Evaluation of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of Healthcare Workers; A Single Center Experience

Objective:The aim was to evaluate the healthy lifestyle behaviors of healthcare professionals and to reveal the factors affecting these behaviors.Methods: Research data were collected using the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II) questionnaire and a 23-question socialdemographic survey form (including gender, age, marital status, body weight, and height, occupational group as a health worker, years of experience at the profession, weekly working hours, working style, socioeconomic level, living status, health status, presence of chronic disease, having routine health check-ups, sleep duration, sleep quality, daytime sleeplessness, number of meals per day, appetite alterations in stress, smoking and drinking habits, professional satisfaction and occupational stress).Various groups were structured according to the answers given to the survey form, and then they were analyzed regarding the HPLP II questionnaire scores.Results: A total of 296 participants were enrolled.The average HPLP II total score of healthcare workers was 121.29 20.88.Participants obtained the highest score from the spiritual growth dimension of the HPLP II questionnaire and the lowest score from the physical activity dimension.Our results show that those with better socio-economic status, better sleep quality, a meal count of 3 or more, a sleep duration of 7 hours or more, and job satisfaction present better health-promoting lifestyle behaviors. Conclusion:Considering their role in promoting public health, it is important to improve healthcare professionals' awareness.The data obtained during this current study are expected to make a valuable contribution and guide health policymakers in adapting their interventions.