Comparison of job stress and obesity in nurses with favorable and unfavorable work schedules

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• Personal Author:
  Geiger-Brown J ; Johnson KL ; Kihye H ; Park S ; Storr CL ; Trinkoff AM
• Description:
  Objectives: To compare obesity-related factors between female nurses with favorable work schedules (WSs) and unfavorable WSs. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 1724 female nurses were stratified by WS (favorable vs unfavorable). For each schedule type, the odds of obesity were related to health behaviors, home demands, and job stress using logistic regression models. Results: Among nurses with unfavorable WSs, healthy behaviors (exercise, sleep) were inversely associated with obesity, whereas for those with favorable WSs, obese nurses reported significantly more unhealthy behaviors (smoking, alcohol use; odds ratio [OR], 1.19; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-1.38), more physical lifting of children/dependents (OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.06-1.93), having more nurse input into their jobs (OR, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.02-1.44), yet less boss support at work (OR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.68-0.99). Conclusions: Considering impacts of WSs on obesity and potential obesity-related health outcomes, healthful scheduling should be provided to nurses. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Circadian Rhythm Epidemiology Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Women
• Keywords:
  Circadian-rhythms Health-care-personnel Nurses Nursing Shift-work Shift-workers Statistical-analysis Stress Weight-factors Work-intervals
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041869
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2012 Aug; 54(8):928-932
• Contact Point Address:
  Alison M. Trinkoff, ScD, RN, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, 655 W. Lombard St, Rm 625, Baltimore, MD 21201
• Email:
  trinkoff@son.umaryland.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:891dd5201e15074de2e2e4f1a29335e5ed0cc2f312e051032a75d511e75afb2f7f8afba676b042a7d315b8631401f69ef3ec60ce6f1df7f0093d38278d72990f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194302/cdc_194302_DS1.pdf
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