Investigation of food addiction and its influencing factors among shift-working nur-ses
Objective To investigate the prevalence of food addiction among shift-working nurses and analyze its influencing factors.Methods A total of 450 shift-working nurses from 5 tertiary hospitals in Sichuan province were selected for the study.Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire,the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0(mYFAS 2.0),the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index,the Perceived Stress Scale,and the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire for Shift-Workers(MCTQshift).Results A total of 429 valid questionnaires were returned.The prevalence of food addiction among shift-working nurses was 19.81％.Factors influencing food addiction included having other caregiving burden,smoking,perceived stress,social jetlag,educational level,and monthly household income per capita(all P＜0.05).Conclusion The prevalence of food addiction among shift-working nurses is high.It is recommended that hospitals and nursing managers pay attention to the issue of food addiction among shift-working nur-ses,particularly those with lower education levels,lower household income,having other caregiving burden,and high social jet-lag.Active interventions should be implemented to address food addiction.
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