HEALTH BEHAVIORS OF NURSES AND GENERAL-POPULATION WOMEN

Authors
PRATT JP OVERFIELD T HILTON HG
Citation
Jp. Pratt et al., HEALTH BEHAVIORS OF NURSES AND GENERAL-POPULATION WOMEN, Health values, 18(5), 1994, pp. 41-46
Citations number
27
Journal title
Health values → ACNP
ISSN journal
01470353
Volume
18
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
41 - 46
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-0353(1994)18:5<41:HBONAG>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A comparison of female nurses (94) and women in the general population (297) concerning their reported practice of four health behaviors ind icated that nurses did not differ from general population women in rel ation to three: exercise, smoking, or excess alcohol consumption. The survey, however, did reveal a significant difference in weight mainten ance-29% of the nurses were overweight compared to 17% of general popu lation women.