Assessing the Physical Activity of Health Volunteers Based on the Pender’s Health Promotion Model

Aims Physical inactivity has been identified as the 4th leading risk factor for global mortalitycausing an estimated of 3.2million deaths per year. This study aimed to assess the physicalactivity of health volunteers with Pender’s Health Promotion Model.Instrument & Methods This cross-sectional analytical study was performed on 80 healthvolunteers in Torbat-e-Jam City, Iran, in 2015. A researcher-made questionnaire with thefollowing sections was used to gather data; perceived benefits, perceived barriers, selfefficacy,interpersonal influences, positive emotion, commitment, modeling and competingpreferences. SPSS 16 sofware was used to analyze data by independent T, Pearson’scorrelation coefficient and linear regression tests.Findings There was no significant difference between the scores according to educationallevels, age groups, BMI score, marital status, habitat and experience as a health volunteerduration. Physical activity had positive correlation with perceived benefits, self-efficacy,commitment, positive emotion and situational influences and a negative correlation withperceived barriers. Situational influences, as the strongest predictor of the physical activity,predicted 35.1% of it and then positive emotions predicted 34.7% and self-efficacy predicted23.4% of physical activity.Conclusion The level of physical activity in health volunteers of Torbat-e-Jam City, Iran, is notappropriate and is less than moderate.

Assessing the Physical Activity of Health Volunteers Based on the Pender’s Health Promotion Model Keywords:

Physical Activity , Attitude of Health Personnel , Health Promotion