bu gruptaki erkekler fiziksel aktivite ve stres kontrolünde kadınlardan daha iyi performans gösterme eğilimindedir ve bu da sağlıklı yaşam davranışlarında cinsiyetin rolünü vurgulamaktadır. Yeterli kişisel zaman ayırmak, özellikle fiziksel aktivite, stres kontrolü, ruhsal gelişim ve kişiler arası ilişkiler olmak üzere genel sağlığı geliştirici davranışları etkileyen en kritik faktördür. Sonuç: Bu araştırma, cinsiyetin etkisini ve kişisel zaman yönetiminin önemini vurgulayarak, özellikli bir meslek grubunun sağlık davranışlarına ilişkin değerli bilgiler sunmaktadır. Gelecekteki çalışmalar daha çeşitli popülasyonları kapsamalı ve derinlemesine nedensel keşif için boylamsal tasarımlar kullanmalıdır.

Keywords

• Sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları
• Sağlık davranışları
• Sağlığın geliştirilmesi
• Din görevlileri
• Türkiye

Health-promoting lifestyle behavior and determinants among religious officials during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey

Abstract

Background: As influential figures, religious officials often serve as role models for their communities.This study was conducted to determine the healthy lifestyle behaviors and associated factors of religious officials in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 414 religious officials in the provinces of the Lakes Region of Turkey. Health-promoting lifestyle profile II assessment (HPLP-II) and demographic characteristics form was used to assess health behaviors and participants’ profiles. Data analysis was performed by independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression models with SPSS version 17. Results: The study reveals that Islamic religious officials exhibit a significantly higher level of health-promoting lifestyle behaviors compared to other occupational groups, making them potential catalysts for health promotion. Our findings demonstrate that the group's overall health-promoting lifestyle score surpasses that of the general population, underlining their potential as examples for society in health promotion efforts. Notably, religious officials excel in spiritual growth, although physical activity remains an area that requires improvement. Men in this group tend to outperform women in physical activity and stress control, emphasizing the role of gender in healthy living behaviors. Allocating adequate personal time is the most critical factor affecting overall health-promoting behaviors, especially in physical activity, stress control, spiritual growth, and interpersonal relations. Conclusions: This research provides valuable insights into the health behaviors of a unique occupational group, highlighting the impact of gender and the importance of personal time management. Future studies should encompass more diverse populations and employ longitudinal designs for in-depth causative exploration.

Keywords

• Health-promoting lifestyle profile
• health behaviors
• health promotion
• religious officials
• Turkey

Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. All procedures were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee (Ethics Committee of Süleyman Demirel University, Date April 26, 2021/No 181).

Thanks

We would like to thank the religious officials who participated in the research.

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