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Original Article
Correlates of Physical Activity among Korean Navy Personnel: An Ecological Approach
Mi-Young Roh, Hyeonkyeong Lee, Chung-Yul Lee, Gwang-Suk Kim
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2012;23(3):296-306.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.0000/jkachn.2012.23.3.296
Published online: September 30, 2012

1Pohang Special Security Medical Cente, Pohang, Korea.

2College of Nursing, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

• Received: June 18, 2012   • Accepted: September 12, 2012

Copyright © 2012 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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  • 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, χ2-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±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.
Table 1
Physical Activity of Navy Personnel (N=184)
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MET-min/week=MET level × activity minutes × activity days.

Table 2
Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Institutional, and Community Factors Perceived by Navy Personnel (N=184)
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Table 3
Navy personnel's Physical Activity by Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Institutional, and Community Factors (N=184)
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Table 4
Factors Affecting Navy Personnel's Physical Activity (N=184)
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Dummy code: 1) officer 0, petty officer & warrent officer[WO] 1; 2) Do not have 0, Do have 1; 3) under graduate from college level 0, over graduate from college level 1; 4-1) usually duty 1, usually duty +3 shift 0, usually duty +24hr shift 0; 4-2) usually duty 0, usually duty +3 shift 0, usually duty +24hr shift 1; 5-1) operation part 0, mechanic part 1, weapon system part 0, support part 0; 5-2) operation part 0, mechanic part 0, weapon system part 1, support part 0; 5-3) operation part 0, mechanic part 0, weapon system part 0, support part 1; 6) under normal health 0, over healthy 1.

*p<.05, **p<.01.

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