SITUATIONS, NEEDS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION BEHAVIOR FOR TEACHERS IN THE NEW NORMAL ERA UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE MUKDAHAN

Abstract

The purposes of this research were (1) to study current and desirable situations for health promotion behaviors of teachers in the New normal era, (2) to assess the needs for health promotion behaviors of teachers in the New normal era and (3) to develop some guidelines for health promotion behaviors of teachers in the New normal era under secondary education service area office Mukdahan. The sample group consisted of 266 teachers according to the proportion using the percentage criteria and selected by stratified random sampling. The instruments used in this research; (1) a five - rating scale questionnaire about the current situations with the index of Item congruence (IOC) between 0.60 - 1.00, the discrimination between 0.29 - 0.55, and the reliability of 0.92; (2) a five-rating scale questionnaire about the desirable situations with the index of Item congruence (IOC) between 0.60 - 1.00, the discrimination between 0.26 - 0.66, and the reliability of 0.91; (3) an interview form with the index of Item congruence (IOC) of 1.00 and (4) the suitability and possibility assessment form of the guidelines with the index of Item congruence (IOC) of 1.00. The statistics employed were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and modified priority needs an index.

          The results were as follows: (1) the overall of current situation was at a high level and the overall desirable situation was at the highest level. (2) the assessment of the needs was higher than the overall average was nutrition, mental health care, physical activities and restful sleep and (3) the guidelines for developing revealed as follows: 1) Nutrition: teachers should consume the right amount of food for their energy balance and they should consume the five food groups according to nutrition flag. 2) Physical activities: teachers should exercise according to F.I.T.T. (Frequency: Intensity: Time: Type) principles and perform adequate physical activities. 3) Restful sleep: teachers should sleep an average of 7 - 9 hours per night in order to complete a quality sleep cycle and teachers should check the sleep quality through an application on a smartwatch / smartphone. 4) The environment conducive to health: teachers should get access to promoting physical activity communities and natural environment 5) Health promotion policy: schools should encourage teachers to have a health check - up at least once a year and follow health - care policies from various agencies. 6) Health responsibility: Teachers should avoid alcoholic beverages and be interested in their health in the New normal era. And 7) Mental health care: teachers should think positively and check their stress through an application on smartwatches. The overall assessment of the development guideline was revealed at the highest level and possibly at the high level.