| Summary: | 碩士 === 南華大學 === 自然生物科技學系自然療癒碩士班 === 103 === Background and Purpose:
Studies have showed that most health risk factors are attributed to improper lifestyles. Physical recuperation and health promotion have been shown to be effective in achieving a balanced state and reduce the incidence of disease. At present, although the implementation of health promotion concepts has been introduced into schools, however there are few studies that have investigated the promotion and enhancement of teachers’ healthy lifestyle and physical health in relation to body constitution. The purpose of this study is to understand elementary school teachers of different demographic characteristics in relation to the promotion of healthy lifestyles and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) constitution. It is presumed that different lifestyles are significantly related to the TCM Constitution. The findings can be used as a reference for research on the health promotion for primary school teachers and the TCM Constitution.
Materials and Methods:
A cross-sectional study design was used in this study. Data was collected between January and March 2015 at an elementary school in Chiayi City. The subjects were elementary school teachers over 20 years of age. The total number of subjects was 92. Three structured questionnaires were used to collect data: basic information, the Health-promoting Lifestyle Profile short scale (HPLP-S), and the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ). SPSS statistical software package for descriptive statistics, ANOVA analysis and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data.
Results:
The results obtained for the survey found that (1) in the elementary school teachers’ Health Promoting Lifestyle Short Scale, higher scores for "self-realization" and "nutrition", and lower scores for "sports" and "health responsibility", were obtained; (2) Elementary school teachers’ gentleness body constitution (BC) accounted for about 30%, and about 50% of subjects belonged to two or more abnormal BC types. The most common types were qi-deficiency, yang-deficiency, and phlegm-wetness; (3) Elementary school teachers’ Health Promoting Lifestyle Short Scale scores showed a positive correlation with gentleness constitution and a negative correlation with abnormal constitution.
Conclusion:
In the establishment of HPLP for elementary school teachers, particular attention should be paid to “physical activity” and “responsibility for health”. The nine types of TCM constitution have a significant correlation with the six individual HPLP criteria. Developing good exercise habits and organizing health-related seminars in combination with understanding the concepts of TCM constitution can be helpful and complementary to self-health management. Timely application of these factors into the establishment of HPLP in schools would not only improve the quality of teaching and learning, but also help in the promotion of teachers’ health. These results can be used as a reference for future related research.
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