Effectiveness of diet and physical activity modification program for building good health behavior in health care providers

Abstract

Background: Health care providers are one of groups which have problem in diet and physical activity. Itmay berisk for non-communicable diseases.

              Objective: To study effectiveness of diet and physical activity modification program for building good health behavior in health care providers

              Methods: This was quasi experimental study of all 40 health care providers in Sanpatong hospital who participated in diet and physical activity modification program. Data were collected before and after participation by questionnaire.

              Results: health care providers who participated in this program had 43.48 years old on average, 62.43 kilograms on average, 159.58 centimeter on average. Most of them were female, married status, finished bachelor’s degree, be general officer, no smoking, drinking alcohol and no underlying disease.  Percent of poor health behavior decreased, and percent of fair and good health behavior increased after participation in this program. Waist circumference decreased, and health behavior score increased after participation in this program, statistically significant at P < 0.05. Height was related with health behavior modification but age, weight, sex, status, education, job position, smoking, drinking and underlying disease were not related with health behavior modification, statistically significant at P < 0.05.

              Conclusion: diet and physical activity modification program could decrease waist circumference and increase health behavior in health care providers.