Health Philosophy, Lifestyle and Satisfaction with Life of Registered Dietitians

Studies of health providers suggest that satisfaction with life is related to a health professional’s values and sense of purpose which is best achieved when their professional role and private behaviors are in harmony with their personal philosophy. This study sought to describe the philosophy, lifestyle behaviors, and professional practices of dietitians, and evaluate their relationship with life satisfaction. The study recruited a randomly selected group of 520 Registered Dietitian Nutritionists take a survey containing measures for health conception, integrative medicine orientation, healthy lifestyles, and satisfaction with life (SWLS). Correlational and multivariate analyses of variance were used to evaluate the data.

研究表明，健康服务提供者的生活满意度与其职业价值观和使命感密切相关，而这一联系在他们的职业角色与个人哲学相协调时最为显著。本研究旨在描述营养师的哲学思想、生活方式行为以及专业实践，并评估其与生活满意度之间的关系。研究招募了520名随机选取的注册营养师，让他们完成一份包含健康观念、综合医学导向、健康生活方式和生活满意度（SWLS）等测量指标的问卷。研究采用了相关性分析和多元方差分析来评估数据。