Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Health Sciences

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Sağlık Çalışanlarının Uyku Kalitesi ve Fiziksel Aktivite Durumlarının Beden Kitle İndeksi ile İlişkisinin Belirlenmesi
The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Physical Activity Status of Health Personnel with Their Body Mass Index
Müge ARSLANa, İshak AYDEMİRb
aBahçeşehir Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü, İstanbul, TÜRKİYE
bBahçeşehir Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümü, İstanbul, TÜRKİYE
Turkiye Klinikleri J Health Sci. 2020;5(1):1-9
doi: 10.5336/healthsci.2019-66418
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, sağlık personelinin uyku kalitesi ve fiziksel aktivite durumlarının beden kitle indeksi (BKİ) ile ilişkisinin belirlenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu araştırma, ilişkisel tarama modelini esas alan bir çalışmadır. Çalışma grubu, Çorum ilinde bulunan Özel Çorum ve Özel Elitpark hastanelerinde çalışan tüm personelden oluşmuştur. Elitpark Hastanesinden 325 (%60), Özel Çorum Hastanesinden ise 210 (%40) olmak üzere toplam 535 sağlık personeli çalışmaya katılmıştır. Araştırmada, katılımcıları tanıtıcı ve beslenme bilgilerini sorgulayan sosyodemografik sorular, Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi ve Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi İndeksi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmada elde edilen sonuçlar doğrultusunda, sağlık personelinin mesleklerine göre obezite oranı en yüksek olan grup diğer personel; uyku bozukluğu en yüksek olan grup hemşireler; fiziksel aktivite düzeyi en yüksek olan ise grup yardımcı sağlık personelidir. Uyku kalitesi BKİ değerleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmış olup (x2=8,311, p=,040<0,05), uyku kalitesi en kötü olan obez bireylerdir (%83,1). Fiziksel aktivite ile BKİ arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olup (x2=10,85, p=,005<0,05), fiziksel aktivitesi en düşük olanlar obez bireylerdir (%59,7). Sonuç: Bu araştırmaya katılan sağlık personelinin uyku kalitelerinin kötü olduğu ve fiziksel aktivite düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır. Düşük uyku kalitesi ve fiziksel aktivite düzeyine sahip olanların BKİ değerleri daha yüksek olarak bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Uyku kalitesi; fiziksel aktivite; obezite; sağlık personeli; beden kitle indeksi
ABSTRACT
 Objective: The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between sleep quality and physical activity status of health personnel with their body mass index (BMI). Material and Methods: This research is based on the relational scanning model. The study group consists of all the employees that are working for Özel Çorum and Özel Elitpark hospitals in Çorum province. A total of 535 employees, 325 (60%) from Özel Elitpark Hospital and 210 (40%) from Özel Çorum Hospital, participated in the study. In this study, the sociodemographic questions, International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used to question the participants' description and nutrition information. Results: According to the findings of the study, other health employees are the ones with the highest obesity rate-compared to the occupations of the health employees- nurses are the ones with the highest sleep disorder, and the assistant health employees are the ones with the highest physical activity level. There is a significant correlation between sleep quality and BMI values (x2=8.311, p=040<0.05), and sleep quality was the worst within the obese individuals (83.1%). There is also a significant correlation between physical activity and BMI (x2=10.85, p= 005<0.05), and physical activity was the lowest within the obese individuals (59.7%). Conclusion: In this research, we found that sleep quality of the health employees was poor and physical activity levels were low, and BMI values were higher in those who had low sleep quality and physical activity levels.

Keywords: Sleep quality; physical activity; obesity; health personnel; body mass index
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