Hábitos alimenticios de los profesionales de la salud del área de contingencia respiratoria durante la pandemia de Covid-19 del Hospital General Monte Sinaí. Año 2020-2021.

Abstract

Eating habits are the result of the habits that the individual formed at a nutritional level according to their lifestyle. These habits are modified throughout professional adult life, the action of which has a great impact on the nutritional status of health workers, the effect of which is reflected in the development of their activities within the workplace. Objective: To determine the eating habits of health professionals in the respiratory contingency area during the Covid-19 pandemic at Mount Sinai General Hospital. Methodology: Descriptive-quantitative, cross-sectional and prospective study. The population and sample consisted of 54 health professionals from the respiratory contingency area of Mount Sinai General Hospital, with the use of a questionnaire of 31 questions. Results: It was shown that most of the population is female with 72%, where 63% are in ages ranging from 26 to 46 years, and it was recorded that 81% eat the 3 meals of the day, but not at the right time, relating it to a lousy lifestyle as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Conclusion: It is concluded that the participants do not maintain good eating habits due to the enormous workload and how the pandemic affected their lifestyle.