Objective: It was aimed to evaluate the effect of fear of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on nutrition awareness and behaviors in women. Material and Methods: The descriptive study was conducted between April 2021-March 2022 in the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic of a university hospital with 517 women volunteers. Data were collected using the ''Descriptive Characteristics (socio-demographics such as education status, family type, income status) and Nutrition Behaviors (strengthening immunity, appetite status, etc.) Assessment Form'', ''COVID-19 Fear Scale'', ''Mindful Eating Questionnaire'' and ''Orthorexia Nervosa Scale''. Descriptive statistics, Independent Groups t-test, One-Way analysis of variance and Pearson correlation tests were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean age of the women was 32.17±11.34 years, the mean score of the COVID-19 Fear Scale was 19.16±6.62 and the mean score of the mindful eating questionnaire was 101.74±15.14. According to the Orthorexia Nervosa Scale, 33.7% of women were found to be orthorectic. Obsession with healthy eating and emotional eating increased, and eating control decreased with fear of COVID-19 in women (p<0.05). Conclusion: The increasing fear of COVID-19 in women had preferred the choice of traditional foods in nutrition. During the pandemic, women have an increased tendency towards orthorexia nervosa. There is a need for accurate and reliable information on nutrition awareness and behaviors. Because the information source prioritized by women was the media-internet. Therefore, long-term studies on changes in nutrition awareness and behaviors in situations with psychological effects, such as fear of COVID-19, are recommended.
Keywords: Awareness; COVID-19; fear; nutrition; pandemic
Amaç: Kadınlarda koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] korkusunun beslenme farkındalığına ve davranışlarına etkisinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırma tanımlayıcı tipte, Nisan 2021-Mart 2022 tarihleri arasında bir üniversite hastanesinin doğum ve kadın hastalıkları polikliniğinde gönüllü 517 kadın ile yapılmıştır. Veriler ''Tanımlayıcı özellikler (eğitim durumu, aile tipi, gelir durumu gibi sosyodemografik özellikler) ve beslenme davranışları (bağışıklığın güçlendirilmesi, iştah durumu vb.) değerlendirme formu'', ''COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği'', ''Yeme Farkındalığı Ölçeği'' ve ''Sağlıklı Beslenme Takıntısı Ölçeği'' ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde; tanımlayıcı istatistikler, bağımsız gruplarda t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi ve Pearson korelasyon testleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Kadınların yaş ortalaması 32,17±11,34, COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği puan ortalaması 19,16±6,62 ve Yeme Farkındalığı Ölçeği puan ortalaması 101,74±15,14 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sağlıklı Beslenme Takıntısı Ölçeği'ne göre kadınların %33,7'sinin ortorektik eğilim gösterdiği saptanmıştır. Kadınlarda COVID-19 korkusu ile sağlıklı beslenme takıntısının ve duygusal yemenin arttığı, yeme kontrolünün azaldığı saptanmıştır (p<0,05). Sonuç: Kadınlarda artan COVID-19 korkusu, beslenmede geleneksel besinlerin tercih edilmesine neden olmuştur. Pandemi sırasında kadınların ortoreksiya nevroza eğilimi artmıştır. Beslenme farkındalığı ve davranışları konusunda doğru ve güvenilir bilgiye ihtiyaç vardır. Bunun nedeni, kadınların öncelik verdiği bilgi kaynağının medya-internet olmasından dolayıdır. Bu nedenle, COVID-19 korkusu gibi psikolojik etkileri olan durumlarda beslenme farkındalığı ve davranışlarındaki değişikliklere ilişkin uzun vadeli çalışmalar yapılması önerilmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Farkındalık; COVID-19; korku; beslenme; pandemi
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