Kunene Siyabonga H, Taukobong Nomathemba P
Department of Physiotherapy, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, South Africa.
Department of Physiotherapy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), South Africa.
S Afr J Physiother. 2015 Aug 31;71(1):234. doi: 10.4102/sajp.v71i1.234. eCollection 2015.
Health professionals have a role to play in the promotion of physical activity in order to prevent the ever-increasing burden of diseases associated with physical inactivity. Determination of the level of physical activity amongst health professionals managing patients presenting with various lifestyle-related conditions is most pertinent.
The purpose of the present study was to ascertain the level of physical activity of health professionals at Estcourt Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Province.
A cross-sectional survey of 109 health professionals was conducted over a period of three consecutive weeks in 2012. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and other related data such as socio-demographic characteristics was used to collect data. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics to determine relationships between variables. An analysis guide was used to determine the level of physical activity with reference to the GPAQ guidelines recommended by the Word Health Organization using the metabolic equivalent of task (MET)-minutes per week indicators.
The overall level of physical activity was: 31% of participants were high, with MET-minutes/week ≥ 3000; 29% were moderate, with MET-minutes/week ≥ 600; and 40% were low, with MET-minutes/week < 600. Although black women predominantly reported low levels of physical activity, age was found to be significantly related to the level of physical activity ( = 0.000, = -0.637).
An intervention to promote physical activity amongst health professionals is essential to promote healthy living.
为预防因缺乏身体活动而日益增加的疾病负担，卫生专业人员在促进身体活动方面可发挥作用。确定管理患有各种生活方式相关疾病患者的卫生专业人员的身体活动水平至关重要。
本研究的目的是确定夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省埃斯科特医院卫生专业人员的身体活动水平。
2012年连续三周对109名卫生专业人员进行了横断面调查。使用全球身体活动问卷（GPAQ）以及社会人口统计学特征等其他相关数据收集数据。使用描述性和推断性统计分析数据以确定变量之间的关系。根据世界卫生组织推荐的GPAQ指南，使用每周代谢当量任务（MET）-分钟指标，通过一份分析指南来确定身体活动水平。
身体活动的总体水平为：31%的参与者身体活动水平高，每周MET-分钟≥3000；29%为中等水平，每周MET-分钟≥600；40%为低水平，每周MET-分钟<600。尽管黑人女性主要报告身体活动水平低，但发现年龄与身体活动水平显著相关（P = 0.000，r = -0.637）。
在卫生专业人员中开展促进身体活动的干预措施对于促进健康生活至关重要。
