Samsury Siti Fatimah, Shafei Mohd Nazri, Ibrahim Mohd Ismail, Arifin Wan Nor, Mahmud Noriah
Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Biostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Heliyon. 2024 Sep 10;10(18):e37674. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37674. eCollection 2024 Sep 30.
The study's aim was to find predictors of body image perception scores among health care providers (HCPs) in Terengganu, Malaysia.
A cross-sectional study among 201 health care providers (HCPs) was conducted from January to March 2023. This study participants were drawn from a pool of HCPs with a BMI of 25 kg/m or higher. Body image perceptions were scored using the Malay version of the Body Self-Image Questionnaire-Short Form. Multiple linear regression was used to determine the predictors of body image perception scores.
Age and longer work hours correlate with higher body satisfaction among HCPs, while higher BMI lowers satisfaction. Nurses typically experience more height dissatisfaction. Higher income is associated with better self-ratings in looks, health, and fitness, but higher education correlates with poorer self-ratings. Married HCPs report lower attractiveness, health, fitness, and self-esteem but are more satisfied with their height.
This situational analysis identifies predictors, such as sociodemographic factors and occupational aspects, that can aid in customising interventions to address specific body image concerns among HCPs, with the goal of reducing obesity prevalence among them.
本研究旨在找出马来西亚登嘉楼医疗保健提供者（HCPs）身体形象感知得分的预测因素。
2023年1月至3月对201名医疗保健提供者进行了一项横断面研究。本研究的参与者来自体重指数（BMI）为25千克/平方米或更高的医疗保健提供者群体。使用马来语版的《身体自我形象问卷简表》对身体形象感知进行评分。采用多元线性回归来确定身体形象感知得分的预测因素。
年龄和较长的工作时间与医疗保健提供者较高的身体满意度相关，而较高的BMI会降低满意度。护士通常对身高的不满程度更高。较高的收入与在容貌、健康和 fitness 方面更好的自我评分相关，但较高的教育程度与较差的自我评分相关。已婚的医疗保健提供者报告其吸引力、健康、fitness 和自尊较低，但对自己的身高更满意。
本情境分析确定了社会人口因素和职业方面等预测因素，这些因素有助于定制干预措施以解决医疗保健提供者中特定的身体形象问题，目标是降低他们中的肥胖患病率。
