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dc.contributor.authorSmith, P.
dc.contributor.authorFritschi, Lin
dc.contributor.authorReid, Alison
dc.contributor.authorMustard, C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:58:02Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:58:02Z
dc.date.created2014-11-19T01:13:23Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationSmith, P. and Fritschi, L. and Reid, A. and Mustard, C. 2013. The Relationship Between Shift Work and Body Mass Index Among Canadian Nurses. Applied Nursing Research. 26: pp. 24-31.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27265
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apnr.2012.10.001
dc.description.abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between shift schedule and body massindex (BMI) among a sample of Canadian Nurses.Background: Higher BMI values have been reported for employees working non-standard shiftscompared to those working a regular daytime schedule. Little is known about the pathways throughwhich shift work is associated with higher BMI.Methods: This study was a secondary analysis of a sample from National Survey on the Work andHealth of Nurses (N=9291).Results: We found a small, but statistically significant, difference in BMI scores across shiftschedule categories with higher BMI scores reported among female nurses working night or mixedshift schedules, compared with those working a regular daytime schedule. Adjustment for workingconditions and employer supported facilities did not attenuate the association between shift work andBMI scores.Conclusions: The potential public health importance of this relationship requires furtherinvestigation given the small, but statistically significant, differences observed in this sample.

dc.publisherElsevier Science
dc.titleThe Relationship Between Shift Work and Body Mass Index Among Canadian Nurses
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume26
dcterms.source.startPage24
dcterms.source.endPage31
dcterms.source.issn0897-1897
dcterms.source.titleApplied Nursing Research
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