Nurses’ occupational physical activity levels: A systematic review

Chappel, Stephanie E; Verswijveren, Simone J.J.M.; Aisbett, Brad; Considine, Julie; Ridgers, Nicola D.

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.05.006

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“…The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends a minimum of 150 min of moderate (or 75 min of intense) physical activity per week and eating a diet that includes at least five servings of vegetables and/or fruits per day (AHA, 2015), yet nurses may not be following these guidelines. While nursing may appear to be physically demanding, the occupational physical activity levels of nurses providing patient care are largely low intensity (Chappel, Verswijveren, Aisbett, Considine, & Ridgers, 2017). In a systematic review, more than 70% of U.S. nurses surveyed did not adhere to AHA guidelines for physical activity (Priano, Hong, & Chen, 2018).…”

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“…Objectively measured physical activity of shift workers due to varying work tasks, patients, and availability of resources and staff during different types of shifts (14). However, most studies did not find a clear association between shift work and PA (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21).…”

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Objectively measured physical activity of hospital shift workers

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Scand J Work Environ Health

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Objectives Shift work may alter workers' leisure-time and occupational physical activity (PA) levels, which might be one of the potential underlying mechanisms of the negative health effects of shift work. Therefore, we compared objectively measured PA levels between hospital shift and non-shift workers. Methods Data were used from Klokwerk+, a cohort study examining the health effects of shift work among healthcare workers employed in hospitals. In total, 401 shift workers and 78 non-shift workers were included, all of whom wore Actigraph GT3X accelerometers for up to seven days. Time spent sedentary, standing, walking, running, stairclimbing, and cycling during leisure time and at work was estimated using Acti4 software. Linear regression was used to compare proportions of time spent in these activities between hospital shift and non-shift workers. Results Average accelerometer wear-time was 105.9 [standard deviation (SD) 14.0] waking hours over an average of 6.9 (SD 0.6) days. No differences between hospital shift and non-shift workers were found in leisure-time PA (P>0.05). At work, shift workers were less sedentary [B=-10.6% (95% CI -14.3- -6.8)] and spent larger proportions of time standing [B=9.5% (95% CI 6.4-12.6)] and walking [B=1.2% (95% CI 0.1-2.2)] than non-shift workers. However, these differences in occupational PA became smaller when the number of night shifts during accelerometer wear-time increased. Conclusions Leisure-time PA levels of hospital shift workers were similar to those of non-shift workers, but shift workers were less sedentary and more physically active (ie, standing/walking) at work. Future research to the role of occupational activities in the health effects of shift work is recommended.

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“…According to the most recent Nursing and Midwifery consensus report, 111 The majority of these nurses work rotating shift schedules 8,112 to provide continual health services. The two most common rotating shift systems utilized in hospital settings are two and three shift systems 113 . The two-shift system comprises of a 12-hour day and a 12-hour night shift 114 whereas the three-shift system usually comprises of a day, an evening and a night shift.…”

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“…Therefore, it is unsurprising that comprehensive reviews of nurses' occupational physical activity levels typically report that nurses engage in light intensity activity interspersed with some moderate intensity tasks 113 . Hence, it is likely that the stimulus from nurses' occupational physical activity fails to positively affect their health and well-being 121 122 .…”

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“…It is also important to acknowledge that various work related factors can contribute to differences in occupational physical activity levels in nurses. For example, different nursing roles (medical, surgery, paediatrics, emergency) require different tasks which can result in different occupational physical activity outcomes 113 . Shift duration, equipment availability and number of scheduled staff can also underpin differences in the physical activity levels which are associated with different shifts.…”

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Nurses’ occupational physical activity levels: A systematic review

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Nurses and health‐promoting self‐care: Do we practice what we preach?

Objectively measured physical activity of hospital shift workers

Physical activity in shift workers: building evidence to inform health promotion practice

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