Association beween Physical Activity and Social Health and Spiritual Intelligence among Nurses

Nurses are constantly facing stressful factors due to the nature of their job. These stressors can affect their physical, psychological and social health. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between physical activity and social health and spiritual intelligence among nurses.
This casual-comparative study was conducted with participation of 86 nurses working in Jahrom's hospitals. Keyes social health and King’s spiritual intelligence questionnaire were used in the study. Data were analyzed via SPSS-18 software.
Participants were categorized as active (n=52) and inactive (n=34), based on their physical activity. The mean (SD) age of active and inactive nurses was 25.7 (5.1) and 25.9 (4.5) respectively. Among spiritual intelligence subscales, a difference was observed in the subscale of state of consciousness (P Physical activity was associated with social health and spiritual intelligence among nurses in Jahrom. We propose that physical activity be included in nurses’ daily schedule.