Barriers and facilitators to healthy eating for nurses in the workplace: an integrative review

Nicholls, R; Perry, L; Duffield, C; Gallagher, R; Pierce, H

Barriers and facilitators to healthy eating for nurses in the workplace: an integrative review

Nicholls, R

Perry, L

Duffield, C

Gallagher, R

Pierce, H

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2017, 73 (5), pp. 1051 - 1065
Issue Date:: 2017-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Nicholls, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7491-2166	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Perry, L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8507-1283	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Duffield, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6534-8743	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gallagher, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5588-9351	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pierce, H https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3760-935X	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:10:45Z
dc.date.issued	2017-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2017, 73 (5), pp. 1051 - 1065	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0309-2402	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/113597
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: The aim was to conduct an integrative systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators to healthy eating for working nurses. Background: There is growing recognition of the influence of the workplace environment on the eating habits of the workforce, which in turn may contribute to increased overweight and obesity. Overweight and obesity exact enormous costs in terms of reduced well-being, worker productivity and increased risk of non-communicable diseases. The workplace is an ideal place to intervene and support healthy behaviours. This review aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to nurses’ healthy eating in the workplace. Design: Integrative mixed method review. Data sources: Five electronic databases were searched: CINAHL, MEDLINE, PROQUEST Health and Medicine, ScienceDirect and PsycINFO. Reference lists were searched. Included papers were published in English between 2000–2016. Of 26 included papers, 21 were qualitative and five quantitative. Review methods: An integrative literature review was undertaken. Quality appraisal of included studies used standardized checklists. A social-ecological framework was used to examine workplace facilitators and constraints to healthy eating, derived from the literature. Emergent themes were identified by thematic analysis. Results: Review participants were Registered, Enrolled and/or Nurse Assistants primarily working in hospitals in middle or high income countries. The majority of studies reported barriers to healthy eating related to adverse work schedules, individual barriers, aspects of the physical workplace environment and social eating practices at work. Few facilitators were reported. Overall, studies found the workplace exerts a considerable negative influence on nurses’ dietary intake. Conclusion: Reorientation of the workplace to promote healthy eating among nurses is required.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Advanced Nursing	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/jan.13185	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Obesity	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Occupational Diseases	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Feeding Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Stress, Psychological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Motivation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Self Efficacy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Body Image	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Time Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Work Schedule Tolerance	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Workplace	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Organizational Culture	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Workload	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Meals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Healthy Diet	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Diet, Healthy	en_US
dc.title	Barriers and facilitators to healthy eating for nurses in the workplace: an integrative review	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	73	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	73	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: The aim was to conduct an integrative systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators to healthy eating for working nurses. Background: There is growing recognition of the influence of the workplace environment on the eating habits of the workforce, which in turn may contribute to increased overweight and obesity. Overweight and obesity exact enormous costs in terms of reduced well-being, worker productivity and increased risk of non-communicable diseases. The workplace is an ideal place to intervene and support healthy behaviours. This review aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to nurses’ healthy eating in the workplace. Design: Integrative mixed method review. Data sources: Five electronic databases were searched: CINAHL, MEDLINE, PROQUEST Health and Medicine, ScienceDirect and PsycINFO. Reference lists were searched. Included papers were published in English between 2000–2016. Of 26 included papers, 21 were qualitative and five quantitative. Review methods: An integrative literature review was undertaken. Quality appraisal of included studies used standardized checklists. A social-ecological framework was used to examine workplace facilitators and constraints to healthy eating, derived from the literature. Emergent themes were identified by thematic analysis. Results: Review participants were Registered, Enrolled and/or Nurse Assistants primarily working in hospitals in middle or high income countries. The majority of studies reported barriers to healthy eating related to adverse work schedules, individual barriers, aspects of the physical workplace environment and social eating practices at work. Few facilitators were reported. Overall, studies found the workplace exerts a considerable negative influence on nurses’ dietary intake. Conclusion: Reorientation of the workplace to promote healthy eating among nurses is required.

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