Occupational Health Department, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Research Department, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
BMC Public Health. 2019 Feb 11;19(1):179. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6451-8.
This study was conducted to assess the lifestyle behaviours of a national sample of hospital doctors working in Ireland. We also sought to compare the prevalence of these behaviours in doctors to the general Irish population.
This was a national cross-sectional study of a randomised sample of hospital doctors working in Irish publicly funded hospitals and residential institutions. The final cohort consisted of 1749 doctors (response rate of 55%). All hospital specialties were represented except radiology. The following data were collected: sociodemographic data (age, sex), work grade (consultant, trainee) average hours worked over a two-week period, specialty and lifestyle behaviours (smoking, alcohol, physical activity). Lifestyle data for the general population was provided by the Healthy Ireland 2015 study.
Half of participants were men (50.5%). Just over half of the sample were consultants (54.3%), with 45.7% being trainees. 9.3% of doctors surveyed were smokers, 88.4% consumed alcohol and 24.5% were physically inactive. Trainees were more likely to smoke and be physically inactive when compared to consultants. Smoking rates amongst doctors were lower than the general population (9.3% -v- 23%). Doctors were more likely to consume alcohol than the general population (88.4% -v- 71.7%) but less likely to engage in binge drinking on a typical drinking occasion (12.8% -v- 39.5%). Doctors were more compliant than the general population with minimum exercise targets (75.5% -v- 70.5%), but less likely to engage in health enhancing physical activity (19.1% -v- 33%).
While the prevalence of health behaviours amongst hospital doctors in Ireland compares favourably to the general population, their alcohol consumption and engagement in health enhancing physical activity suggest room for improvement. Continued health promotion and education on the importance of personal health behaviours is essential.
本研究旨在评估在爱尔兰工作的医院医生的生活方式行为,并比较医生与一般爱尔兰人群的这些行为的发生率。
这是一项对在爱尔兰公立医院和住院机构工作的随机抽取的医院医生的全国性横断面研究。最终队列包括 1749 名医生(应答率为 55%)。除放射科外,涵盖了所有医院专科。收集了以下数据:社会人口统计学数据(年龄、性别)、工作等级(顾问、受训者)、两周内的平均工作时间、专业和生活方式行为(吸烟、饮酒、身体活动)。一般人群的生活方式数据由 2015 年爱尔兰健康研究提供。
一半的参与者为男性(50.5%)。样本中略超过一半(54.3%)为顾问,45.7%为受训者。接受调查的医生中,有 9.3%吸烟,88.4%饮酒,24.5%不活跃。与顾问相比,受训者更有可能吸烟和不活跃。医生的吸烟率低于一般人群(9.3%对 23%)。医生饮酒的可能性高于一般人群(88.4%对 71.7%),但在典型饮酒时暴饮的可能性较低(12.8%对 39.5%)。与一般人群相比,医生更符合最低运动量目标(75.5%对 70.5%),但更不可能进行促进健康的身体活动(19.1%对 33%)。
尽管爱尔兰医院医生的健康行为发生率与一般人群相比表现良好,但他们的饮酒量和参与促进健康的身体活动表明仍有改进的空间。继续进行健康促进和教育,强调个人健康行为的重要性至关重要。