scholarly journals Factors Influencing University Staff Health-Promoting Lifestyle Behaviours in Nigeria: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Joseph-Shehu ◽  
Busisiwe P. Ncama
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviour ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle

Introduction: The role of health promoting-lifestyle in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases that is global epidemics cannot be emphasis. This study examined resources available in a university that enhance and maintain health-promoting lifestyle behaviour of staff and explore factors influencing health-promoting lifestyle behaviour of staff. Methods: The study adopted a qualitative descriptive study design. The study setting was a university with multiple satellite campuses and a staff total of 2,657 at the time of data collection. Data were collected from both academic and non-academic staff of the university through in-depth interviews. Data were analysed using content analysis and Nvivo version 11 was used for data management. Results: Health promotion resources available in the institution were a health facility, a nutritional facility and a physical and fitness facility. The findings revealed that factors influencing health-promoting lifestyle behaviour of staff were lack of institutional health policy and protocol, work overload, lack of planned and consistent health promotion awareness, and economic factors. The majority of our participants did not see health facilities as a means of health promotion; instead they saw it as a resource to be used when they were sick rather than for health promotion services like health screening. Conclusion: The study concluded that institutional health policy and protocol is key in improving the health of workers. Healthy workers made a healthy institution and for institutional aim to be achieved, workers need to be healthy. Therefore, emphasis should be placed on preventive management than curative management.

scholarly journals Health-Promoting Lifestyle Behaviour: A Determinant for Noncommunicable Diseases Risk Factors Among Employees in a Nigerian University

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Joseph-Shehu ◽  
Busisiwe P. Ncama ◽  
Omolola O. Irinoye
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviour ◽  
University Employees ◽  
Health Responsibility ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle

INTRODUCTION: Overweight, hyperglycaemia and hypertension are risk factors for development of cardiovascular diseases that have the highest mortality and morbidity rates among noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) globally. The aim of this study was to examine the health-promoting lifestyle behaviour that determine risk factors for Noncommunicable diseases among university employees in Nigeria. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among university employees in Nigeria. Data were collected from 280 employees in the university by means of a questionnaire that consisted of three sections. Collected data were analysed using IBM-SPSS version 25. RESULTS: Good physical activity lifestyle behaviour (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.1, 95% CI: [1.1–3.9]) and good health responsibility lifestyle behaviour (aOR = 2.4, 95% CI: [1.2–4.9]) were statistically significant predictors of normal body mass index. Also, good health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLP) (aOR = 3.1, 95% CI: [1.3–7.6]) was a statistically significant predictor of normal waist–hip ratio. However, there is no statistically significant relationship between HPLP and random blood sugar or between HPLP and blood pressure. CONCLUSION: The findings from the study reveal that good health-promoting lifestyle behaviour especially health responsibility, physical activity and stress management behaviour are determinant of overweight and obesity which are major risk factors for development of cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes and some form of cancer. Hence, to reduce the risk of developing noncommunicable diseases, there is a need to develop an intervention to improve university employee’s health-promoting lifestyle.

scholarly journals Assessment of Health-promoting lifestyle behaviour (HPLB) of University workers in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 322
Author(s):  
E.M. Joseph-Shehu ◽  
B.P. Ncama ◽  
O. Irinoye ◽  
W. Sibanda
Keyword(s):  
Lifestyle Behaviour ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle

Factors Influencing a Health Promoting Lifestyle in Spouses of Active Duty Military

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 674-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane L. Padden ◽  
Rebecca A. Connors ◽  
Sheena M. Posey ◽  
Richard Ricciardi ◽  
Janice G. Agazio
Keyword(s):  
Active Duty ◽  
Active Duty Military ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle

scholarly journals Factors Influencing French Tourists to Visit Bali

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Ferhadius Endi ◽  
Danang Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Travel Agent ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Competitive Prices ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Rich History

This study discusses the factors that influence French tourists to visit Bali. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The research data was obtained by observing, documenting and interviewing 48 French tourists who used the services of a travel agent during their vacation in Bali in 2019. To test the validity of the data, researchers used triangulation of techniques and sources. Then data analysis through the stages of data collection, data reduction, data display and drawing conclusions. Based on the results of research that has been conducted, it is found that there are 10 (ten) factors that influence French tourists to visit Bali; those are: (1) the beauty of the nature, (2) the hospitality of the Balinese people, (3) the rich history, local culture and traditions, (4) the competitive prices, (5) beaches and activities, (6) the traditional cuisine of Bali, (7) the convenience during vacation, (8) meditation and yoga facilities, (9) the availability of  Francophone guide, and (10) the existence of Francophone community. The results of this study are expected to provide a strategic plan map for the development of tourism especially in Bali and in Indonesia in general.

Cycling and Walking: Why Don't Hospitals Provide Facilities for Healthy Transport?

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Owen ◽  
Rosalie H. Day ◽  
Paul Scullion
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Everyday Activity ◽  
Car Use ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Health Promoting

Physical activity is essential for health but modern lifestyles have become increasingly sedentary. Walking and cycling for transport is exercise that can readily become an habitual everyday activity. Health policy recognises the value of walking and cycling but government policy generally promotes personal car use and transport planning encourages this mode. Hospitals should be at the forefront of promoting healthy transport policy and this study was undertaken to assess the attitudes in hospitals to health-promoting transport and the facilities provided to support it. A questionnaire about attitudes to physical activity, health promotion and walking and cycling was sent to 15 hospitals in metropolitan Adelaide. This was followed up with site visits. Although respondents were aware of the beneficial effects of physical activity only a third translated this into any action. No hospital encouraged walking or cycling for transport. All hospitals had car parking but few had bicycle parking and fewer had facilities that met Australian Standards. In many hospitals overseas, walking and cycling are actively encouraged through improved access, appropriate facilities and even incentives. Hospitals in Adelaide could have a positive health impact by moving beyond 'treatment' and promoting walking and cycling for transport and health.

scholarly journals Validation for the Children Health Promotion Scale: Development and Psychometric Testing

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Min-Li Chen ◽  
Li-Na Chou ◽  
Chun-Huei Li
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Children Health ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle

BACKGROUND: Several investigators have developed health promoting lifestyle instruments for adult population. However, few instruments in Taiwan have focused on health-promoting lifestyle measurements from the perspective of children.METHODS: The Children Health Promotion scale (CHP) was developed to focus on health promotion among children. The content validity was supported on the observations of a 6-member panel of experts. Here, based on the responses of 681 Taiwanese children, we examined the construct validity and reliability of the CHP as well as its psychometric properties through factor analysis and reliability measures.RESULTS: The results of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) and Bartlett’s sphericity tests indicated that our sample fulfilled the factor analysis criteria. Moreover, the factor analysis yielded a 6-factor instrument, explaining 52.5% of variance in all 32 items; the 6 factors were myopia prevention, stress management, health maintenance behaviors, nutritional behaviors, physical activities, and basic health-promoting behaviors. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient for the total scale was 0.92 and alpha coefficients for the subscales ranged from 0.71 to 0.85.CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that the CHP has satisfactory construct validity and reliability for Taiwanese children. School health providers can therefore use the CHP for children’s health promotion efforts.

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