Health-promoting behaviours in public health: testing the health promotion model.

摘要: A health-promoting lifestyle encompasses far more than preventing disease and is characterised by behaviours that lead to optimal well-being, self actualisation, personal fulfillment. This study was undertaken investigate the lifestyles of employees working in local public health departments (n=602) test two research hypotheses suggested Health Promotion Model. The first hypothesis posited professionals would report significantly favourable support staff employed same departments. second postulated occupational discipline be a significant predictor behaviours. Health- promoting were measured Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP), psychometrically-validated measure overall six dimensions behaviours, which comprise instrument subscales. findings te...