Assessment of health behaviours in family nurses

Zych Magdalena, Fidecki Wiesław, Wysokiński Mariusz, Kulina Dorota, Sienkiewicz Zofia, Zuń Katarzyna, Jędrzejewska Aneta, Kijowska Agnieszka. Assessment of health behaviours in family nurses. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(1):251-262. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2550989 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/6534 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/900512 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.01.2019. Revised: 28.01.2019. Accepted: 28.01.2019. Assessment of health behaviours in family nurses Magdalena Zych1, Wiesław Fidecki1, Mariusz Wysokiński1, Dorota Kulina1, Zofia Sienkiewicz2, Katarzyna Zuń1, Aneta Jędrzejewska1, Agnieszka Kijowska1 1Chair of Development in Nursing, Medical University of Lublin 2Depatrment of Social Nursing, Medical University of Warsaw Corresponding author: Wiesław Fidecki Chair of Development in Nursing Medical University of Lublin Staszica Str.4-6 20-059 Lublin tel. +48 81 448 68 04 Abstract Introduction. Health behaviours are understood as any behaviours (habits, attitudes, customs, values) that are concerned with health. Pro-health behaviours are all deliberate activities aimed at maintaining or improving health. Aim. The aim of the research was the determination of health behaviours in family nurses. Material and method. The research was performed in 152 family nurses from the Lublin and Mazovian Region by means of Health Behaviour Inventory (the HBI). The research tool comprises 24 items in four categories: proper eating habits, preventive health behaviours, health practices, positive attitude. Results. The mean value of health behaviours indicator in the group researched was 85.86 points. A total of 49.34% of nurses presented a high level of health behaviours. The group of 40.97% of family nurses were individuals who depicted a moderate level of health behaviours. Merely 9.87% of the nurses researched showed a low level of health behaviours. On the basis of the analysis of the data collected it was found that preventive health behaviours were rated the highest (3.76 points), whereas health practices were rated the lowest (3.36 points). Proper eating habits and positive attitude were determined on a very similar level. Conclusion. The family nurses researched showed moderate level of health behaviours. The best results were obtained in preventive health behaviours, whereas health practices were rated the lowest. Professional experience of the nurses affected their health behaviours in terms of preventive behaviours Key words: health behaviours, family nurse