I. Navidi, F. Ghofranipour, Z. Taheri, M. Khorsandi,
Volume 14, Issue 2 (5-2015)
Background
and Objective: The
office employees constitute a large proportion of employed people and most of
the work time behind the desks, therefore, it seems necessary to follow some
comprehensive and standardized programs to provide their health. The aim of
this study was to assess the effects of morning exercises on the quality of
life of health center staff.
Materials
and Methods: This
educational trial study were assessed among 140 staff in Arak Health Center.
Data were obtained using a quality of life‘s questionnaire (SF36).For data analysis, it was used descriptive
and analytical statistics
(t-paired and t-test).
Results: Considering the morning exercise
program, the quality of life score among the subjects in the test group has
significantly increased compared to the previous scores measured before the
morning exercises (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Findings revealed that the
accurate, regular and well-organized execution of the morning program across
Iran may play an important role to promote the quality of life among Iranian
employees.
Key
words: Morning exercise,
Quality of life, Staff, Education
Funding: This research was funded by Arak
University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical
approval: The
Ethics Committee of Arak University of Medical Sciences approved the study.
How
to cite this article: Navidi I, Ghofranipour F, Taheri Z,
Khorsandi M. The Effect of Morning
Exercise on Quality of Life among Health Center Staff in Arak City :A Short Report J
RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2014 14(2):
161-66. [Farsi]
