Öz Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between physical activity and quality of life in health workers and to determine the related factors. Materials and Methods: In this study, 120 doctors and 120 nurses providing health services in the hospital were enrolled on the basis of volunteerism principle. It is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. All participants completed a general information form consisting of 20 questions. The data related to the study's physical activity variables were collected by using 'International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form-UFAA Short Form-International Physical Activity Questionnaire'. The 'Short Form 36 (SF-36) Quality of Life Scale' was used to assess the quality of life of the participants. All data collection tools were collected using face-to-face interview techniques. Results: 240 health workers participated in the study. There was a statistically significant difference according to occupational groups and the gender, age groups, marital status, income levels and physical activity levels. It was determined that 63.9% of the doctors and 36.1% of the nurses had a high level of physical activity and the level of the physical activity among physicians was statistically significantly higher than the nurses. Conclusion: The results of the study showed that doctors had significantly higher levels of physical activity and some subscales of SF-36 than nurses. According to the results obtained, it can be said that a high level of physical activity is associated with a better quality of life and low PA levels may have many positive effects.
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