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Investigating the Correlation Between Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Health Hardiness With Quality of Life Publisher Pubmed



Hosseini Z1 ; Pourjalil F2 ; Homayuni A3
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  1. 1. Associate Professor of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
  2. 2. Student Research Committee, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
  3. 3. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: BMC Psychology Published:2024


Abstract

Introduction: Quality of life (QOL) is a key concept in the field of health and future human life depends on understanding the factors affecting the QOL. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health hardiness and health-promoting lifestyle with QOL among residents of Bastak city. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on the adult population above the age of 18 years living in Bastak city in Hormozgan province. A total number of 400 subjects were selected using a convenient sampling method. An online questionnaire was used to collect the data, which consisted of four sections: demographic information, health hardiness questionnaire, health-promoting lifestyle questionnaire and world health organization quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Data were analyzed using statistical tests including Pearson correlation analysis, path analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) with SPSS 24 and AMOS 21 statistical software. Results: A total of 400 subjects with the mean age of 34.81 ± 8.94 years participated in this study. There were significant positive relationships between health hardiness (r =.499, p =.000), health value (r =.491, p =.000), internal health locus of control (r =.468, p =.000), external health locus of control (r =.19, p =.000), perceived health competence (r =.415, p =.000), health responsibility (r =.473, p =.000), physical activity (r =.356, p =.000), nutrition (r =.392, p =.000), interpersonal relations (r =.458, p =.000), spiritual growth (r =.619, p =.000), stress management (r =.514, p =.000) and health promoting life-style (r =.593, p =.000) With QOL. Conclusion: According to our findings, health-promoting lifestyle has a positive relationship with QOL. Therefore, the policy makers and executive managers of the health sector can improve people’s QOL by designing and implementing educational interventions that are focused on improvement the level of individual’s physical activity, spiritual growth, interpersonal interactions, stress management, nutrition and individual responsibility. © The Author(s) 2024.
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