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Nutritional damages and disturbances in the sleep pattern of nursing workers

This article presents an integrative review of national and international scientific publications that investigate the sleep habits, the feed intake and nutritional status of nursing professionals. It was analyzed articles published in national and international journals in the period 2002 to 2014 and made available in the database PubMed / MEDLINE (USA National Library of Medicine), Lilacs / SciELO (Scientific Eletronic Library Online) and Google Scholar. Thirty one articles met the criteria. In the analysis of these studies it has been found a high prevalence of overweight and obesity, a negative change in the eating habits, as well as losses in the sleep patterns of nursing professionals.

Nursing; Sleep Habits; Dietary Intake; Nutritional Status


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