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0085/2024 - Factors associated with health workers\' quality of diet during the fight against the covid-19 pandemic
Fatores associados à qualidade da dieta de trabalhadores de saúde durante o enfrentamento da pandemia de covid-19

Author:

• Laura Moreira Goularte - Goularte, L. M. - <lauragoularte99@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9710-1761

Co-author(s):

• Betina Daniele Flesch - Flesch, B. D. - <betinaflesch@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4245-3131
• Maitê Peres de Carvalho - Carvalho, M. P. - <maite.carvalho@ufpel.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1809-328X
• Ana Laura Sica Cruzeiro Szortyka - Szortyka, A. L. S. C. - <alcruzeiro@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0641-5883
• Felipe Mendes Delpino - Delpino, F. M. - <fmdsocial@outlook.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3562-3246
• Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa - Fassa, A. G. - <anaclaudia.fassa@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6070-6214


Abstract:

The study characterized the dietary quality of healthcare workers at a teaching hospital in Pelotas-RS, Brazil, after the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, between October and December 2020. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1159 hospital workers, assessing their food frequency in the past week and examining the association between sociodemographic, behavioral, and occupational factors and the Diet Quality Index using multinomial logistic regression. Female respondents (OR=1.58), those aged 50 or older (OR=3.70), with a higher education degree (OR=1.32), and physically active individuals (OR=5.37) demonstrated better dietary quality. Conversely, those with high alcohol consumption (OR=0.39), support staff (security, sanitation, and maintenance) (OR=0.36), and those who ate meals outside (restaurants, snack bars) (OR=0.40) exhibited poorer dietary quality. During the pandemic, 48.7% reported weight gain, 25% reported a deterioration in diet quality, and 43.1% reported an increase in the quantity of food consumed. The prevalence of overweight was 63.4%. Workers consumed both healthy and unhealthy foods, and the pandemic negatively impacted diet quality. Nutritional education initiatives are needed, along with efforts to improve access to healthy food during work.

Keywords:

eating habits, feeding behavior, covid-19, pandemic, hospital personnel

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Goularte, L. M., Flesch, B. D., Carvalho, M. P., Szortyka, A. L. S. C., Delpino, F. M., Fassa, A. G.. Factors associated with health workers\' quality of diet during the fight against the covid-19 pandemic. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2024/Mar). [Citado em 01/05/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/factors-associated-with-health-workers-quality-of-diet-during-the-fight-against-the-covid19-pandemic/19133?id=19133



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