Document Type : Review article
Authors
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Phd in health education and Health promotion, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion,School of Public Health, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
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Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Health Education & Health Promotion Department, Health Faculty, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract
Background: Physical activity is a key requirement for maintaining good health. This systematic review aimed to determine the physical activity level and the accumulation of physical activity among health care professionals (HCPs).
Methods: The study employed a systematic review approach, conducting keyword searches on databases such as PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Searching Persian medical articles was carried out via Magiran, Scientific Information Database, IranDoc, and Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials. The search terms included "Physical activity", "Physical practice", "Exercise", "Healthcare employees", "Healthcare workers", "Healthcare Professionals", "Healthcare occupational" and "Level". A total of 29 articles met the inclusion criteria for data extraction and were analyzed.
Results: In the reviewed articles, the level of physical activity among the Healthcare Professionals has been determined by subjective (questionnaire, daily physical activity record) and objective (accelerometer, heart rate monitor, pedometer, calorie counter, and sport tester) tools. In 66% of the reviewed articles, the occupation was nurses. Healthcare Professionals physical activity levels largely consist of light-intensity physical activity. They spent 80 to 150 minutes per work shifts in light-intensity physical activity.
Conclusion: An understanding of the occupational physical activity levels of Healthcare Professionals can affect the well-being and safety in the work environment and the patient's satisfaction of the services they receive. Although moderate and vigorous-intensity occupational activities among the Healthcare Professionals have also been reported in the reviewed studies, but the intensity, duration and sequence of these activities are not sufficient to therapeutic effects.
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