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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE: A CENTRAL EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
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PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG PUBLIC HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN HUNGARY

Gyongyver Rovo
1
,
Alexandra Makai
1
,
Viktória Prémusz
1
,
Petra Baumann
2
,
Tamás Laczkó
1
,
József Betlehem
1
,
Pongrác Ács
1
,
András Oláh
1

  1. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, Hungary
  2. Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical School, University of Pécs, Hungary
Health Prob Civil. 2020; 14(3): 221-227
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2020.98469
Online publish date: 2020/10/09
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Background
Due to unfavorable working conditions, health professionals often suffer several psychosomatic and somatic symptoms. Although these symptoms could be relieved by physical activity, their lifestyles are often inadequate. We assessed the physical activity levels of workers in the Hungarian healthcare system through the lens of occupational health.

Material and methods
We surveyed the physical activity levels of 285 healthcare workers using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ – Long Form). SPSS 24.0 was used to perform statistical analysis.

Results
According to their overall MET/minute/week values, participants were divided into 3 groups based on physical activity levels: insufficient, sufficient, and high physical activity. The most populated activity category was the high physical activity category with a result of 90.68%. Occupational activity accounted for one-third (32.01%) of total activity scores while leisure time activity accounted for 11.52% of total activity. Correlation analysis was carried out focused on Body Mass Index (BMI), age, and physical activity (PA). Only leisure time activity showed a significant correlation (p<0.05).

Conclusions
Our research acknowledges that physical activity during working hours with respect to the target group does not contribute to physical activity in leisure time.

keywords:

physical activity, occupational health, health promotion, healthcare workers, IPAQ

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