The Effects of Number of Fire Dispatches and Other Situational Factors on Voluntary Exercise Training Among Korean Firefighters: A Multilevel Logistic Regression Analysis

Junhye Kwon, Seiyeong Park, Chung Gun Lee, Wook Song, Dong-il Seo, Jung-jun Park, Han-joon Lee, Hyun Joo Kang and Yeon Soon Ahn
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Junhye Kwon: Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Seiyeong Park: Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Chung Gun Lee: Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Wook Song: Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Dong-il Seo: Department of Sport Science, College of Liberal Arts, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Korea
Jung-jun Park: School of Sport Science, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Korea
Han-joon Lee: School of Sport Science, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, Korea
Hyun Joo Kang: Department of Sport Medicine, College of Natural Science, Soonchunhyang University, Asan 31538, Korea
Yeon Soon Ahn: Department of Preventive Medicine and Genomic Cohort Institute, Yonsei Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju 26426, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 16, 1-11

Abstract: According to previous research, participation in exercise training (ET) by South Korean firefighters varies with shift type, and the effect of shift type is greater in large cities than in small towns. However, shift types differ among regions, depending on the number of dispatches. Therefore, the present study examined the impact of the number of fire dispatches and other situational factors on ET. A series of multilevel logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze the data collected from South Korean firefighters (N = 5219) in 2017. According to the firefighters, participation in ET is higher among those who have someone to instruct their ET (Coefficient (Coef) = 0.057, SE = 0.017, p < 0.001) and who can do ET while on duty (Coef = 0.048, SE = 0.014, p < 0.001). The number of fire dispatches had a significant effect on participation in ET (Coef = −0.000, SE = 0.000, p < 0.01), meaning that the firefighters’ participation in ET varies with the number of fire dispatches in each region. Our main findings indicate that the number of fire dispatches is a key factor affecting ET participation among firefighters, and the other situational factors also play a role. Therefore, ET programs that firefighters can participate in between calls should be established.

Keywords: firefighter; exercise training; number of fire dispatches; situational factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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