Shift Worked, Quality of Sleep, and Elevated Body Mass Index in Pediatric Nurses

Huth, Jennifer J; Eliades, Aris; Handwork, Colleen; Englehart, Jennifer; Messenger, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2013.02.032

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“…Our findings indicate that nurses on non-day shifts, especially night shifts, are less likely to engage in regular muscle-strengthening physical activity. Studies show that night-shift work is associated with insufficient sleep quality and quantity and chronic fatigue (Geiger-Brown et al, 2011; Han et al, 2014; Huth et al, 2013). Also, shift workers generally have fewer resources or opportunities for leisure-time physical activity (Atkinson and Davenne, 2007; van Amelsvoort et al, 2004).…”

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Occupational factors associated with obesity and leisure-time physical activity among nurses: A cross sectional study

Chin

Nam

Lee

2016

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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Background and objective Adverse working conditions contribute to obesity and physical inactivity. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of occupational factors with obesity and leisure-time physical activity among nurses. Methods This study used cross-sectional data of 394 nurses (mean age 48 years, 91% females, 61% white) randomly selected from the California Board of Registered Nursing list. Data on demographic and employment characteristics, musculoskeletal symptom comorbidity, physical and psychosocial occupational factors, body mass index (BMI), and physical activity were collected using postal and on-line surveys from January to July in 2013. Results Of the participants, 31% were overweight and 18% were obese; 41% engaged in regular aerobic physical activity (≥150 min/week) and 57% performed regular muscle-strengthening activity (≥2 days/week). In multivariable logistic regression models, overweight/obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) was significantly more common among nurse managers/supervisors (OR = 2.54, 95% CI: 1.16–5.59) and nurses who worked full-time (OR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.29–3.70) or worked ≥40 h per week (OR = 2.53, 95% CI: 1.58–4.05). Regular aerobic physical activity was significantly associated with high job demand (OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.06–2.51). Nurses with passive jobs (low job demand combined with low job control) were significantly less likely to perform aerobic physical activity (OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.26–0.93). Regular muscle-strengthening physical activity was significantly less common among nurses working on non-day shifts (OR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.34–0.89). Physical workload was not associated with obesity and physical activity. Conclusions Our study findings suggest that occupational factors significantly contribute to obesity and physical inactivity among nurses. Occupational characteristics in the work environment should be considered in designing effective workplace health promotion programs targeting physical activity and obesity among nurses.

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Occupational factors associated with obesity and leisure-time physical activity among nurses: A cross sectional study

Chin

Nam

Lee

2016

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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“…As shown in many studies, this shift work can lead to the misalignment of circadian rhythms and, subsequently, to sleep disorders that have many possible consequences for nurses, including performance impairment (Johnson et al. ), daytime sleepiness, health impairment (Admi, Tzischinsky, Epstein, Herer, & Lavie, ; Huth, Eliades, Handwork, Englehart, & Messenger, ), physical and psychological distress (Lin, Liao, Chen, & Fan, ; Saksvik‐Lehouillier et al., ; Soric, Golubic, Milosevic, Juras, & Mustajbegovic, ), decreases in alertness and vigilance (Karhula et al., ) and reductions in the safety of both nurses and patients (Garrett, ; Keller, ; Peate, ).…”

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Can sleep quality and burnout affect the job performance of shift‐work nurses? A hospital cross‐sectional study

Giorgi

Mattei

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Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…Night shift nurses work odd hours, which prevent them from getting as much sleep as regular shift nurses and have significantly worse sleep scores (Huth et al . ; Hirsch‐Allen et al . ).…”

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Diet quality and sleep quality among day and night shift nurses

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Shift Worked, Quality of Sleep, and Elevated Body Mass Index in Pediatric Nurses

Cited by 66 publications

References 33 publications

Occupational factors associated with obesity and leisure-time physical activity among nurses: A cross sectional study

Occupational factors associated with obesity and leisure-time physical activity among nurses: A cross sectional study

Can sleep quality and burnout affect the job performance of shift‐work nurses? A hospital cross‐sectional study

Diet quality and sleep quality among day and night shift nurses

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