Prevalence of Obesity and Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital, Malaysia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2023

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of obesity and health-promoting lifestyles among nurses in a tertiary hospital, Malaysia. Descriptive cross-sectional study of 417 nurses was conducted between July and August 2022 using the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) scale. The study found majority of the respondents were obese (n = 233, 55.9%). The total score of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) was 142.46 +/- 22.70. Body Mass Index and health responsibility were statistically correlated (r = 0.129, p = 0.009). Obesity among nurses is prevalent. Body weight management and exercise programs should be implemented to achieve healthy lifestyle among nurses.

Keywords

Nurse(s), Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP), Body Mass Index (BMI), Obesity

Publication Title

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal

Divisions

ummc

Volume

8

Issue

24

Publisher

e-IPH Ltd UK

Publisher Location

THE LEADMILL, 6 LEADMILL RD, PO BOX STUDIO 7, SHEFFIELD, S1 4SE, ENGLAND

Additional Information

11th AMER International Conference on Quality of life, Bangkok, THAILAND, APR 28-30, 2023

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