Knowledge, attitudes and practices of hospital-based staff regarding physical activity at a private hospital in Johannesburg

South African Family Practice

 
 
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Title Knowledge, attitudes and practices of hospital-based staff regarding physical activity at a private hospital in Johannesburg
 
Creator Ramautar, Yurisha Tlou, Boikhutso Dlungwane, Thembelihle P.
 
Subject primary health care; education knowledge; hospital-based staff; physical activity; practice; attitude
Description healthcare environment. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of private hospital-based staff regarding physical activity in Johannesburg.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analysed with a combination of descriptive and inferential statistics. A p-value less than 0.05 was deemed statistically significant.Results: A total number of 217 participants responded to the questionnaire. The majority of participants (n = 179; 82.49%) displayed excellent knowledge of physical activity, had a good attitude towards physical activity (n = 157; 72.35%) and displayed satisfactory practices (n = 137; 63.13%). Participants with the highest level of education had better mean knowledge, attitude and practice scores as opposed to those with lower levels of education. There was a statistically significant difference amongst staff categories in terms of knowledge (p = 0.004) and practice scores (p = 0.031). In addition, there was a statistically significant difference amongst different levels of education in terms of knowledge (p = 0.000), attitude (p = 0.02) and practice scores (p = 0.004).Conclusion: Staff members who participated in the study displayed only satisfactory physical activity practices. The hospital’s employee wellness programme should establish appropriate strategies to improve staff practices of physical activity in order to promote health.
 
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Contributor YR -Principal author was responsible for the development of the conceptualisation, analysis and writing of the manuscript. T.D- she was responsible for supervising the entire thesis and helped in the writing of the manuscript. B.T- was responsible for the
Date 2021-01-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article survey
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Identifier 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5131
 
Source South African Family Practice; Vol 63, No 1 (2021): Part 1; 7 pages 2078-6204 2078-6190
 
Language eng
 
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