The level of health anxiety and the healthy lifestyle behaviors of nurses at Duzce University Research Hospital

This cross-sectional study has been done to determine the level of health anxiety and the healthy life style behaviors of nurses at Duzce University Research Hospital. This study consists of 206 nurses at Duzce University Research and Application Hospital. The data has been collected by using Personal Information Form, Health Promotion Life-Style Profile (HPLSP) and Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI). Additionaly two sub-scales have been added to Health Anxiety Inventory to state, 'seek for safety' and 'avoidance' behaviors. The data has been evaluated by using SPSS 15.0 software. Frequency, Percent, Average, Standard Deviation, Minimum, Maximum, T Test, Variance Analysis, Correlation and Regression Analysis have been used in evaluation. The following data has been determined at the end of the study; The average score of HPLSP (119.97±1.4) was middle level; highest score (35±0.4) was delivered from self-actualization sub-scale and followed by health responsibility (23±0.38), interpersonal support (19.45±0.23), stress management (16.6±0.25), nutrition (15.7±0.23) and exercise (9.34±0.25). Health Anxiety Average Score of nurses was 'low' (54.5±0.78). As a result of multiple regression analysis; the number of individuals in the household, working hours and where the individuals spent most of their lives were found effective on healthy lifestyle behaviors. The properties they owned and the number of individuals in the household were effective on health anxiety. Exercise habit of single nurses, aged between 20-24 and spent most of their lives in village was high. The nutrition habit of married nurses with two kids was good; of nurses who did 10-12 night shifts a month was bad. Who work less than one year, their interpersonal support was higher. For those who have equal income and expanses were 'better' at stress management. The level of self-realization was 'high' for those who are satisfied with their jobs. The ones who had no chronic diseases were 'good' at stress management. The health anxiety of nurses have a child was high. `Avoidance' in men; `seek for safety' behaviour in women was `high'. There was no relation between HPLSP and HAI. Recommendations have been made with the findings of research.