The Impact of Nurses’ COVID-19 Risk Perception and Health Perception on Health Promotion Behavior

This study was conducted to identify the influence of nurses' COVID-19 risk awareness and health perception on health promotion behavior and to provide basic data for nursing research. The data for this study were collected from April to May 2023, and 136 nurses working at three hospitals in Busan and Gyeongnam were targeted. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis using SPSS program 26.0. The results of this study showed that health promotion behaviors according to general characteristics showed a significant difference in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases (F = 5.982, p = .001). The correlation analysis results of this study showed that health perception and health promotion behavior were significant. The factors influencing the health promotion behavior of nurses were 3 or more confirmed COVID-19 cases(β =.273, p =.001) and health perception(β =.366, p <.001). Therefore, in order to improve the health promotion behavior of nurses, we must continuously monitor health issues related to infectious diseases such as COVID-19 so that they are fully aware of their own health and continue to provide support for health promotion.