Ocena prehranskih navad in življenjskega sloga zdravstvenih delavcev

Poljšak, Gašper (avtor), Knap, Bojan (mentor), Lindic, Jelka (komentor)

Prehranski status in življenjski slog zdravstvenih delavcev (ZD) je malokrat preučevan. V naši študiji je sodelovalo 126 ZD (33 zdravnikov, 93 medicinskih sester). Študija je potekala na Univerzitetnem kliničnem centru Ljubljana. Udeleženci raziskave so izpolnili spletni vprašalnik o prehranskih navadah in pogostosti uživanja različnih skupin živil ter o gibalnih navadah. Namen magistrskega dela je bil oceniti prehransko stanje in gibalne navade ZD na nefrološkem oddelku v UKC Ljubljana ter primerjati njihove prehranske navade z rezultati raziskave Si.Menu, v kateri so preučevali prehranske navade pri posameznih skupinah prebivalstva Slovenije. Iz našega vprašalnika smo ugotovili, da ZD niso toliko nagnjeni k prekomerni telesni masi in debelosti kot splošna odrasla slovenska populacija. Rezultati so pokazali, da ima več kot tretjina (37 %) ZD eno ali več kroničnih nenalezljivih bolezni. Ugotovljena je bila tudi povezava med višjim ITM (ITM > 30 kg/m²) in večjo pojavnostjo bolezni. Zdravniki imajo v primerjavi z medicinskimi sestrami ugodnejši indeks telesne oblike (ABSI), saj jih je več v skupini z zelo nizkim tveganjem za umrljivost. Priporočeno količino aerobnega gibanja dosega 80 % ZD, vendar večina izvaja premalo vaj za krepitev mišic, saj le 32 % ZD vaje izvaja več kot dvakrat tedensko. ZD z ITM nad 30 kg/m² se gibljejo manj, med njimi pa nihče ne izvaja redno vaj za krepitev mišic. ZD imajo tudi manj skladne prehranske navade s priporočili mediteranske prehrane, dosega jih le 1,6 % vseh sodelujočih ZD. Rezultati raziskave kažejo na nujno okrepitev prizadevanja za promocijo zdravega življenjskega sloga, tako na delovnem mestu kot v zasebnem okolju. Spodbujanje uravnotežene prehrane doma in na delovnem mestu, redne telesne dejavnosti z vključevanjem vaj za krepitev mišic ter ozaveščanje o zdravem življenjskem slogu, morajo postati ključni elementi podpore ZD, ki so tudi sami pomemben dejavnik skrbi za zdravje populacije.

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: prehranske navade, zdravstveni delavci, debelost, mediteranska prehrana, telesna dejavnost
• Vrsta gradiva: Magistrsko delo/naloga
• Tipologija: 2.09 - Magistrsko delo
• Organizacija: BF - Biotehniška fakulteta
• Založnik: [G. Poljšak]
• Leto izida: 2026
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-182355
• UDK: 613.2-051
• COBISS.SI-ID: 277450755
• Datum objave v RUL: 08.05.2026

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Naslov: Assessment of dietary habits and lifestyles of healthcare workers

Izvleček

The nutritional status and lifestyle of healthcare workers (HW) have rarely been studied. Our study included 126 HW (33 physicians, 93 nurses). The study was conducted at the University Medical Center Ljubljana. The study participants completed an online questionnaire regarding their dietary habits, the frequency of consumption of various food groups, and their physical activity habits. The aim of this master’s thesis was to assess the nutritional status and physical activity habits of healthcare workers in the nephrology department at the University Medical Center Ljubljana and to compare their dietary habits with the results of the Si.Menu study, which examined dietary habits among specific population groups in Slovenia. Our questionnaire revealed that patients are not as prone to overweight and obesity as the general adult population of Slovenia. The results showed that more than one-third (37%) of patients have one or more chronic noncommunicable diseases. A link was also found between a higher BMI (BMI > 30 kg/m²) and a higher prevalence of disease. Compared to nurses, physicians have a more favorable body shape index (ABSI), as more of them fall into the group with a very low risk of mortality. Eighty percent of healthcare workers meet the recommended amount of aerobic exercise, but most do not engage in enough muscle-strengthening exercises, as only 32% of healthcare workers perform such exercises more than twice a week. Nurses with a BMI over 30 kg/m² are less active, and none of them perform muscle-strengthening exercises regularly. Nurses also have dietary habits that are less consistent with the recommendations of the Mediterranean diet; only 1.6% of all participating nurses meet these recommendations. The study results indicate an urgent need to strengthen efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle, both in the workplace and in the private sphere. Promoting a balanced diet at home and at work, regular physical activity that includes muscle-strengthening exercises, and raising awareness about a healthy lifestyle must become key elements of support for healthcare workers, who themselves are an important factor in the health of the population.

• Ključne besede: eating habits, healthcare workers, obesity, Mediterranean diet, physical activity