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ORIGINAL ARTICLERev Invest Clin. 2019;71:178-85
Factors Predicting the Stretching
Exercise Behaviors of Office Employees
Working in the Shahid Beheshti
University of Medical Sciences
in Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Hossein-Delshad1
, Sedigheh Sadat-Tavafian1
* and Anoshirvan Kazemnejad2
Departments of 1
Health Education and Health Promotion and 2
Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences,
Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Received for publication: 03-08-2018
Approved for publication: 14-11-2018
DOI: 10.24875/RIC.18002694
ABSTRACT
Background: Office employees of all ages are at risk for non-communicable diseases such as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
due to physical inactivity. Stretching exercise (SE) behavior could help office employees prevent MSDs. This research aimed to
study the predictors of SE among office employees working in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS) of Iran
through a health promotion model (HPM). Methods: In the present study, 430 eligible office employees were randomly se-
lected. To assess the predictors of SE, all the HPM constructs were examined as risk factors to determine whether they influence
the probability of SE behavior occurrence and were interpreted through odds ratio (OR). SPSS version 19 was used to analyze
the data. Results: A total of 420 office employees with mean age of 37.1 ± 8.03 years took part in the study. This study
showed that perceived barriers to action could prevent participants from engaging in SE (OR [95% CI]: 0.875 [0.815-0.939],
p < 0.001). However, perceived self-efficacy (OR [95% CI]:1.248 [1.137-1.370], p < 0.001), commitment to a plan of action
(OR [95% CI]: 1.189 [1.033-1.367], p = 0.016), and interpersonal influences (OR [95% CI]: 1.104 [1.041-1.217], p = 0.003)
were significant predictors for SE behavior. Conclusions: This study showed that the office employees who were more confident
and committed to a plan of action, and perceived fewer barriers, were more likely to engage in SE behavior. (REV INVEST CLIN.
2019;71:178-85)
Key words: Health promotion model. Stretching exercise. Office employee.
Corresponding author:
*Sedigheh Sadat-Tavafian
Department of Health Education
and Health Promotion
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Tarbiat Modares University
Ghisa St., Jalae Ale Ahmd Ave. No 212
P.O. BOX: 14115-111, Tehran, Iran
E-mail: tavafian@modares.ac.ir
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INTRODUCTION
Globally, one-third of the general population suffers
from some kind of chronic pain1
, among which the
most prevalent health problem is work-related mus-
culoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs), with severe long-
term pain and physical disability2
. Clinical practice
guidelines, such as those of the International Asso-
ciation for the Study of Pain3
, recommend that phys-
ical activity be an integral component of pain reha-
bilitation services. Although exercise programs have
been shown to benefit individuals with chronic pain4,5
,
physical inactivity is one of the most crucial factors
for WRMSDs worldwide6
. In Iran, insufficient physical
activity has been reported in 33.5% of adults, increas-
ing in recent years7. The World Health Organization
has predicted that physical inactivity will reduce by up
to 10% by 20258. Stretching exercise (SE) is a kind
of physical exercise in which a specific muscle is
flexed or stretched to achieve better muscle tone as
well as improved muscle control, flexibility, and mo-
tion9. The previous studies have shown that perform-
ing SE could help individuals’ muscles to stretch and
flex better and, finally, could improve musculoskeletal
disorders (MSDs)10.
The office employees in Iranian universities sit at their
desk during working hours without engaging in SE11.
Despite the mentioned benefits of SE11, issues related
to a lack of adherence to this activity or motivational
factors are poorly understood1. Therefore, to predict
and explain the factors influencing SE behavior is cru-
cial to many researchers and professionals who are
engaged in designing proper interventions to improve
and promote this beneficial activity among office em-
ployees12.
Health promotion model (HPM) is one of the compre-
hensive models by which the factors influencing an
individual to follow healthy behaviors could be pre-
dicted through its eight constructs, shown in figure
113. Pender et al. believed that worksite health pro-
motion programs could help employees to develop
healthy behaviors that could lead to lower health-care
costs and enhanced productivity. However, before de-
signing the programs based on the HPM, the efficacy
of this model on SE behavior and predicted effective
factors should be considered. In this regard, the pres-
ent study aimed to assess whether HPM constructs
predict SE behavior among office employees working
in the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
(SBUMS) in Teheran, Iran.
METHODS
Gemini study and participants
This study was done among the office employees
who were working in the three health networks of
North, East, and Shemiranat region of Tehran and
were affiliated to SBUMS in Tehran, Iran, from May to
September 2017. All ethical issues were considered
in this research. After explaining the aims and proce-
dures of the study, all participants agreed to be stud-
ied and voluntarily signed the written consent form.
The Research Ethics Committee of Tarbiat Modares
University approved the study in May 2016 (ID
52/1115 IR.TMU.REC.1395.329).
In the present study, 430 eligible office employees
were randomly selected. Figure 2 shows the proce-
dure of participation sampling. Inclusion criteria were
to be working in the SBUMS as an employee and
working on the computer at the workplace. Exclusion
criteria were to have any disability or illness that pre-
vented the employee from doing SE or not being al-
lowed to do SE due to his or her physician’s recom-
mendation. To assess the predictors of SE, all the
HPM constructs (Fig. 1) were examined as risk fac-
tors, which could influence the probability of occur-
rence of SE and were interpreted through odds ratio
(OR)14. Based on the existing reference, the sample
size was estimated assuming five individuals for each
item15. Therefore, for a 77-item questionnaire, a
sample size of 77 × 5 = 385 was calculated.
Study design
In this cross-sectional study, a demographic question-
naire, self-administered questionnaires based on
HPM, and checklists regarding SE behaviors were
used. The questionnaire regarding HPM constructs
was developed by the researchers based on the exist-
ing literature and interview with key persons. The
HPM constructs questionnaire included eight sub-
scales according to HPM constructs (Fig. 1). The
questionnaire based on HPM constructs is shown in
Supplementary Table 1; in addition, this figure shows
the barriers which were perceived by the studied
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employees. The SE behavior checklist was assessed
using a 10-item questionnaire. Participants also an-
swered a two-option question about performing
specific SE for stretching neck, shoulder, and back
muscles.
Sufficient stretching was defined as a stretched po-
sition for each muscle for 10-30 s to be repeated 3
or 4 times every 20 min for 5 days a week16-19
.
Qualitative and quantitative approaches were ap-
plied by 15 office employees to assess facial validity
of the HPM constructs questionnaire through which
all their recommendations were inserted into the
questionnaire. To confirm the content validity of the
questionnaire, the expert panel, including 15 special-
ists in different fields of health education, psychol-
ogy, psychometric, physical medicine, nursing, pain
management, neurology, and orthopedics, checked all
the survey items by which 9 of 86 questions did not
obtain the minimum agreement of necessity and were
omitted. Finally, 77 items were approved. The reli-
ability was determined through Cranach’s alpha coef-
ficient that was in an acceptable range of 0.7-0.88.
Statistical analyses
To determine the relationship between different HPM
constructs with each other and with SE behavior, R
Spearman was used because the K-S test showed that
the data were non-parametric. To predict the factors
influencing SEs, logistic regression analysis was ap-
plied. In logistic regression, the regression coefficient
(b1) is the estimated increase in the log odds of SE
occurrence per unit increase in the value of the HPM
Figure 1. Schematic representation of health promotion model (HPM) (Pender, 201513).
The HPM framework is based on the HPM by which health behavior predicting factors have been shown.
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constructs. Moreover, in this study, the OR represents
the odds of SE occurring given exposures such as HPM
constructs, compared to the odds of SE occurring in
the absence of HPM constructs. OR = 1 means that
exposure does not affect odds of SE; OR  1 means
exposure associated with higher odds of SE; and OR
 1 means exposure associated with lower odds of
SE. p 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
RESULTS
Sociodemographic variables
Of a total of 430 office employees recruited, 420
took part in the study and filled the questionnaires
(response rate 97.2%). Mean age of participants was
37.1 years (SD = 8.03) and most of them (25.2%)
were between 30 and 34 years old. Overall, 154 em-
ployees (36.6%) were suffering from MSDs. Table 1
shows sociodemographic data as well as the mean
(SD) of all studied variables based on HPM.
Spearman’s correlation tests were used to evaluate
the relevance between the constructs of HPM with
each other and with SE behavior (Table 2). As this
table shows, there was a significant inverse correlation
between SE and perceived barriers to action so that
the office employees who perceived more barriers to
action were significantly less likely to have SE behav-
ior (p  0.001).
As table 3 shows, perceived barriers to action were
a negative predictor for engaging in SE (OR [95%
CI]: 0.8755 [0.8151-0.9391], p  0.001). Further-
more, the results of this study showed that per-
ceived self-efficacy (OR [95% CI]: 1.248 [1.137-
1.370], p  0.001), interpersonal influences (OR
[95% CI]: 1.126 [1.041-1.217], p = 0.003), and
commitment to a plan of action (OR [95% CI]:
1.118 [1.033-1.367], p = 0.016) were positive pre-
dictors for the SE behavior.
DISCUSSION
To understand better why adult individuals do not
engage in SE is important to professionals who de-
velop behavior-changing interventions20. Our study
was carried out to address this challenge through
the identification of predicting factors for SE behav-
ior among Iranian office employees of a large uni-
versity center; according to our results, self-efficacy
was the most important predictor. These results
Figure 2. Flow diagram of participation sampling among office employees working in three health networks of North, East, and
Shemiranat region of Tehran, Iran.
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agree with those from a previous study21, by which
the motivational phase, the role of action planning, and
self-efficacy were determined as influencing factors for
SE behavior. Furthermore, the results of the present
study are completely in the line of theoretical assump-
tions of the health action process approach20
. More-
over, in accordance with our study, numerous studies
have shown that perceived self-efficacy has been the
best predictor variable for actual exercise activity22-24
.
Therefore, strategies for enhancing efficacy in practice,
such as strengthening self-efficacy through motiva-
tional counseling interviews and focus group discus-
sions, could lead to more effective health promotion
programs for Iranian office employees and should be
considered in future interventions25
. These programs
could propose that highly self-efficacious individuals
exerted greater efforts to master health-promoting
behaviors and persist longer in the face of obstacles to
such behaviors. Perceived self-efficacy acknowledges
the human self-regulation capacity and competencies
in specific behavioral domains such as SE. Perceived
self-efficacy is not only among the skills one should
acquire but is also a belief about what one can do
under different situations26
. Laffrey reported in his re-
search that Bandura noted that the perception of self-
efficacy influences one’s thoughts, emotional arousal,
and actions, and the higher one’s perceived efficacy for
a behavior is that it is more likely that she/he will ac-
complish such behavior23
. In this study, the variables of
perceived barriers that had a negative association were
Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the studied office employees
Studied variables and constructs Sufficient n (%) Mean (SD)
Age, years 21-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
≥ 45
26 (6.2)
45 (10.7)
106 (25.2)
78 (18.6)
97 (23.1)
68 (16.2)
37.1 ± 8.03
Years of education 12
14
16 (Bachelor)
18 (Master)
45 (10.7)
258 (61.4)
60 (14.3)
57 (13.6)
4.3 ± 0.8
Work experience (years) ≤ 5
5-10
11-15
16-20
≥ 20
157 (37.4)
69 (16.4)
71 (16.9)
78 (18.6)
45 (10.7)
2.4 ± 1.4
Suffering from WRMSD pain Yes
No
154 (36.6)
266 (63.6)
–
Marital status Single
Married
Widowed
Divorced
120 (28.6)
289 (68.8)
5 (1.2)
6 (1.4)
Perceived benefits of action 17.90 ± 5.05
Perceived barriers to action 20.85 ± 6.03
Perceived Self efficacy 17.15 ± 3.71
Activity-related affect 16.27 ± 2.45
Interpersonal influences 11.55 ± 4.64
Commitment to plan of action 16.82 ± 4.28
Immediate competing demands and preferences 11.70 ± 2.80
Situational influences 14.64 ± 4.59
Stretching exercise (TE) Yes
No
191 (45.47)
229 (54.53)
–
Mean (SD): mean (Standard deviation)
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demonstrated to be significant predictors for SE among
office employees. This finding is supported by several
previous studies, in which individuals who perceived
more barriers to the performance of exercise were less
likely to engage in this behavior24,27
.
Pender et al. focused on a perceived barrier as an es-
sential mediator of the motivational readiness of in-
dividuals to developing a healthy behavior13
. In the
present study, the barriers for engaging in SE were
measured using a 9-item scale in which each item
stated one barrier. Justine et al. stated that the
perceived barriers to physical activity consisted of
both internal factors such as individual sociodemo-
graphic features, health and motivation precedence
for exercise and physical activity, as well as external
factors such as the influence of peers and family, lack
of time, inaccessibility, and high cost of facilities27
.
According to this finding, a problem-solving approach
for overcoming barriers to physical activity should be
considered in exercise intervention programs. To pro-
mote SE, it is necessary to solve the perceived barriers
which were predictive. In other studies28,29
, perceived
barriers predicted physical activity behavior.
Table 3. Predictors of stretching exercise behavior based on health promotion model through logistic regression analysis
Independent variable B SE p OR (95% CI)
Perceived benefits of action −0.031 0.043 0.471 0.970 (0.892-1.054)
Perceived barriers to action -0.134 0.036 0.001 0.875 (0.815-0.939)
Perceived self-efficacy 0.222 0.048 0.001 1.248 (1.1371-1.370)
Activity-related affect -0.116 0.073 0.112 0.890 (0.771-1.028)
Interpersonal influences 0.099 0.04 0.003 1.104 (1.041-1.217)
Commitment to plan of action 0.173 0.072 0.016 1.189 (1.033-1.367)
Immediate competing demands
and preferences
0.017 0.053 0.741 1.018 (0.918-1.129)
Situational influences −0.057 0.04 0.158 0.945 (0.874-1.022)
Table 2. Correlation matrix of the constructs of health promotion model in stretching exercise in office employees
Variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Perceived benefits
of action
1
2. Perceived barriers
to action
r =
−0.383**
1
3. Perceived self-efficacy r =
0.423**
r =
0.660**
1
4. Activity-related
affect
r =
0.371**
r =
0.113
r =
0.342**
1
5. Interpersonal
influences
r =
0.453**
r =
0.585**
r =
0.583**
r =
0.282**
1
6. Commitment
to plan of action
r =
0.730**
r =
0.509**
r =
0.709**
r =
0.510**
r =
0.627**
1
7. Immediate competing
demands and
preferences
r =
0.050
r =
0.040
r =
0.003
r =
0.021
r =
0.130**
r =
0.073
1
8. Situational influences r =
0.129**
r =
0.008
r =
0.98**
r = 0.092** r =
0.145**
r =
0.197**
r =
0.065
1
9. Stretching exercise r =
0.327**
r =
0.523**
r =
0.581**
r = 0.208** r =
0.540**
r =
0.558**
r =
0.076
r =
0.107*
1
**Spearman’s correlation is meaningful at 0.01 levels (two-sided). *Correlation is meaningful at the 0.05 level (two-sided).
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The findings of this study showed the beneficial ef-
fects of commitment to a plan of action on SE. The
previous evidence has revealed the relationship be-
tween action planning and maintaining self-efficacy,
on the one hand, and exercise behavior on the other30
.
Experimental and field studies have supported the
idea that action planning refers to designing detailed
plans regarding when, where, and how to exercise,
and predicts exercise beyond goal intention31
.
In the current study, there was also a relationship
between interpersonal influences and SE. Moreover,
there was also a relationship between situational in-
fluences and commitment to a plan of action. Similar
to the present study, commitment to a plan of action
and perceived barriers to action were the most pre-
dictive factors of the exercise behavior. These results
are consistent with previous studies29,32, which have
shown that interpersonal influences are related to the
studied behavior29.
The current study revealed that perceived self-effica-
cy, perceived barriers, and commitment to a plan of
action as well as interpersonal influences among office
employees should be given more attention for improv-
ing SE behavior. There are several limitations to this
study. First, the data used were gathered through self-
report that might interfere with the results. Further-
more, the office employees included were randomly
selected from one university. Although a number of
key factors including a large sample size and the di-
versity of the subgroups were considered to ensure
the representation of the population under study, pre-
cautions should be taken if the results of this study
were to be extended to office employees from other
worksites. All three health networks were affiliated to
the same university (SHBUMS), and local work condi-
tions appear to be similar. On the other hand, these
three networks were in the same geographical region
in Tehran city. However, the possible influences of lo-
cal conditions in the different networks were not as-
sessed in this study and this limitation should be con-
sidered in future studies. In this study, psychological
tests for the participants were not done. Therefore, it
is suggested to consider these evaluations in future
studies to determine whether there could be some
correlations with the prediction of the behavior. How-
ever, despite the mentioned limitations, this study has
strong points to demonstrate the factors that could
influence SE among office employees in Iran.
Findings of this study revealed that perceived barriers
by the office employees may prevent them from en-
gaging in SE while being self-efficient causes them to
engage in exercising. Moreover, commitment to a plan
of action as well as interpersonal influences could
have an effect on performing SE. Therefore, we sug-
gest further studies be done to confirm these find-
ings, and consequently, proper interventions based on
these predictors be designed for the office employees
to engage more in SE behavior.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors would like to thank all volunteers who
participated in the study. The authors also thank re-
search deputy of Tarbiat Modares University for its
financial support for this study.
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Supplementary data are available at Revista de Inves-
tigación Clínica online (www.clinicalandtranslational-
investigation.com). These data are provided by the
corresponding author and published online for the
benefit of the reader. The contents of supplementary
data are the sole responsibility of the authors.
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Factors influencing stretching exercise behaviors

  • 1. 178 REVISTA DE INVESTIGACIÓN CLÍNICA PERMANYER www.permanyer.com Contents available at PubMed www.clinicalandtranslationalinvestigation.com ORIGINAL ARTICLERev Invest Clin. 2019;71:178-85 Factors Predicting the Stretching Exercise Behaviors of Office Employees Working in the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran Mohammad Hossein-Delshad1 , Sedigheh Sadat-Tavafian1 * and Anoshirvan Kazemnejad2 Departments of 1 Health Education and Health Promotion and 2 Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Received for publication: 03-08-2018 Approved for publication: 14-11-2018 DOI: 10.24875/RIC.18002694 ABSTRACT Background: Office employees of all ages are at risk for non-communicable diseases such as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to physical inactivity. Stretching exercise (SE) behavior could help office employees prevent MSDs. This research aimed to study the predictors of SE among office employees working in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS) of Iran through a health promotion model (HPM). Methods: In the present study, 430 eligible office employees were randomly se- lected. To assess the predictors of SE, all the HPM constructs were examined as risk factors to determine whether they influence the probability of SE behavior occurrence and were interpreted through odds ratio (OR). SPSS version 19 was used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 420 office employees with mean age of 37.1 ± 8.03 years took part in the study. This study showed that perceived barriers to action could prevent participants from engaging in SE (OR [95% CI]: 0.875 [0.815-0.939], p < 0.001). However, perceived self-efficacy (OR [95% CI]:1.248 [1.137-1.370], p < 0.001), commitment to a plan of action (OR [95% CI]: 1.189 [1.033-1.367], p = 0.016), and interpersonal influences (OR [95% CI]: 1.104 [1.041-1.217], p = 0.003) were significant predictors for SE behavior. Conclusions: This study showed that the office employees who were more confident and committed to a plan of action, and perceived fewer barriers, were more likely to engage in SE behavior. (REV INVEST CLIN. 2019;71:178-85) Key words: Health promotion model. Stretching exercise. Office employee. Corresponding author: *Sedigheh Sadat-Tavafian Department of Health Education and Health Promotion Faculty of Medical Sciences Tarbiat Modares University Ghisa St., Jalae Ale Ahmd Ave. No 212 P.O. BOX: 14115-111, Tehran, Iran E-mail: tavafian@modares.ac.ir Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorphotocopyingwithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.  ©Permanyer2019
  • 2. 179 Mohammad Hossein-Delshad, et al.: STRETCHING EXERCISE BEHAVIOR PREDICTION INTRODUCTION Globally, one-third of the general population suffers from some kind of chronic pain1 , among which the most prevalent health problem is work-related mus- culoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs), with severe long- term pain and physical disability2 . Clinical practice guidelines, such as those of the International Asso- ciation for the Study of Pain3 , recommend that phys- ical activity be an integral component of pain reha- bilitation services. Although exercise programs have been shown to benefit individuals with chronic pain4,5 , physical inactivity is one of the most crucial factors for WRMSDs worldwide6 . In Iran, insufficient physical activity has been reported in 33.5% of adults, increas- ing in recent years7. The World Health Organization has predicted that physical inactivity will reduce by up to 10% by 20258. Stretching exercise (SE) is a kind of physical exercise in which a specific muscle is flexed or stretched to achieve better muscle tone as well as improved muscle control, flexibility, and mo- tion9. The previous studies have shown that perform- ing SE could help individuals’ muscles to stretch and flex better and, finally, could improve musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)10. The office employees in Iranian universities sit at their desk during working hours without engaging in SE11. Despite the mentioned benefits of SE11, issues related to a lack of adherence to this activity or motivational factors are poorly understood1. Therefore, to predict and explain the factors influencing SE behavior is cru- cial to many researchers and professionals who are engaged in designing proper interventions to improve and promote this beneficial activity among office em- ployees12. Health promotion model (HPM) is one of the compre- hensive models by which the factors influencing an individual to follow healthy behaviors could be pre- dicted through its eight constructs, shown in figure 113. Pender et al. believed that worksite health pro- motion programs could help employees to develop healthy behaviors that could lead to lower health-care costs and enhanced productivity. However, before de- signing the programs based on the HPM, the efficacy of this model on SE behavior and predicted effective factors should be considered. In this regard, the pres- ent study aimed to assess whether HPM constructs predict SE behavior among office employees working in the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS) in Teheran, Iran. METHODS Gemini study and participants This study was done among the office employees who were working in the three health networks of North, East, and Shemiranat region of Tehran and were affiliated to SBUMS in Tehran, Iran, from May to September 2017. All ethical issues were considered in this research. After explaining the aims and proce- dures of the study, all participants agreed to be stud- ied and voluntarily signed the written consent form. The Research Ethics Committee of Tarbiat Modares University approved the study in May 2016 (ID 52/1115 IR.TMU.REC.1395.329). In the present study, 430 eligible office employees were randomly selected. Figure 2 shows the proce- dure of participation sampling. Inclusion criteria were to be working in the SBUMS as an employee and working on the computer at the workplace. Exclusion criteria were to have any disability or illness that pre- vented the employee from doing SE or not being al- lowed to do SE due to his or her physician’s recom- mendation. To assess the predictors of SE, all the HPM constructs (Fig. 1) were examined as risk fac- tors, which could influence the probability of occur- rence of SE and were interpreted through odds ratio (OR)14. Based on the existing reference, the sample size was estimated assuming five individuals for each item15. Therefore, for a 77-item questionnaire, a sample size of 77 × 5 = 385 was calculated. Study design In this cross-sectional study, a demographic question- naire, self-administered questionnaires based on HPM, and checklists regarding SE behaviors were used. The questionnaire regarding HPM constructs was developed by the researchers based on the exist- ing literature and interview with key persons. The HPM constructs questionnaire included eight sub- scales according to HPM constructs (Fig. 1). The questionnaire based on HPM constructs is shown in Supplementary Table 1; in addition, this figure shows the barriers which were perceived by the studied Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorphotocopyingwithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.  ©Permanyer2019
  • 3. 180 REV INVEST CLIN. 2019;71:178-85 employees. The SE behavior checklist was assessed using a 10-item questionnaire. Participants also an- swered a two-option question about performing specific SE for stretching neck, shoulder, and back muscles. Sufficient stretching was defined as a stretched po- sition for each muscle for 10-30 s to be repeated 3 or 4 times every 20 min for 5 days a week16-19 . Qualitative and quantitative approaches were ap- plied by 15 office employees to assess facial validity of the HPM constructs questionnaire through which all their recommendations were inserted into the questionnaire. To confirm the content validity of the questionnaire, the expert panel, including 15 special- ists in different fields of health education, psychol- ogy, psychometric, physical medicine, nursing, pain management, neurology, and orthopedics, checked all the survey items by which 9 of 86 questions did not obtain the minimum agreement of necessity and were omitted. Finally, 77 items were approved. The reli- ability was determined through Cranach’s alpha coef- ficient that was in an acceptable range of 0.7-0.88. Statistical analyses To determine the relationship between different HPM constructs with each other and with SE behavior, R Spearman was used because the K-S test showed that the data were non-parametric. To predict the factors influencing SEs, logistic regression analysis was ap- plied. In logistic regression, the regression coefficient (b1) is the estimated increase in the log odds of SE occurrence per unit increase in the value of the HPM Figure 1. Schematic representation of health promotion model (HPM) (Pender, 201513). The HPM framework is based on the HPM by which health behavior predicting factors have been shown. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorphotocopyingwithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.  ©Permanyer2019
  • 4. 181 Mohammad Hossein-Delshad, et al.: STRETCHING EXERCISE BEHAVIOR PREDICTION constructs. Moreover, in this study, the OR represents the odds of SE occurring given exposures such as HPM constructs, compared to the odds of SE occurring in the absence of HPM constructs. OR = 1 means that exposure does not affect odds of SE; OR 1 means exposure associated with higher odds of SE; and OR 1 means exposure associated with lower odds of SE. p 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS Sociodemographic variables Of a total of 430 office employees recruited, 420 took part in the study and filled the questionnaires (response rate 97.2%). Mean age of participants was 37.1 years (SD = 8.03) and most of them (25.2%) were between 30 and 34 years old. Overall, 154 em- ployees (36.6%) were suffering from MSDs. Table 1 shows sociodemographic data as well as the mean (SD) of all studied variables based on HPM. Spearman’s correlation tests were used to evaluate the relevance between the constructs of HPM with each other and with SE behavior (Table 2). As this table shows, there was a significant inverse correlation between SE and perceived barriers to action so that the office employees who perceived more barriers to action were significantly less likely to have SE behav- ior (p 0.001). As table 3 shows, perceived barriers to action were a negative predictor for engaging in SE (OR [95% CI]: 0.8755 [0.8151-0.9391], p 0.001). Further- more, the results of this study showed that per- ceived self-efficacy (OR [95% CI]: 1.248 [1.137- 1.370], p 0.001), interpersonal influences (OR [95% CI]: 1.126 [1.041-1.217], p = 0.003), and commitment to a plan of action (OR [95% CI]: 1.118 [1.033-1.367], p = 0.016) were positive pre- dictors for the SE behavior. DISCUSSION To understand better why adult individuals do not engage in SE is important to professionals who de- velop behavior-changing interventions20. Our study was carried out to address this challenge through the identification of predicting factors for SE behav- ior among Iranian office employees of a large uni- versity center; according to our results, self-efficacy was the most important predictor. These results Figure 2. Flow diagram of participation sampling among office employees working in three health networks of North, East, and Shemiranat region of Tehran, Iran. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorphotocopyingwithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.  ©Permanyer2019
  • 5. 182 REV INVEST CLIN. 2019;71:178-85 agree with those from a previous study21, by which the motivational phase, the role of action planning, and self-efficacy were determined as influencing factors for SE behavior. Furthermore, the results of the present study are completely in the line of theoretical assump- tions of the health action process approach20 . More- over, in accordance with our study, numerous studies have shown that perceived self-efficacy has been the best predictor variable for actual exercise activity22-24 . Therefore, strategies for enhancing efficacy in practice, such as strengthening self-efficacy through motiva- tional counseling interviews and focus group discus- sions, could lead to more effective health promotion programs for Iranian office employees and should be considered in future interventions25 . These programs could propose that highly self-efficacious individuals exerted greater efforts to master health-promoting behaviors and persist longer in the face of obstacles to such behaviors. Perceived self-efficacy acknowledges the human self-regulation capacity and competencies in specific behavioral domains such as SE. Perceived self-efficacy is not only among the skills one should acquire but is also a belief about what one can do under different situations26 . Laffrey reported in his re- search that Bandura noted that the perception of self- efficacy influences one’s thoughts, emotional arousal, and actions, and the higher one’s perceived efficacy for a behavior is that it is more likely that she/he will ac- complish such behavior23 . In this study, the variables of perceived barriers that had a negative association were Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the studied office employees Studied variables and constructs Sufficient n (%) Mean (SD) Age, years 21-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 ≥ 45 26 (6.2) 45 (10.7) 106 (25.2) 78 (18.6) 97 (23.1) 68 (16.2) 37.1 ± 8.03 Years of education 12 14 16 (Bachelor) 18 (Master) 45 (10.7) 258 (61.4) 60 (14.3) 57 (13.6) 4.3 ± 0.8 Work experience (years) ≤ 5 5-10 11-15 16-20 ≥ 20 157 (37.4) 69 (16.4) 71 (16.9) 78 (18.6) 45 (10.7) 2.4 ± 1.4 Suffering from WRMSD pain Yes No 154 (36.6) 266 (63.6) – Marital status Single Married Widowed Divorced 120 (28.6) 289 (68.8) 5 (1.2) 6 (1.4) Perceived benefits of action 17.90 ± 5.05 Perceived barriers to action 20.85 ± 6.03 Perceived Self efficacy 17.15 ± 3.71 Activity-related affect 16.27 ± 2.45 Interpersonal influences 11.55 ± 4.64 Commitment to plan of action 16.82 ± 4.28 Immediate competing demands and preferences 11.70 ± 2.80 Situational influences 14.64 ± 4.59 Stretching exercise (TE) Yes No 191 (45.47) 229 (54.53) – Mean (SD): mean (Standard deviation) Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorphotocopyingwithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.  ©Permanyer2019
  • 6. 183 Mohammad Hossein-Delshad, et al.: STRETCHING EXERCISE BEHAVIOR PREDICTION demonstrated to be significant predictors for SE among office employees. This finding is supported by several previous studies, in which individuals who perceived more barriers to the performance of exercise were less likely to engage in this behavior24,27 . Pender et al. focused on a perceived barrier as an es- sential mediator of the motivational readiness of in- dividuals to developing a healthy behavior13 . In the present study, the barriers for engaging in SE were measured using a 9-item scale in which each item stated one barrier. Justine et al. stated that the perceived barriers to physical activity consisted of both internal factors such as individual sociodemo- graphic features, health and motivation precedence for exercise and physical activity, as well as external factors such as the influence of peers and family, lack of time, inaccessibility, and high cost of facilities27 . According to this finding, a problem-solving approach for overcoming barriers to physical activity should be considered in exercise intervention programs. To pro- mote SE, it is necessary to solve the perceived barriers which were predictive. In other studies28,29 , perceived barriers predicted physical activity behavior. Table 3. Predictors of stretching exercise behavior based on health promotion model through logistic regression analysis Independent variable B SE p OR (95% CI) Perceived benefits of action −0.031 0.043 0.471 0.970 (0.892-1.054) Perceived barriers to action -0.134 0.036 0.001 0.875 (0.815-0.939) Perceived self-efficacy 0.222 0.048 0.001 1.248 (1.1371-1.370) Activity-related affect -0.116 0.073 0.112 0.890 (0.771-1.028) Interpersonal influences 0.099 0.04 0.003 1.104 (1.041-1.217) Commitment to plan of action 0.173 0.072 0.016 1.189 (1.033-1.367) Immediate competing demands and preferences 0.017 0.053 0.741 1.018 (0.918-1.129) Situational influences −0.057 0.04 0.158 0.945 (0.874-1.022) Table 2. Correlation matrix of the constructs of health promotion model in stretching exercise in office employees Variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. Perceived benefits of action 1 2. Perceived barriers to action r = −0.383** 1 3. Perceived self-efficacy r = 0.423** r = 0.660** 1 4. Activity-related affect r = 0.371** r = 0.113 r = 0.342** 1 5. Interpersonal influences r = 0.453** r = 0.585** r = 0.583** r = 0.282** 1 6. Commitment to plan of action r = 0.730** r = 0.509** r = 0.709** r = 0.510** r = 0.627** 1 7. Immediate competing demands and preferences r = 0.050 r = 0.040 r = 0.003 r = 0.021 r = 0.130** r = 0.073 1 8. Situational influences r = 0.129** r = 0.008 r = 0.98** r = 0.092** r = 0.145** r = 0.197** r = 0.065 1 9. Stretching exercise r = 0.327** r = 0.523** r = 0.581** r = 0.208** r = 0.540** r = 0.558** r = 0.076 r = 0.107* 1 **Spearman’s correlation is meaningful at 0.01 levels (two-sided). *Correlation is meaningful at the 0.05 level (two-sided). Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorphotocopyingwithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.  ©Permanyer2019
  • 7. 184 REV INVEST CLIN. 2019;71:178-85 The findings of this study showed the beneficial ef- fects of commitment to a plan of action on SE. The previous evidence has revealed the relationship be- tween action planning and maintaining self-efficacy, on the one hand, and exercise behavior on the other30 . Experimental and field studies have supported the idea that action planning refers to designing detailed plans regarding when, where, and how to exercise, and predicts exercise beyond goal intention31 . In the current study, there was also a relationship between interpersonal influences and SE. Moreover, there was also a relationship between situational in- fluences and commitment to a plan of action. Similar to the present study, commitment to a plan of action and perceived barriers to action were the most pre- dictive factors of the exercise behavior. These results are consistent with previous studies29,32, which have shown that interpersonal influences are related to the studied behavior29. The current study revealed that perceived self-effica- cy, perceived barriers, and commitment to a plan of action as well as interpersonal influences among office employees should be given more attention for improv- ing SE behavior. There are several limitations to this study. First, the data used were gathered through self- report that might interfere with the results. Further- more, the office employees included were randomly selected from one university. Although a number of key factors including a large sample size and the di- versity of the subgroups were considered to ensure the representation of the population under study, pre- cautions should be taken if the results of this study were to be extended to office employees from other worksites. All three health networks were affiliated to the same university (SHBUMS), and local work condi- tions appear to be similar. On the other hand, these three networks were in the same geographical region in Tehran city. However, the possible influences of lo- cal conditions in the different networks were not as- sessed in this study and this limitation should be con- sidered in future studies. In this study, psychological tests for the participants were not done. Therefore, it is suggested to consider these evaluations in future studies to determine whether there could be some correlations with the prediction of the behavior. How- ever, despite the mentioned limitations, this study has strong points to demonstrate the factors that could influence SE among office employees in Iran. Findings of this study revealed that perceived barriers by the office employees may prevent them from en- gaging in SE while being self-efficient causes them to engage in exercising. 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