Eating Behaviour and Its Associations with Overweight among Nurses on Shift Duty in Teaching Hospital
- Author:
HNG SH
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Collective Name:HNG SH; MAZIAH AM; EVICA LHS; LIEW QW
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
eating behavior;
nurse;
overweight
- From:Medicine and Health
2019;14(1):68-77
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Overweight and obesity have become a global concern and estimated with more
than 1.9 billion adults worldwide were overweight and more than 650 million
were obese in 2016. Nurses in Malaysia were no exception to overweight and
obesity. This research was conducted with the aim to identify the prevalence of
overweight among nurses on shift duty in a teaching hospital and to understand
the relationship between abnormal eating behavior and body mass index. A
total of 280 respondents participated in this research and Dutch Eating Behavior
Questionnaire was used. Body Mass Index (BMI) score was categorized according
to Clinical Practice Guidelines 2004. Results showed that 68.5% of the nurses
were either overweight (37.1%) or obese (31.4%). The nurses’ BMI does not
showed any association with socio-demographic data except age (r=0.156). As age
increases, the nurses’ BMI also increase. This research also showed that there was
no association between emotional and external eating behavior to BMI. However,
there was a statistically significant differences in BMI for restraint eating (F=6.056,
p=0.003). In conclusion, restraint eating behavior was the most practiced form of
eating behavior in an attempt to achieve the ideal body weight but unfortunately
lead to overweight among the nurses. Overweight or obese nurses will have a
negative impression to the society and even reduce their confidence towards
nurses’ health education. Overweight or obesity also ruined the nurses’ working
performance and quality of care for patients. This issue requires immediate action
and interventions to promote healthy lifestyles and eating habits among nurses
should be conducted in the hospital
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