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Correlates of Physical Activity among Korean Navy Personnel: An Ecological Approach  

Roh, Mi-Young (Pohang Special Security Medical Center)
Lee, Hyeonkyeong (College of Nursing, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University)
Lee, Chung-Yul (College of Nursing, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University)
Kim, Gwang-Suk (College of Nursing, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University)
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Research in Community and Public Health Nursing / v.23, no.3, 2012 , pp. 296-306 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to measure the relationships between ecological factors and Navy personnel's physical activity (PA) based on McLeroy's Ecological model. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 184 Navy personnel working in 10 Navyships. A self-reporting questionnaire consisted of measures of intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational and community factors related to Navy personnel` s PA. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, $x^2$-test, t-test, analysis of variance, and hierarchical multiple regression using SPSS/WIN 17.0 programs. Results: Their mean PA level was $2,848.1{\pm}3,344.5$ MET-min/week, and mostly moderate level (50.5%). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that religion, working department, working type, perceived health status and community environment were significant PA correlates. Conclusion: Community environmental factors as well as intrapersonal factors were significantly associated with Navy personnel's PA, indicating that community health nurses should expand an approach for individual-level behavioral change to incorporate Navy personnel specific community environmental barriers into PA interventions.
Keywords
Military personnel; Physical activity;
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