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KMID : 0378019740170111587
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New Medical Journal
1974 Volume.17 No. 11 p.1587 ~ p.1592
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Study of Daily Calorie Expenditure and Intake of Nurses
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Abstract
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These studies were undertaken to determine the daily calorie expenditure and calorie intake of nurses.
Our conclusions were based on time-motion study of 40 nurses selected at random in St. Mary´s Hospital. Our data was collected from three different work shifts, day duty (7:OOa, m-3:30p. m), eve￢ning duty (3:30p) m-10:30 p. m) and night duty (10:30 p. m-7:30 a. m). Time-motion studies were carried out using a stop-watch. The daily . energy expenditure was calculated by summation of data using energy cost per minute, and the time spend one each duty shifts.
Since there are no obtained from the individual examinations, they were quoted from the reports given by Passmore & Durnin, Consolazio, Johnson and Pecora, Kim and Chia. Food survey was also carried out regarding the daily calorie intake. All measurements were determined from the standard table of food compositions published by the Office of Rural Development.
The results of this study were as follows:
1. The average height and weight of nurses were 158.2 cm and 4_9.3 kg.
2. The average daily energy expenditure of nurses was 2.310 Calories. The break down of this cal￢orie expenditure was as follow: nursing care activities 922Cal. (39%). personal physiological activities 579 Cal. (27%), recreation activities 62´9 Cal. (26%), and domestic activities 180 Cal. (8%).
3. The average daily calorie intake was 2389 Cal. The total calorie intake was composed of carbo￢hydrate 69%, protein 13%, and fat 20% respectively. The total protein intake was composed of 43% of animal protein and 57% of others. Twenty-two percent of total food intake came from snacks between meal times. The minerals and vitamins content of daily nutrients consumption was found to be much less than the recommended average.
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