Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to investigate health behaviors, the relationship
among predisposing factors, enabling factors and reinforcing factors, and predicting health
behaviors outcome of professional nurses. Subjects (396 professional nurses) were selected by
probability sampling and simple random sampling methods. The instrument used for this study
was constructed based on 10 national health principles and PRECEDE-PROCEED Model. The
instrument was reviewed and approved by panel of experts and tested for content validity with
acceptable reliability with Cronbrachs Alpha at .907. Data were analyzed for Mean, Percentile,
Standard Deviation, Pearson Products Moment Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression
Analysis.
Major results of this study were as follows:
1. Mean score of physical health behaviors( =3.13, S.D.=6.75), mental health behaviors
( =2.50, S.D.=3.80),social health behaviors( =2.64, S.D.=4.26) and spiritual health behaviors
( =2.62, S.D.=4.34) of professional nurses under Medical Service Department, Bangkok
Metropolitan Administration were at a good level.
2. Predisposing factors namely revenue, enabling factors in training of physical activity
and reinforcing factors in peer group activities had significant at .05 relating to four aspects of
health behaviors : predisposing factors, enabling factors, reinforcing factors significantly predict
total health behaviors at p<.05 levels for 9.60 percent (R2=.096).
The development of nurses health behaviors, reinforcing factors of peer group and
personal health care model, enabling factors in workplace environment were conducive to health
promotion