The relationship among registered nurses' weight status, weight loss regimens, and successful or unsuccessful weight loss.

摘要

PURPOSE: To investigate relationships between body mass index (BMI), personality type, weight loss regimens, and successful or unsuccessful weight loss. DATA SOURCES: Seven hundred and twenty-one registered nurses (RNs) were recruited from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the membership of a nursing honor society, and RNs at a large state university. Participants completed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a demographic survey (age, gender, height, weight, ethnicity, education status, disability, shift work hours, and prescription medication use), and questions related to their weight status, weight loss attempts, and motivation. CONCLUSIONS: RNs who had a lower BMI were more successful in losing weight than RNs who had a higher BMI. They were also more successful in their weight loss attempts if they did not use a diet regimen. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: RNs who were successful in losing weight did not use a specified dietary regimen.