| Keywords |
Health behaviors ; Male workers |
| Abstract |
This study aimed at understanding male workers’ physical factors, psycho-social factors, and health behaviorto provide occupational nurses with basic information to develop appropriate health promotion and health educationfor workers. Data were collected from June 20 to August 18, 2005. 151 male employees working for an electric powerplant located in I city were subjected to this study. The modified Choi (2003)’s tool was used for this study. Datawere analyzed by using SPSS win 12.0. In terms of health behavior of subjects, 56.3% were non-smokers, 35.8%were non-drinkers, 60.9% exercised regularly, 51% ate regularly and 56.9% slept appropriately. Smoking is related toworking period and total blood cholesterol. Drinking is related to total blood cholesterol. In regular exercising, perceivedhealth status and fasting blood sugar were significant, in regular meals were meaningful with age, total blood cholesteroland employer’s understanding of the importance of employees’ health. In adequate sleeping, systolic blood pressurewas significant. Based on the above results, occupational nurses’ health promotion programs for workers must presentobjective data such as blood cholesterol levels to control subjects’ smoking and drinking habits and must help subjectsmaintain positive understanding of their health status to do regular exercise. To help subjects have good eating habits,it would be effective to establish an atmosphere in which the employer valued his employees’ health. |