Eating Patterns among Emergency Medical Service Providers in the United States: A Qualitative Interview Study.

ABSTRACT: Emergency medical service (EMS) providers experience demanding work conditions in addition to shift work, which increases risk for nutrition related chronic disease such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. The high stress, emergent, and unpredictable nature of EMS may interfere with healthy eating patterns on and off shift, however little is known about how these conditions impact dietary patterns among EMS providers. This study aimed to understand factors impacting dietary patterns through semi-structured interviews with 40 EMS providers throughout the United States. Interviews were conducted virtually via Zoom video conference. Inductive coding was used to identify themes throughout the interviews. Salient factors mentioned in the interviews included hun

SUBMITTER: Mansouri T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9696925 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature