TY - JOUR
TI - Impact of the shift system of nurses’ work on their diet and physical activity
AU - Sińska, Beata
AU - Kucharska, Alicja
AU - Sienkiewicz, Zofia
AU - Dykowska, Grażyna
TI - Impact of the shift system of nurses’ work on their diet and physical activity
AB - 
	Nurses’ work in inpatient care often involves shift work. The shift system, especially working nights, disrupts habits and natural biological rhythms, is a hindrance to home and social life and has a detrimental effect on diet and physical activity. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of shift work on nurses’ dietary intake and physical activity. Using a diagnostic survey, the behaviours of nurses in one- and two-shift systems were compared. The results were processed using the Microsoft Excel and Statistica 10.0 software. The dietary habits and types of exercise did not differ significantly between nurses in the one-shift and two-shift systems. However, a slightly healthier lifestyle in terms of nutrition and exercise was exhibited by nurses in the one-shift system. It seems necessary to introduce health education among professionally active nurses in order to minimise potential problems arising from the style of work.
VL - 2018
IS - Volume 16, Issue 2
PY - 2018
SN - 1731-7398
C1 - 2084-2627
SP - 105
EP - 111
DO - 10.4467/20842627OZ.18.012.9082
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/article/wplyw-systemu-zmianowego-pracy-pielegniarek-na-ich-sposob-odzywiania-i-aktywnosc-fizyczna
KW - nurses
KW - shift system
KW - dietary intake
KW - physical activity