The Relationship between the Type of Snacks with Reducing the Occupation Stress in Teaching Hospital Employees

Authors
elham pirabasi 1
azam jahangirimehr 2
zahra mehri 1
fatemeh rezaei nadeh 2
maryam feyz arefi 3
1 Shoushtar Faculty Of Medical Sciences,shoushtar,Iran
2 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Faculty of Health, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Hospital employees are exposed to occupational stress due to the nature of their job. Stress can affect people's nutritional behavior. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of snacking in reducing occupational stress among employees of teaching hospitals of Shushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 1400 in Al-Hadi and Khatam al-Anbia hospitals in Shushtar. A total of 130 medical and administrative staff participated in this study voluntarily. In order to collect information, occupational stress questionnaire and nutritional frequency checklist were used. Data analysis was done using version 22 software with a significance level of 5%.

Findings: The findings showed that there was a significant relationship between the type of snacks consumed, such as creamy biscuits and cappuccino, with the occupational stress index. To the extent that the occupational stress index was lower among the people who ate the mentioned snacks. Also, a significant relationship between job stress and the type of personnel shift was observed (p-value < 0.05).

Conclusion: due to the increase in occupational stress in hospital staff, especially female staff working in hospital treatment departments and the role of healthy nutrition in improving healthy lifestyle, it is necessary to simultaneously teach nutrition and health in the form of frequent and intermittent workshops in Hospitals should be held
Keywords
Snacking
occupational stress
nutritional frequency
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