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The gap between behavioral risk status and willingness to change behavior among healthcare professionals

Hannu KautiainenM HallmanTarja KettunenKirsti KasilaMauno Vanhala

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GerontologyROLE-MODELSCOUNSELING PRACTICESHealth BehaviorPersonal Satisfactionmuutos0302 clinical medicineRisk Factors030212 general & internal medicineLife styleongoing change attemptsSmokingWOMENta3141Hospital employeeshealthcare professionals030210 environmental & occupational health3142 Public health care science environmental and occupational health3. Good healthterveydenhuoltohenkilöstöHABITSLIFE-STYLEPsychologyHealth habitsterveysAlcohol DrinkingHealth PersonnelPERSONAL HEALTHPhysical activityHOSPITAL EMPLOYEESBehavioral risk03 medical and health sciencesDRINKINGHumansPersonal healthObesityHealth riskkäyttäytyminenExerciseLife StyleHealth professionalstottumuksetPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthbehavioral health risk factorhealth habitsCross-Sectional StudiesPHYSICAL-ACTIVITYhoitohenkilöstöNURSESterveysriskit

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Aims: This study explored behavioral health risk factors among healthcare professionals and investigated the at-risk persons’ satisfaction with their health habits and ongoing change attempts. Methods: The study was based on a cross-sectional web-based survey directed at the nurses and physicians ( N = 1233) in Finnish healthcare. Obesity, low physical activity, smoking, and risky alcohol drinking were used as behavioral health risk factors. Results: In all, 70% of the participants had at least one behavioral risk factor, and a significant number of at-risk persons were satisfied with their health habits and had no ongoing change process. Good self-rated health and good self-rated work ability were significantly associated with whether a participant had a behavioral health risk factor. Conclusion: Overall, unhealthy behaviors and a lack of ongoing change attempts were commonly observed among healthcare professionals. Work in healthcare is demanding, and healthy lifestyles can support coping. Thus, healthy lifestyle programs should also be targeted to healthcare professionals.

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2018-01-01
10.1177/1757913917751564http://hdl.handle.net/10138/307707