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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

護理人員體適能對生活品質的影響

Abstract

Background: Little is known regarding health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its association with physical fitness among nurses. Purpose: To investigate whether physical fitness was associated with HRQOL among nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 232 volunteer nurses who were 31 years of age and free of disease-related disability. Physical fitness was assessed using a cws28 health-related physical fitness system which measured body composition (BMI and percentage body fat), balance, flexibility, muscle strength, muscular endurance, and cardiorespiratory fitness. SF-36®, a structured self-reporting questionnaire, was used to evaluate HRQOL. The association between physical fitness and HRQOL (independent of potential confounders such as demographics) was assessed using multivariate linear regression analysis. Results: Mean BMI was 21.1 ± 3.6 kg/m^2 with 19.6 ± 3.1% mean body fat. All subjects reported a mean balance test of 17.5 ± 25.8 seconds, mean flexibility of 27.4 ± 9.3 cm, mean upper limb muscle strength of 28.6 ± 4.6 kg, and mean lower limb muscle strength of 65.6 ± 24.6 kg. Mean muscular endurance was 24.4 ± 10.1 times/min. Cardiorespiratory fitness, reported using the mean modified Harvard step test, was 58.8 ± 8.7. Nurses with moderately impaired quality of life had the lowest SF-36 scores in vitality (59.1 ± 15.3), general health (60.0 ± 16.3), and mental health (64.3 ± 14.1). Nurses who were more physically fit had significantly higher SF-36 scores (and better HRQOL) after adjusting for demographics, work-related characteristics, and regular exercise habits. All indicators of physical fitness, with the exception of upper limb muscle strength, were associated with HRQOL including general health, physical functioning, emotional health, social functioning, pain levels, and vitality. Conclusion: Physical fitness was positively associated with HRQOL among nurses and both nursing supervisors and hospital leaders should be aware of this effect. In addition, early intervention may be necessary to promote physical fitness among nurses in order to maintain or improve their quality of life.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

11

Last Page

22

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