Alcohol consumption and physical activity among healthcare workers

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Francesca Montali
Giovanna Campaniello
Simona Fontechiari
Mariangela Ferrari 
Pietro Vitali

Abstract


Aims The study analysed the relation between consumption of wine/beer/hard liquor and the practice of physical activity in everyday life for healthcare professionals.


Methods A descriptive survey design was used. A representative sample (n=914) of healthcare practitioners who work in a teaching hospital have participated. Data were collected through the distribution of self-reported questionnaires.


Results 47.4% drank wine/beer occasionally. 16% consumed approximately half a litre daily, while 1.3% had a daily consumption of one litre or more. Fewer consumed hard liquor occasionally and only 1% on a regular basis. 26.1% declared to not practise physical activity, while 71.2% affirmed to do it occasionally and 2.1% regularly. Reporting no performed physical activity were associated to wine/beer consumption but not to hard liquor consumption.


Conclusion Health promotion programs should not only target the general population, but also target the health care personnel.




 


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Alcohol consumption and physical activity among healthcare workers. ClinHealthPromot [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];16(1):21-6. Available from: https://www.clinhealthpromot.org/index.php/clinhp/article/view/clinhp16004
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Alcohol consumption and physical activity among healthcare workers. ClinHealthPromot [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];16(1):21-6. Available from: https://www.clinhealthpromot.org/index.php/clinhp/article/view/clinhp16004