Evaluation of Risk Factors Affecting The Health Of Directors Of An Academic Unit Based on the Holistic Wellness
Subject Areas : medical documentsMorteza Ghasemi 1 , Fatemeh Alianfini 2
1 - Assistant Professor, Department of nursing, School of nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
2 - Lecturer Department of Health, School of nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
Keywords: Mental and physical Health, Health Risk Criteria, Holistic Wellness Model,
Abstract :
Introduction: Health as defined by World Health Organization (WHO), it is "a state of complete physical, mental and social health and not only the absence of disease". Considering positive emotions, life satisfaction, social welfare and also considering the physical, emotional, spiritual and social dimensions are the issues which in our country little attention has been paid to them; since with attention to this issue, increase operational efficiency, improve performance, job satisfaction will be followed. Methods: In this analytic functional study, to evaluate the health and determine factors affecting it, all managers of Islamic Azad University of Arak have completed physical and mental health questionnaires based on the holistic wellness which includes physical, social, emotional, intellectual, professional and spiritual components. Results: 83 patients participated in the study. The mean score of highest level of safety was 4.1 in the area of spiritual health and 3.4 for the physical health was the lowest. Factors such as the occupation position, physical health, the amount of sleep, heart attack disease, high blood cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes were identified as risk factors (The mean scores was less than 3). Conclusion: As a result of this research, heart attack, high blood cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes had the greatest impact on the health.
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1- Houlton S. WHO identifies Top Ten Health Risks. Pharmaceutical Executive, February 30. [On line] Available from: http://web22.epnet:pnetcom/citation.asp? [Accessed: 2005-10-12].
2- Petersen P.E & Kwan S. Evaluation of community-based oral health promotion and oral disease prevention - WHO recommendations for improved evidence in public health practice. Community Dental Health, 2004; 21: 319-329.
3- Watson D & Clark L.A. Extroversion and its positive emotional core, 1997. In: Hogan R, Johnson J & Briggs S. (eds.) Handbook of personality psychology. SanDiego: Academic Press. De Boer AG, Wijker W, Speelman JD, de Haes JC. Quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease: Development of a questionnaire. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 1996; 61: 70-74.
4- Pilgrim D. Some reflections on 'quality' and 'mental health. Journal of Mental Health. Journal of health, 1997; 6(6): 567-576.
5- López S.P, Peón M.M & Ordás C.J.V. Human Resource Managements a Determining Factor in Organizational Learning. Management Learning, 2006; 37(2): 215-239.
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21- Jacqueline Marie. Role Perceptions of School Mental Health. Agresta Overlapping Functions. Dissertation Abstracts International Personnel: The Sciences and Engineering, 2002; 63(5): 199-208.
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31. Cameron LD, Leventhal H. Vulnerability beliefs, symptom experiences, and the processing of health threat information: a self-regulatory perspective. J ApplSoc Psych, 1995; 25: 1859–1883.
