Wybrane elementy stylu życia pielęgniarek operacyjnych

© Borgis - Medycyna Rodzinna 3/2015, s. 103-109

Janina Książek, Piotr Jarzynkowski, Renata Piotrkowska

Summary
Introduction. Lifestyle is the principal modifiable determinant of health and illness regardless of age. Developed at a young age, it is established for years, while the essence of contemporary attitude to health is making society aware that they decide about their own health.
Aim. The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the health behaviors of surgical nurses on the basis of selected elements of lifestyle.
Material and methods. The study was conducted among 183 surgical nurses of Tri-City hospitals. A questionnaire of our own design and the Health Habits Inventory of (HHI) were used.
Results. The study group of surgical nurses presents a moderate level of health behaviors. They obtained a score of 77.61 points on the HHI scale, which is an average result, comparable to the results obtained by other professional groups.
Conclusions. The results of the study showed that the principles of healthy lifestyle the surgical nurses realizes the importance of their own actions, but this fact does not produce significant consequences in their daily lives. The recommendations are implemented health promotion by nurses rather selectively and can talk about the presence in their lives of individual elements of health behavior, rather than to implement a healthy lifestyle.

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