Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2023 May;27(10):4639-4647. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202305_32475.
The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of obesity in healthcare workers and to evaluate the awareness of obesity by using Obesity Awareness Scale.
This descriptive frequency study was conducted between January 1 and March 31, 2021, in 17 Family Health Centers in the Health Training and Research Area. 119 health personnel working in Family Health Centers were included in the study. The Body Mass Index (BMI) classification accepted by the World Health Organization for adults was used to determine obesity. Obesity Awareness Scale adapted to the Turkish language was used to evaluate obesity awareness.
The frequency of obesity among healthcare workers was 11.8% and overweight was 37.8%. 51.9% of physicians were overweight, 14.8% were obese; 38.5% of midwives were overweight, 15.4% were obese; 24.4% of the nurses were overweight and 9.8% were obese. The mean BMI of the participants was 18.00±0.52 for underweight, 22.65±1.35 for normal, 27.32±1.43 for overweight, and 31.53±1.68 for obese. The obesity awareness total score average of the participants was 63.97±7.47 (high level). According to the obesity awareness scale sub-dimension mean scores, obesity awareness was 28.7±3.9 (high), nutrition awareness was 20.0±3.1 (high), and physical activity was 15.3±1.8 (good).
The frequency of obesity was found to be low, and the awareness of obesity was found to be high among HCWs in Family Health Centers. In addition, obesity was mostly detected in physicians, midwives, and nurses. Urgent act policies are needed to encourage both patients and HCWs to the awareness and prevention of obesity and to have a healthy lifestyle.
本研究旨在确定医护人员肥胖的频率，并使用肥胖意识量表评估肥胖意识。
这是一项于 2021 年 1 月 1 日至 3 月 31 日在健康培训与研究区的 17 家家庭健康中心进行的描述性频率研究。共纳入 119 名在家庭健康中心工作的卫生人员。采用世界卫生组织（WHO）为成年人制定的体重指数（BMI）分类标准来确定肥胖。使用适用于土耳其语的肥胖意识量表来评估肥胖意识。
医护人员肥胖的频率为 11.8%，超重的频率为 37.8%。医生中，超重者占 51.9%，肥胖者占 14.8%；助产士中，超重者占 38.5%，肥胖者占 15.4%；护士中，超重者占 24.4%，肥胖者占 9.8%。参与者的平均 BMI 为：消瘦者为 18.00±0.52，正常者为 22.65±1.35，超重者为 27.32±1.43，肥胖者为 31.53±1.68。参与者肥胖意识总得分平均为 63.97±7.47（高水平）。根据肥胖意识量表子维度平均得分，肥胖意识为 28.7±3.9（高），营养意识为 20.0±3.1（高），身体活动为 15.3±1.8（好）。
家庭健康中心的医护人员肥胖频率较低，肥胖意识较高。此外，肥胖多发生在医生、助产士和护士中。需要采取紧急行动政策，鼓励患者和医护人员提高对肥胖的认识和预防，并倡导健康的生活方式。
