Flanagan Alan, Lowson Elizabeth, Griffin Bruce A, Skene Debra J
Department of Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
Nurs Rep. 2021 Oct 22;11(4):823-831. doi: 10.3390/nursrep11040077.
The percentage of women working regular nightshift work has increased in the past decade. While nightshift work has the potential to exert adverse effects on dietary habits, little is known about the impact of a parent working nightshifts on dietary habits in the family. We analysed energy intake, meal timing, and diet quality among dependent children and male partners of 20 female UK National Health Service (NHS) nurses working rotational nightshifts. Comparing nightshift against non-nightshift conditions, we hypothesised that maternal nightshift work would affect the evening energy intake, diet quality and time of eating of dependent children and adult partners. Primary outcomes were absolute energy intake and the proportion of daily energy intake consumed in the evening (16:00-23:59 h). Our results show that in pre-teen children aged 8-12 years ( = 13, mean ± SD, 9.9 ± 1.6 yrs; 9 males), the proportion of total daily energy intake consumed during periods of nightshift work was significantly greater compared to periods of non-nightshifts (45.7% ± 8.8% vs. 39.7% ± 7.0%, mean ± SD, = 0.012). There was no effect of nightshift work on dietary habits in teenage children or partners. The finding of a greater proportion of daily energy consumed in the evening period in pre-teen children is noteworthy, as it suggests that pre-teen children more dependent than older teenage children may be more vulnerable to disruptions to dietary patterns associated with maternal nightshift work.
在过去十年中，从事固定夜班工作的女性比例有所增加。虽然夜班工作可能会对饮食习惯产生不利影响，但对于父母从事夜班工作对家庭饮食习惯的影响却知之甚少。我们分析了20名英国国家医疗服务体系（NHS）从事轮班夜班工作的女性护士的受抚养子女和男性伴侣的能量摄入、用餐时间和饮食质量。将夜班与非夜班情况进行比较，我们假设母亲的夜班工作会影响受抚养子女和成年伴侣的晚间能量摄入、饮食质量和用餐时间。主要结果是绝对能量摄入以及晚上（16:00 - 23:59）消耗的每日能量摄入比例。我们的结果表明，在8 - 12岁的儿童（n = 13，平均±标准差，9.9±1.6岁；9名男性）中，与非夜班期间相比，夜班工作期间消耗的每日总能量摄入比例显著更高（45.7%±8.8%对39.7%±7.0%，平均±标准差，p = 0.012）。夜班工作对青少年子女或伴侣的饮食习惯没有影响。值得注意的是，在学龄前儿童中，晚上消耗的每日能量比例更高，这表明比年龄较大的青少年儿童更依赖他人的学龄前儿童可能更容易受到与母亲夜班工作相关的饮食模式干扰的影响。
