Night eating and binge eating disorder in employeesof an academic institution
Síndrome do comer noturno e compulsão alimentar em funcionários de uma instituição de ensino
Mundo Saúde (Online); 42 (1), 2018
Publication year: 2018
The present study aimed to evaluate the incidence of nocturnal eating and binge eating sydrome in employees of a public institution of higher education. A cross-sectional analytical study was developed between August 2015 and July 2016. Theinitial sample consisted of approximately 150 contracted employees of both sexes linked to the institution in the year 2015.The final sample consisted of 53 employees. The volunteers received the Informed Consent Form as a way of attesting totheir participation in the present study. Afterwards, they were identified by sector and function, in order of the forms: NightEating Questionnaire (NEQ), Binge Eating Scale (BES) and The Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R21).
There wasno statistically significant association between the analyzed variables:
gender and NEQ, BES and TFEQ-R21. No incidencesof cases in this study were observed, which could have been masked in the face of the controversy surrounding this subject,due to the omission of some relevant information needed to characterize the subjects as at risk for the development of thesyndrome. There is a pertinent need for further studies in order to understand the genesis of and the intrinsic relationshipswith other pathophysiological processes; especially since, the syndrome is linked to aspects that involve hunger andsatiety, changes in food rhythm and sleep/wakefulness
O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a incidência da síndrome do comer noturno e compulsão alimentar em funcionários de uma instituição pública de ensino superior. Estudo transversal de caráter analítico desenvolvido no período entre agosto de 2015 á Julho de 2016. A amostra inicial foi constituída aproximadamente por 150 funcionários efetivos de ambos os sexos vinculados à instituição no ano de 2015. A amostra final foi constituída de 53 funcionários. Os voluntários receberam o Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido como forma de atestar a participação no presente estudo. Em seguida, os mesmos foram identificados por setor e função, com intuito de esquematizar a aplicação dos formulários:Questionário de Hábitos do Comer Noturno (QHCN), Escala de Ingestão Compulsiva (EIC) e The Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R21).