James C-Y Lai1,2,3,4, Danielle Manis5,6. 1. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada. james.lai@medportal.ca. 2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, North York General Hospital, 4001 Leslie Street, Toronto, ON, M2K 1E1, Canada. james.lai@medportal.ca. 3. Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, 170 Colborne Street West, Orillia, ON, L3V 2Z3, Canada. james.lai@medportal.ca. 4. , Suite 204, 119 Memorial Avenue, Orillia, ON, L3V 5X1, Canada. james.lai@medportal.ca. 5. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada. 6. Department of Family and Community Medicine, North York General Hospital, 4001 Leslie Street, Toronto, ON, M2K 1E1, Canada.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Nutrition and hydration are important components of physician and medical learner well-being; meal-skipping and insufficient hydration are known to negatively impact cognition. Existing data on these phenomena are sparse and rarely considered together; furthermore, there is a lack of literature on interventions to address these problems. We therefore aimed to characterize existing literature on this topic. METHODS: We conducted a literature review of existing literature on the prevalence of and reasons for meal-skipping and insufficient hydration in physicians and medical learners. RESULTS: Reported prevalences varied widely, as did the ways in which the data were collected. Reasons for meal-skipping and insufficient hydration are less studied, but a lack of time is the most commonly reported reason, among a variety of other barriers. CONCLUSION: Further research is required to better characterize the prevalences and reasons for meal-skipping in physicians and medical learners. By consolidating the state of current knowledge on this topic in this work, we establish the groundwork for future studies and allow intervention studies to be based on a broader data set.
PURPOSE: Nutrition and hydration are important components of physician and medical learner well-being; meal-skipping and insufficient hydration are known to negatively impact cognition. Existing data on these phenomena are sparse and rarely considered together; furthermore, there is a lack of literature on interventions to address these problems. We therefore aimed to characterize existing literature on this topic. METHODS: We conducted a literature review of existing literature on the prevalence of and reasons for meal-skipping and insufficient hydration in physicians and medical learners. RESULTS: Reported prevalences varied widely, as did the ways in which the data were collected. Reasons for meal-skipping and insufficient hydration are less studied, but a lack of time is the most commonly reported reason, among a variety of other barriers. CONCLUSION: Further research is required to better characterize the prevalences and reasons for meal-skipping in physicians and medical learners. By consolidating the state of current knowledge on this topic in this work, we establish the groundwork for future studies and allow intervention studies to be based on a broader data set.
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