THE CORRELATION OF PERSONAL HEALTH BEHAVIORS OF MILITARY FAMILY PHYSICIANS AND THEIR BELIEFS, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES TOWARD HEALTH PROMOTION.
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TextDescription: 131 pSubject(s): Health Sciences, Public Health | Education, Health | Health Sciences, Education | 0573 | 0680 | 0350Dissertation note: Masters Thesis (M.A.)--PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, 1997. Summary: This study examined the health risk profile of 153 military family physicians, assessed their attitudes and practices toward health promotion, and correlated these with their health risk profile. Participants completed both a 264-item survey and health risk appraisal, and had their cholesterol, blood pressure, body fat, and aerobic capacity measured. These physicians were quite healthy with a high mean health risk score, high level of physical fitness, and healthy lifestyles. Nearly all agreed that health promotion is a major responsibility and that they "practiced" what they "preached." The majority agreed with most of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations. There were significant positive associations between the physicians' own health-related habits and their attitudes, practices, and perceived success in counseling patients on health promotion issues. Common barriers toward health promotion were the unwillingness of patients to change their lifestyles, and inadequate time to properly counsel them.
Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 36-01, page: 0174.
Chairperson: DICK JOBST.
Masters Thesis (M.A.)--PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, 1997.
This study examined the health risk profile of 153 military family physicians, assessed their attitudes and practices toward health promotion, and correlated these with their health risk profile. Participants completed both a 264-item survey and health risk appraisal, and had their cholesterol, blood pressure, body fat, and aerobic capacity measured. These physicians were quite healthy with a high mean health risk score, high level of physical fitness, and healthy lifestyles. Nearly all agreed that health promotion is a major responsibility and that they "practiced" what they "preached." The majority agreed with most of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations. There were significant positive associations between the physicians' own health-related habits and their attitudes, practices, and perceived success in counseling patients on health promotion issues. Common barriers toward health promotion were the unwillingness of patients to change their lifestyles, and inadequate time to properly counsel them.
School code: 6200.
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