Evaluation of healthy lifestyle behaviors among white-collar workers

Background/aim: To evaluate the level of healthy lifestyle and identify the relationship with socio-demographic charactertics among persons with high- class jobs. Because their susceptibility to diseases increases due to the responsibilities imposed on them, long-term professional pressures, and work stress that leads to an unhealthy lifestyle. The aim of this study is to evaluate the healthy lifestyle of people working in White-Collar Workers . Methods: The universe of this cross-sectional descriptive study consists of 2700 people working in White-Collar Workers in the institutions of the Iraq Diwaniya governorate. 384 people working in different fields were included in the sample of the study using the random sampling method. The data were collected by using a questionnaire form containing 9 questions prepared to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of the individuals and healthy lifestyle behavior scale II. Results: 37.8% of the research group is between the ages of 35-44, 58.2% are men, 47.4% have a doctorate degree, 44.3% work for 11 hours or more, 76.3% is overweight and 77.6% has a chronic disease. The mean total HPLP-II score was 2.42 ± 0.17. The lowest score of the scale belongs to the "stress management" subgroup (2.25 ± 0.11) and the highest score belongs to "spiritual growth" (2.73 ± 0.14). Conclusion: Employees have a low HPLP-II score. Research findings show that individuals working in White-Collar Workers are in the risky group in terms of healthy lifestyle behaviors. It is recommended that health care providers evaluate the risk group determined in terms of healthy lifestyle behaviors more carefully. Keywords: Healthy Lifestyle, Employees, Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II