Meal Distribution Across the Day in Female Nurses Working Shifts

Federal University of Uberlandia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Shift Work Type Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder; Imbalance of Constituents of Food Intake

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02522195

FUUberlandia (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study assessed the meal distribution across the day (energy and macronutrient intake) and its relationship to the nutritional status of nursing professionals.

Full description

221 female nursing professionals from Brazilian University hospital were classified in three shifts: day shift (n=112), night shift (n=55), and day-night shift (n=54).

Food intake assessment (3-day 24-hour recall); Anthropometric variables (weight, height, waist circumference and hip circumference); Sleep time on working days and day off.

Enrollment: 221 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Eligible participants were regularly employed by the hospital, with 36-hours per week scheduke, not counting additional shifts and overtime work.

Exclusion criteria

• Volunteers who did not supply the necessary information for the development of the research and who were pregnant or lactating.