Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran

en Physical Activity and Well-being Status among Employees of University of Medical Sciences Preventive Medicine & Community Health Preventive Medicine & Community Health Original Research Original Research Background: Workplace physical activity plays an important role in employees’ health. As university employees are a population at risk for a sedentary working pattern, this study aimed to investigate the physical activity status of employees of Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) and its subsequent effects on their well-being.    Methods: This cross-sectional study included 472 employees from different units of IUMS in Tehran. The participants were selected by a multistage sampling method. Interviews were conducted by using an international physical activity questionnaire, a questionnaire for stages of behavioral change, the World Health Organization Well-being Questionnaire, and a demographic checklist from July to October 2019. Analysis of variance, t test, and logistic regression analysis were used. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS (Version 21.0).    Results: Total physical activity in the study population was 6216.58 ± 5886.09 MET-minutes/week. The mean score of the well-being index was 54.72 ± 22.4; there was an association between sex and location of work with physical activity in domains (p<0.05). The highest prevalence rates for change of stage of physical activity were found in the maintenance stage for men and the contemplation stage for women. There was a significant difference between men and women's well-being index—men reported being more active and energetic than women (p<0.001). Results also revealed that having vigorous physical activity compared with a moderate level could increase the well-being index.    Conclusion: Physical activity behavior at the workplace was associated with well-being level. It could, therefore, be postulated that enhancing physical activity may be beneficial to improving well-being in an academic environment. Physical Activity, University Workplace, Trans-Theoretical Model, Well-Being 726 733 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-6874-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zahra Rampisheh rampisheh@gmail.com 200319475328460072267 200319475328460072267 No Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mozhdeh Ramezani ramezani93146@yahoo.com 200319475328460072268 200319475328460072268 No Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Narjes Khalili narjes.1357@yahoo.com 200319475328460072269 200319475328460072269 No Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Parissa Massahikhaleghi pmassahikhaleghi@llu.edu 200319475328460072270 200319475328460072270 No Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Soodabeh Hoveidamanesh hoveidamanesh@gmail.com 200319475328460072271 200319475328460072271 No Burn Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran Susan Darroudi darroudis921@gmail.com 200319475328460072272 200319475328460072272 No Student Research Committee, International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Neda SoleimanvandiAzar Soleimanvandi.n@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460072273 200319475328460072273 No Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Batool Tayefi tayefi.b@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460072274 200319475328460072274 Yes Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran