Exercise, diet, and sleep habits of nurses working full-time during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study.
Appl Nurs Res
; 69: 151665, 2023 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2244509
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Healthy diet, exercise, and sleep practices may mitigate stress and prevent illness. However, lifestyle behaviors of acute care nurses working during stressful COVID-19 surges are unclear.PURPOSE:
To quantify sleep, diet, and exercise practices of 12-hour acute care nurses working day or night shift during COVID-19-related surges.METHODS:
Nurses across 10 hospitals in the United States wore wrist actigraphs and pedometers to quantify sleep and steps and completed electronic diaries documenting diet over 7-days.FINDINGS:
Participant average sleep quantity did not meet national recommendations; night shift nurses (n = 23) slept significantly less before on-duty days when compared to day shift nurses (n = 34). Proportionally more night shift nurses did not meet daily step recommendations. Diet quality was low on average among participants.DISCUSSION:
Nurses, especially those on night shift, may require resources to support healthy sleep hygiene, physical activity practices, and diet quality to mitigate stressful work environments.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
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COVID-19
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Nurses
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Appl Nurs Res
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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