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Physical Activity, Energy Expenditure, Nutritional Habits, Quality of Sleep and Stress Levels in Shift-Working Health Care Personnel

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  • Frederick Charles Roskoden
  • Janine Krüger
  • Lena Johanna Vogt
  • Simone Gärtner
  • Hans Joachim Hannich
  • Antje Steveling
  • Markus M Lerch
  • Ali A Aghdassi

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Background: Among health care personnel working regular hours or rotating shifts can affect parameters of general health and nutrition. We have investigated physical activity, sleep quality, metabolic activity and stress levels in health care workers from both groups. Methods: We prospectively recruited 46 volunteer participants from the workforce of a University Medical Department of which 23 worked in rotating shifts (all nursing) and 21 non-shift regular hours (10 nursing, 13 clerical staff). All were investigated over 7 days by multisensory accelerometer (SenseWear Bodymedia® armband) and kept a detailed food diary. Physical activity and resting energy expenditure (REE) were measured in metabolic equivalents of task (METs). Quality of sleep was assessed as Pittsburgh Sleeping Quality Index and stress load using the Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress questionnaire (TICS). Results: No significant differences were found for overall physical activity, steps per minute, time of exceeding the 3 METs level or sleep quality. A significant difference for physical activity during working hours was found between shift-workers vs. non-shift-workers (p

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  • Frederick Charles Roskoden & Janine Krüger & Lena Johanna Vogt & Simone Gärtner & Hans Joachim Hannich & Antje Steveling & Markus M Lerch & Ali A Aghdassi, 2017. "Physical Activity, Energy Expenditure, Nutritional Habits, Quality of Sleep and Stress Levels in Shift-Working Health Care Personnel," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(1), pages 1-21, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0169983
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169983
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    1. Shengkui Zhang & Yongbin Wang & Ying Zhu & Xiaoming Li & Yang Song & Juxiang Yuan, 2020. "Rotating Night Shift Work, Exposure to Light at Night, and Glomerular Filtration Rate: Baseline Results from a Chinese Occupational Cohort," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-14, December.

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