Kihye Han1, Smi Choi-Kwon2, Kyeong Sug Kim3. 1. Chung-Ang University Red Cross College of Nursing, Seoul, South Korea. 2. Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University College of Nursing, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: smi@snu.ac.kr. 3. Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nurses reportedly practice unhealthy behaviors due to unfavorable work schedules. Korean nurses are particularly vulnerable to dietary and health behaviors due to high patient-to-nurse ratios; however, there are few studies on Korean hospital nurses' health behaviors. PURPOSE: To investigate the dietary and health behaviors of Korean hospital nurses according to their work schedule type. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study using survey data from 340 hospital nurses. Nurses' dietary and health behaviors were evaluated across different work schedules and compared to the general Korean female population. RESULTS: Nurses with rotating night shift schedules were more often underweight than nurses without night shifts and had more unhealthy dietary behaviors, such as skipping breakfast and eating late night snacks. Nonetheless, Korean nurses practiced healthy behaviors, such as engaging actively in physical activity. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitals should create policies to provide healthy schedules for nurses to mitigate the negative effects of rotating and night shifts. However, these management-led measures will be effective only if individual nurses realize and take responsibility for their health behaviors and choices.
BACKGROUND: Nurses reportedly practice unhealthy behaviors due to unfavorable work schedules. Korean nurses are particularly vulnerable to dietary and health behaviors due to high patient-to-nurse ratios; however, there are few studies on Korean hospital nurses' health behaviors. PURPOSE: To investigate the dietary and health behaviors of Korean hospital nurses according to their work schedule type. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study using survey data from 340 hospital nurses. Nurses' dietary and health behaviors were evaluated across different work schedules and compared to the general Korean female population. RESULTS: Nurses with rotating night shift schedules were more often underweight than nurses without night shifts and had more unhealthy dietary behaviors, such as skipping breakfast and eating late night snacks. Nonetheless, Korean nurses practiced healthy behaviors, such as engaging actively in physical activity. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitals should create policies to provide healthy schedules for nurses to mitigate the negative effects of rotating and night shifts. However, these management-led measures will be effective only if individual nurses realize and take responsibility for their health behaviors and choices.
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