Nurses, age, job demands and physical activity at work and at leisure: A cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Vera J. C.
dc.contributor.authorWills, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorCrowley, S.
dc.contributor.funderUniversity College Corken
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-28T10:36:05Z
dc.date.available2018-02-28T10:36:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-31
dc.date.updated2018-02-28T10:08:20Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: The nursing workforce is ageing and increased age and demands at work, can impact on physical activity levels in the workplace and at leisure. Research has shown that work physical activity, without activity at leisure, is insufficient to prolong well-being. This study investigated the physical activity levels of a sample of nurses and aimed to determine if age and job demands are associated with engaging in recommended physical activity levels at work and at leisure. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with data collected during 2016. Two-hundred and ten nurses participated in the study. Two validated instruments were used: the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (quantitative and cognitive demands) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Results: Older nurses (≥40-years) were significantly less likely to report engaging in recommended physical activity levels at work than younger nurses [OR 0.47, 95% CI (0.25–0.88) p = 0.02]. Nurses with high quantitative demands were over twice as likely to engage in recommended levels of physical activity at work and at leisure. Engaging in recommended levels of physical activity at work was not associated with leisure-time physical activity reports. Conclusion: Initiatives need to be put in place to ensure older nurses can fulfil their nursing role within their capabilities. These could include offering personal physical activity education to both on and off-duty nurses. Assessment of ability and patient acuity may be necessary.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity College Cork (School of Nursing & Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland under an MSc Studentship Award)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationMc Carthy, V. J. C., Wills, T. and Crowley, S. (2018) 'Nurses, age, job demands and physical activity at work and at leisure: A cross-sectional study', Applied Nursing Research, 40, pp. 116-121. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2018.01.010en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apnr.2018.01.010
dc.identifier.endpage121en
dc.identifier.issn0897-1897
dc.identifier.journaltitleApplied Nursing Researchen
dc.identifier.startpage116en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5561
dc.identifier.volume40en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0897189717305700
dc.rights© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectCopenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ)en
dc.subjectCross-sectional studyen
dc.subjectAgeen
dc.subjectInternational Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)en
dc.subjectNursesen
dc.subjectRecommended physical activity levelsen
dc.titleNurses, age, job demands and physical activity at work and at leisure: A cross-sectional studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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