Night Shift Work and Weight Gain among Female Filipino Nurses

• Main Author: Apellido, Raymundo Mintac
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: ScholarWorks 2017
• Subjects: Night Shift Work and overweight; Nurses and Night Shift; Nurses and Weight Gain; Overweight and Obesity among; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Health Education and Promotion
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4497; https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5601&context=dissertations

The research problem is the increasing numbers of overweight and obese nurses working the night shift. Study on overweight and obesity among female Filipino nurses has not been conducted. It was important to conduct a research study among female Filipino nurses to find out if there are statistically significant associations between night shift work and weight gain. The purpose of this correlational and cross-sectional study was to determine if there are statistically significant associations between insufficient sleep, abnormal eating patterns, working 12-hour shifts, years of working night shift, age, stress, marital status, nursing units, decreased physical activity, and level of weight gain among female Filipino nurses working the night shift in the hospital. The theoretical base of this study was the locate evidence, evaluate evidence, assess evidence, and informed decision model. The survey questionnaire was constructed and an online survey through Survey Monkey was used to access nurses via a convenience sampling. Data were analyzed using Spearman correlation, multiple regression, and ANOVA. According to study findings, there were significant associations between insufficient sleep, abnormal eating patterns, marital status, 12-hour shifts, number of years working on night shift, and increased in body mass index. The implications for social change include information that nurses can use to better understand the negative implications of night shift work on health. At the organizational level, this study provides information for administrators and nursing leaders that might facilitate change in policies by improving working conditions for nurses.