Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(4):700-707

Specific lifestyle factors among nurses and midwives

Lucia Dimunová*, Viola Mechírová
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Slovakia

Aim: The main aim of the research is the identification of specific lifestyle factors among nurses and midwives in Slovakia. Subsequently we want to determine if the factors such as age, education, establishment and shift work affect the identified lifestyle factors.

Methods: 417 nurses and midwives working in hospital s in Slovakia participated in our research. We used non-standardizing questionnaire, on-line form. Data were processed by descriptive and analyses statistic method.

Results: The average age of respondents was 42.34±8.61 years. We recorded frequency of specific food consuming in our sample. We have found out that regular eating habits have 47.5% nurses and midwives. Accurate physical activity is follows by 18% respondents. According to the Body Mass Index had 46.3% of followed sample overweight and obesity I. grade. Study results did not confirm statistic correlation between age, education, establishment and specific lifestyle factors such as regular eating habit, physical exercise, relax and sleeping. Regular eating habit related to shift work relaxation and sleep, shows up as significant behavioural lifestyles factor.

Conclusion: Shift work was identified as a risk factor of lifestyle in our sample. The results point on the need to increase promoting of healthy lifestyles among nurses and midwives in their personal and professional area.

Keywords: lifestyle, nurses, midwives, nutrition, BMI, physical exercise, shift work

Published: September 30, 2013  Show citation

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Dimunová L, Mechírová V. Specific lifestyle factors among nurses and midwives. Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence. 2013;4(4):700-707.
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