Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2023 Mar;29(1):32-43. 10.4069/kjwhn.2023.02.21.1.

Dietary behavior and its influencing factors among experienced shiftwork nurses: a secondary analysis

• Kim S
• Ki J
• Choi JY
• Choi WH
• Choi-Kwon S

• KMID: 2543800
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2023.02.21.1

Abstract

Purpose
This study investigated the dietary behavior of experienced shiftwork nurses and aimed to identify factors related to dietary behavior. Methods: This study was a secondary analysis based on the Shift Work Nurses’ Health and Turnover study (2018–2021) among Korean nurses. In total, 247 experienced (>12 months) shiftwork nurses were included in this study. The participants’ dietary behavior, depression, level of occupational stress, fatigue, physical activity, and general characteristics were measured. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and multiple regression analysis were conducted. Results: The dietary behavior score of the participants using the Mini-Dietary Assessment Index was 29.35±5.67. Thirty percent of the participants were depressed, the participants experienced moderate occupational stress, and 74.1% of the participants engaged in an inadequate amount of physical activity. The factors influencing shiftwork nurses’ dietary behavior were having child(ren) (β=.16, p=.027), depression (β=–.13, p=.032), level of occupational stress related to occupational climate (β=–.13, p=.035), and an inadequate amount of physical activity (β=–.17, p=.006). These factors explained 10.4% of the variance in experienced shiftwork nurses’ dietary behavior scores. Conclusion: Experienced nurses with child(ren) tended to have healthier diets. However, a higher level of occupational stress related to occupational climate, depression, and engaging in an inadequate amount of physical activity were associated with a higher risk of having an unhealthy diet. Therefore, strategies are needed to encourage physical activity and alleviate adverse occupational climate and depression among experienced nurses.

Keyword

Diet; Feeding behavior; Nurses; Shift work schedule; 식이; 식행동; 간호사; 교대근무

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