Evaluation of Sleep Duration and Nutrition Status of Medical Staff Workers That Working Shift
Abstract
Aim: This study was performed to evaluate the relationship between sleep duration and nutrition status of the medical staff workers, working that shift.
Method: This study planned on descriptive types between October 2015 - December 2015 with 154 volunteers working in shifts in a public hospital in İstanbul. The questionnaire and body analyser were used to collect the data. There were questions about the demographics of health workers, type of work and hours, sleeping and eating habits, in the questionnaire form. Bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) method was used for body analysis. Data on the 95% confidence interval and the p<0.05 level was performed using SPSS 23.0.
Findings: The mean age of the men 31.4 ± 1.0 and 30.7 ± 1.0 years for women, and participants in the study were generally post graduate degree (41.6%). 42.9% of participants were doctor, 51.9% of participants were nurses, 3.3% of participants were supporting health care workers and 38.3% of them were working in shifts. BMI scores were found 25.3 ± 4.4 in males, 23.1 ± 5.3 kg / m2 in females. Sleeping hours; 70.7% of participants who works in the regular daytime were routine, 51.1% of participants were working in night work and 56.1% of participants were working in shifts where found to change to shifts (p>0.05). 24% of participants had breakfast, 35.7% of them had lunch and 66.9% of them had dinner everyday and 64.3% of participants had ate outside everyday. Participants prefered to eat cookies, crackers and chips as snack (43.5%).
Conclusion: Individuals working in shifts’ duration of sleep was found less than adequate on weekdays and adequate for the weekend. Shift workers in this group, the most skipped breakfast and preferred to eat cookies, crackers and chips as snack.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Clinical Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Halime Pulat Demir
İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Nurten Elkin
İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Abdullah Yüksel Barut
İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Hatice Merve Bayram
İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Sevda Averi
This is me
İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Publication Date
September 5, 2017
Submission Date
February 14, 2017
Acceptance Date
April 11, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Number: 2