1. Prevalence of non‐communicable disease risk factors among nursing staff in a low and middle‐income country: A cross‐sectional digital survey‐based study.
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Dhanasekaran, Kavitha, Lakshmanan, Gopichandran, Perumal, Vanamail, Choudhary, Mamta, Chalga, Manjeet Singh, Hote, Payal Kahol, Hariprasad, Roopa, Kumar, Vipin, Chacko, Shiny, Kumaresan, Kanagavalli, and Swarnkar, Neeraj Kumar
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DIABETES prevention ,COMPLICATIONS of alcoholism ,RISK assessment ,MIDDLE-income countries ,CROSS-sectional method ,HOSPITAL nursing staff ,SEX distribution ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,SMOKING ,SEDENTARY lifestyles ,PILOT projects ,FISHER exact test ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,HYPERTENSION ,DISEASE prevalence ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,AGE distribution ,CHI-squared test ,NON-communicable diseases ,SURVEYS ,WAIST circumference ,ODDS ratio ,STATISTICS ,MEDICAL screening ,DATA analysis software ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,HEALTH education ,HEALTH promotion ,LOW-income countries ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
Aim: To assess the prevalence of non‐communicable disease risk factors among the nursing staff and educate them on prevention. Background: Nursing staff is integral to the Indian community healthcare systems. Recent studies report a high prevalence of non‐communicable diseases in Indian nursing staff. Therefore, data on the prevalence of non‐communicable disease risk factors among nursing staff are crucial for education on prevention. Design: A cross‐sectional digital survey‐based study. Method: We invited 4435 nursing staff to attend our online survey. We used a customized questionnaire for data collection, including a digitized version of the Community‐Based Assessment Checklist form. A score of >4 was considered high risk and warranted screening. Result: Among 682 nursing staff who attended, 70% had never undergone screening for non‐communicable diseases. The prevalence of non‐communicable disease risk factors was significantly higher in male nursing staff. In addition, logistic regression analysis showed that age, tobacco and alcohol use, increased waist circumference, physical inactivity and family history of non‐communicable diseases were significant risk factors among nursing staff. Conclusion: The study findings suggest that the nursing staff have suboptimal self‐health concerns on non‐communicable diseases. This situation warrants continued medical education, awareness campaigns on adopting a healthy lifestyle and health promotion. Summary statement: What is already known about this topic? The prevalence of non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) among Indian nursing staff is a growing concern, underscoring the need for comprehensive research and targeted interventions.Despite the significant health risks faced by this demographic, there is a notable lack of data on NCD risk factors specific to Indian nursing professionals. What this paper adds? This paper adds information on the prevalence of NCD risk factors chiefly among nursing staff in the Delhi National Capital Region.Male nursing staff have particularly high NCD risk factors. The implications of this paper: Findings may help develop routine screening programmes for nursing staff, continued nursing education and good, safe nursing practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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