Department of Health System Management, School of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Department of Health System Management, Health Promotion and Wellbeing Research Center, School of Health Sciences, Ariel, Israel.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jul 21;11:1189728. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1189728. eCollection 2023.
Maintaining an inmate's health can serve as a challenge due to unhealthy background, risky behavior, and long imprisonment. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of participation in health promotion activities among Israeli inmates and its association with their physical activity levels and subjective health status.
A cross-sectional study was designed to examine 522 inmates (429 males, 93 females). The data were collected by trained face-to-face interviewers and self-report questionnaires.
Most of the participants (82.37%) did not meet the recommended physical activity level. Half of the participants reported that their physical activity levels decreased since they were in prison compared with 29.50% who reported that their physical activity levels increased. Physical activity and subjective health status were significantly higher among younger male inmates. Furthermore, participation in health-promoting activities was associated with higher levels of physical activity and subjective health status.
Health promotion activities may play an important role in addressing the challenges of maintaining inmate health. Implications of the findings are further discussed.
由于不良的背景、危险的行为和长期监禁，维持囚犯的健康可能是一个挑战。本研究旨在分析以色列囚犯参与健康促进活动的流行率及其与他们的身体活动水平和主观健康状况的关系。
设计了一项横断面研究，以检查 522 名囚犯（429 名男性，93 名女性）。数据由经过培训的面对面访谈者和自我报告问卷收集。
大多数参与者（82.37%）没有达到推荐的身体活动水平。一半的参与者报告说，他们的身体活动水平自入狱以来下降了，而 29.50%的参与者报告说他们的身体活动水平增加了。年轻的男性囚犯的身体活动和主观健康状况明显更高。此外，参与健康促进活动与更高的身体活动水平和主观健康状况有关。
健康促进活动可能在应对维持囚犯健康的挑战方面发挥重要作用。进一步讨论了研究结果的意义。
