School of Biological Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), Centre for Molecular Biosciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, UK.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2018 Dec 1;40(4):e482-e492. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy047.
Approximately 17% of the European workforce is engaged in shift work. How the experience of shift work impacts on the dietary and lifestyle practices of workers is unclear.
Overall, 15 focus groups were conducted by two researchers, with 109 participants. The initial focus group was carried out with both researchers present, to ensure consistency in facilitation. Both researchers thematically analysed all data collected.
Shift work was described as affecting many areas of workers' lives. Three overarching themes were identified: (i) impact on eating behaviour; (ii) impact on other lifestyle behaviours including physical activity, sleep, alcohol consumption, smoking; and (iii) impact on psychosocial health and wellbeing. There appeared to be overlap between the effect of shift work and the effect of individual internal factors in influencing workers' decision-making with regard to lifestyle practices.
Shift work affects many areas of workers' lives, negatively impacting on eating and lifestyle behaviours and psychosocial health. This study augments the current literature as it highlights the role internal motivation plays in workers' lifestyle choices. The research should help inform the development of public health strategies to minimize the impact of shift work, such as specialist behavioural change interventions specific to this group.
约 17%的欧洲劳动力从事轮班工作。轮班工作经历如何影响工人的饮食和生活方式实践尚不清楚。
总体而言，由两名研究人员进行了 15 个焦点小组，共有 109 名参与者。最初的焦点小组由两位研究人员共同进行，以确保主持的一致性。两位研究人员对所有收集的数据进行了主题分析。
轮班工作被描述为影响工人生活的许多方面。确定了三个总体主题：(i)对饮食行为的影响；(ii)对其他生活方式行为的影响，包括体力活动、睡眠、饮酒、吸烟；和(iii)对心理社会健康和幸福感的影响。轮班工作的影响和个体内部因素对工人在生活方式实践方面的决策的影响之间似乎存在重叠。
轮班工作影响工人生活的许多方面，对饮食和生活方式行为以及心理社会健康产生负面影响。本研究补充了现有文献，因为它强调了内在动机在工人生活方式选择中的作用。该研究应该有助于为制定公共卫生策略提供信息，以尽量减少轮班工作的影响，例如针对这一群体的专门行为改变干预措施。
