Abstract
Risky lifestyle behaviours amongst nurses have been well documented. Studies have shown non-adherence among nurses to national public health guidelines for physical activity, diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Obesity and overweight are prevalent in nurses. A study of Scottish nurses showed that 69% were overweight or obese, which was higher than rates for other healthcare professionals, unqualified care staff and those in non-health related occupations.
Highlights
Behavioural health risk factors of working age nursesRisky lifestyle behaviours amongst nurses have been well documented
Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours commonly cluster together, increasing nurse’s health risks; for example, physical inactivity in nurses has been associated with other behavioural risk factors such as smoking and obesity [2]
There needs to be a better understanding of the types of lifestyle interventions that appeal to nurses, and which interventions can impact most positively on individual outcomes, and organisational outcomes
Summary
Risky lifestyle behaviours amongst nurses have been well documented. Studies have shown non-adherence among nurses to national public health guidelines for physical activity, diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]. There needs to be a better understanding of the types of lifestyle interventions that appeal to nurses, and which interventions can impact most positively on individual outcomes (i.e. lifestyle behaviour; physical and psychological health), and organisational outcomes (i.e. employee engagement, job satisfaction, performance, productivity, sickness absence, patient safety and care). Chan and Perry’s [6] review did not explore organisational outcomes of lifestyle intervention and it is not clear how lifestyle interventions for nurses may impact on outcomes such as work engagement, job satisfaction and sickness absenteeism. There is a clear need for a systematic review of lifestyle interventions targeting the nursing workforce more broadly, to determine which types of interventions impact most positively on individual outcomes (i.e. health behaviours; physical and psychological health), and organisational outcomes of interest to healthcare employers (i.e. employee engagement, job satisfaction, sickness absence)
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