Conditions of health promoting behaviors for clinical laboratory scientist in healthcare centers

Abstract

Background/Objectives: This study aims to provide basic information which could be established for programs to improve the health-promoting behaviors for decrease of healthcare worker’s stress by convergence analysis of clinical laboratory scientist health-promoting behaviors and investigating its related factors. Methods/Statistical analysis: The experimental group contained 193 medical technologists of general hospitals workers in Gyeonggi province. Questionnaire of fifty-two items instruments were measured by six sub-categories scales of health-promoting behaviors. The statistical tools used in this study: independent t-test, Pearson’s analysis and Scheffe test were analyzed by a program of SPSS WIN 18.0. Findings: Clinical medical technologist’s health-promoting behaviors indicated 2.19 of maximal 4. In detail, the scores for each factors were as follows; interpersonal relationship (IR, 2.56 point), spiritual growth (SG, 2.34 point), nutrition (N, 2.18 point), stress management (SM, 2.13 point), health responsibility (HR, 2.04 point) and physical activity (PA, 1.86 point). As a correlation analysis of health promoting behavior factors according by general characteristic. General characteristic mostly was no significant difference in health promoting behaviors. but, the career length (p