Reed Jennifer L, Prince Stephanie A
Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2018 Sep;33(5):514-520. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000545.
This review focuses on recent literature examining and targeting the physical activity and sedentary behaviour of nurses. The role of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in preventing and managing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women is also discussed.
Nurses (most of whom are women) represent the largest professional group within the health care workforce and many present with risk factors for CVD (e.g. physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour, overweight/obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, smoking, depression, anxiety). Several studies have measured the physical activity and sedentary behaviour of nurses and found low levels of physical activity (i.e. most do not meet physical activity guidelines) and high levels of sedentary behaviour (50-60% of the day). Nurses working rotating shifts, 12-h shifts and/or working full-time or part-time (vs. casual) may be at greater risk of physical inactivity; however, the opposite has been observed for sedentary behaviour. Few interventions targeting nurses' physical activity levels have shown promise, but those that have used activity monitors with behavioural strategies; no studies, to date, have evaluated the impact of sedentary behaviour interventions in nurses.
Improving the physical activity levels and reducing the sedentary behaviour of nurses is important for nurses' cardiovascular health. There is a need for interventions to address low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour among nurses.
本综述聚焦于近期有关护士身体活动和久坐行为的研究文献。同时也讨论了身体活动和久坐行为在女性心血管疾病（CVD）预防和管理中的作用。
护士（其中大多数为女性）是医疗保健工作队伍中最大的专业群体，许多人存在心血管疾病的危险因素（如身体活动不足、久坐行为、超重/肥胖、高血压、血脂异常、糖尿病、吸烟、抑郁、焦虑）。多项研究对护士的身体活动和久坐行为进行了测量，发现其身体活动水平较低（即大多数人未达到身体活动指南的要求），且久坐行为水平较高（一天中有50%-60%的时间处于久坐状态）。轮班、值12小时班和/或全职或兼职（与临时工作相对）的护士身体活动不足的风险可能更高；然而，在久坐行为方面则观察到相反的情况。针对护士身体活动水平的干预措施很少显示出有希望的效果，但那些使用活动监测器并结合行为策略的措施除外；迄今为止，尚无研究评估久坐行为干预对护士的影响。
提高护士的身体活动水平并减少其久坐行为对护士的心血管健康很重要。需要采取干预措施来解决护士身体活动不足和久坐行为过多的问题。
