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The Relationship between Lifestyle and Health Status among White Collar Workers in a Community

일 지역 사무직 근로자의 생활습관과 건강수준간의 관계

  • Received : 2014.05.13
  • Accepted : 2014.08.20
  • Published : 2014.08.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between lifestyle and health status among employees in a community. The participants were 199 white collar workers in J city. Data were collected from August 7 to 24, 2012 using the self-report questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and Pearson coefficient correlation with SPSS/Win 17.0. There was a statistically significant correlation between lifestyle and health status(r= .164, p= .020). Mental component summary of health status was a statistically significant correlated with leisure activity(r= .270, p= .000) and regular exercise(r= .180, p= .011). Therefore, this study provided support for associations between lifestyle and health status. We suggest that strategies to emphasize leisure activity and regular exercise would be important for white collar workers to improve their mental health.

본 연구는 일 지역 사무직 근로자의 생활습관과 건강수준을 알아보고 이들 간의 관계를 파악함으로써 사무직 근로자의 건강수준을 증진시키기 위한 중재 프로그램을 개발하는데 기초자료를 제공하고자 실시되었다. J시의 S대학교에 근무하는 사무직 근로자 199명을 대상으로 2012년 8월 7일부터 8월 24일까지 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 자료를 수집하였다. 자료수집도구는 8문항으로 구성된 생활 습관과 건강수준을 측정하는 SF(Short-Form Health Survey)-36도구를 사용하였다. 연구결과 사무직 근로자의 생활습관은 건강수준(r= .164, p= .020)과 유의한 상관관계가 있으며 생활습관 중 여가활용(r= .270, p= .000)과 규칙적인 운동(r= .180, p= .011)은 건강수준의 정신건강 영역과 유의한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 사무직 근로자의 건강수준을 증진시키기 위해서는 올바른 생활습관의 실천을 강조하며 여가활동과 운동을 포함한 중재 전략이 마련되어야 할 것이다.

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