Healthy Exercise of Registered Female Nurses in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand

This analytical research aimed to investigate healthy exercise among registered female nurses in Khon Kaen province, Thailand. A total of 527 registered female nurses who are working in Khon Kaen hospital were involved as respondents using stratified random sampling. Researchers employed a survey design utilizing questionnaire as instrument. Duration of data collection was about one month. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics used in this research were frequency and percentage while inferential statistics used were Chi-square, Fisher' exact test and logistic regression. Results of the research revealed that the exercise group consists of 245 respondents and non-exercise group consists of 282 respondents out of the total respondent of 503. In addition, the exercise group had high motivation level and they exercise according to FITT. Majority of the respondents preferred jogging as the most popular healthy exercise (209, 92.07%). Intensity of exercise among the respondents was at moderate-heavy level (168, 74.00%). Duration of exercise was 30 seconds or more (153, 67.40%). Frequency of exercise was three days or more (137, 60.35%). There was 2.1 increased opportunity for exercise after work (adjOR2.44; 95% CI 1.51, 3.96; p< .001). Furthermore respondents were found to exercise regularly at home (56.2%). They were motivated to exercise by themselves (adjOR2.97; 95%CI 1.93, 4.57; p< .001). Researchers would like to recommend that healthy exercise should be promoted at the workplace.