TITLE:
Dietary, Anthropometric, Biochemical and Psychiatric Indices in Shift Work Nurses
AUTHORS:
Mahshid Naghashpour, Reza Amani, Sorur Nematpour, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh
KEYWORDS:
Shift Work; Dietary Intake; Depression; Nurse
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.4 No.12,
November
29,
2013
ABSTRACT: Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare
nutrients intake, anthropometric, biochemical and psychiatric indices between
shift working and day-time nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional
comparative study was conducted in which ninety eight female nurses (55
day-time workers and 43 shift workers) from six educational hospitals of
Jondi-Shapour University of medical sciences, Ahvaz, Iran were participated. A
questionnaire including dietary, anthropometric, disease history and lifestyle pattern
questions was completed and 3-day 24-hour recalls, Beck Depression Inventory
(BDI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were collected. Serum
hs-CRP and 25(OH)D3 concentrations were measured by
immunoturbidimetric and electrochemiluminescent immunoassay method,
respectively. Anthropometric indices were measured according to World health
organization standard protocol. Independent sample t and chi-square
tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: There was a lower
dietary intake of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, magnesium and iron in
shift worker compared with day-time nurses (p 3 levels,
vitamin D deficiency percentage, hemoglobin and hematocrite concentrations, and also anthropometric and
psychiatric variables were found between two groups. Duration of exposure to
sunlight was significantly higher in shift workers than in day time nurses.
Engagement time in weekly physical exercise was around 11 times greater in
day-time nurses compared with the shift work nurses (p = 0.001). Conclusions: This study showed that shift working is associated with some nutritional
deficiencies and sedentary lifestyle among female nurses.