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

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Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2012;23(3):296-306
Publication date (electronic) : 2012 September 30
doi : https://doi.org/10.0000/jkachn.2012.23.3.296
Mi-Young Roh1, Hyeonkyeong Lee2, Chung-Yul Lee2, Gwang-Suk Kim2
1Pohang Special Security Medical Cente, Pohang, Korea.
2College of Nursing, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Corresponding author: Lee, Hyeonkyeong. College of Nursing, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2228-3373, Fax: +82-2-392-5440, hlee39@yuhs.ac
Received 2012 June 18; Accepted 2012 September 12.

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, 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.

Keywords: Military personnel; Physical activity

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Table 1

Physical Activity of Navy Personnel (N=184)

Table 1

†MET-min/week=MET level × activity minutes × activity days.

Table 2

Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Institutional, and Community Factors Perceived by Navy Personnel (N=184)

Table 2

Table 3

Navy personnel's Physical Activity by Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Institutional, and Community Factors (N=184)

Table 3

Table 4

Factors Affecting Navy Personnel's Physical Activity (N=184)

Table 4

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.