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The more hours you clock in after the
standard 9-to-5, the closer you could
come to developing diabetes.
Plainview Hospital
recently received The
Joint Commission
certification for its
advanced inpatient
diabetes program and
the prestigious gold
seal of approval.
AT HIGHER RISK FOR DIABETES
Using data from the Black Women's Health Study
(BWHS), researchers found that 1,786 of 28,041
participants developed diabetes during the eight-
year follow-up period of the cohort study observing
health issues among African-American women. Of
the participants, 37 percent indicated they worked the
night shift. At the start of the 2005 study, none of the
participants had diabetes.
TIME'S IMPACT
The analysis showed that the longer an African-
American woman worked nights, the greater her
likelihood of being diagnosed with diabetes. Women
who
worked the
night shift for
one to two years
had a 17 percent risk of
developing diabetes, while women who worked those
hours for a decade or longer experienced a 42 percent
risk of experiencing diabetes in their future. Shift
work also disrupts a person's natural sleep pattern,
which can lead to metabolic changes in the body and
make it harder for the body to burn calories.
Researchers found that shift workers were also
more likely to smoke and carry extra weight.
PL AINVIEW HOSPITAL
Receives Joint Commission
Certification for
This certification by The Joint Commission means that Plainview Hospital's
advanced inpatient diabetes program complies with the highest national
standards for safety and quality of care. This certification demonstrates a
commitment to excellence in providing services for the advanced inpatient
diabetes program.
"We are very proud of our team and the hospital staff's hard work to achieve
this certification," said Patricia Weil, ANP-BC, diabetes disease manager at
Plainview and Syosset hospitals.
Other Northwell Health facilities that have received this accreditation include
North Shore University Hospital, Glen Cove Hospital and Syosset Hospital.
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