The lifestyle habits and wellbeing of physicians in Bahrain: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Saif M Borgan¹  Ghufran A Jassim²  Mahmoud H Ibrahim³  Zaid A Marhoon⁴ 

[1] Arab Medical Center, Amman, Jordan;Department of Family and Community Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland- Medical University of Bahrain, P.O. Box 15503, Adliya, Kingdom of Bahrain;King Hamad University Hospital, Manama, Bahrain;Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain;

关键词: Lifestyle;    Wellbeing;    Health;    Physicians;    Practitioners;    Exercise;    Physical activity;    Body mass index;    Alcohol consumption;    Diet;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-015-1969-x

 received in 2014-12-15, accepted in 2015-06-25,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundLifestyle habits of physicians are of paramount importance both because they influence the physician’s own health and because these habits have been shown to affect patients’ care. There is limited information on physician health and lifestyle habits in Bahrain.MethodsIn a cross-sectional study design, an anonymous self-administered questionnaire that assesses wellbeing and lifestyle habits was distributed to a random sample of 175 out of 320 primary health care physicians in Bahrain. Descriptive analyses were performed, and the variables were cross-tabulated using SPSS version 20.0.Results152 physicians agreed to participate in the study. Respondents were 67.1 % female with a mean age of 45 (SD = 10). The majority were of Bahraini nationality. The most prevalent reported health conditions were hyperlipidaemia (25.5 %), hypertension (20.3 %), and diabetes (11.0 %). Only 29.6 % of physicians reported performing ≥ 30 min of exercise in a usual week. Of physicians exercising ≥ 30 min weekly, only 13 % exercised ≥ 5 days weekly. 98.0 % report never drinking, 1.3 % report previously drinking, and 0.7 % report drinking less than once weekly. The average body mass index (BMI) was 27.8 (SD = 5), with 39 % of physicians being overweight and 33 % obese. BMI was directly associated with sleep time (P0.027, r2 = 0.034), age (P < 0.01, r2 = 0.179), male gender (P = 0.031, r2 = 0.054), and a known diagnosis of hypertension (P = 0.007, r2 = 0.079) or hyperlipidaemia (P = 0.008, r2 = 0.088).ConclusionsThere is a clear pattern of unfavourable lifestyle habits and obesity among primary health care physicians in Bahrain. We encourage institutions and public health sectors to be more proactive in assisting physicians to attain healthier lifestyles.

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