THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 FEAR ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS IN MENOPOSAL WOMEN: CASE OF SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA

dc.contributor.authorDemirel, Ozlem Bakan
dc.contributor.authorÖz, Tuğba
dc.contributor.authorGurkan, Ozlem Can
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-26T17:34:44Z
dc.date.available2025-03-26T17:34:44Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentİstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground. The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Covid-19 fear on healthy lifestyle behaviors in menopausal women living in the Southeastern Anatolia region.Material and methods. As of April and June 2021, a descriptive, cross-sectional and relationship-seeking design study was completed with 203 participants who were in the menopausal period and who were between the ages of 40 and 65 and were living in the provinces of Gaziantep, Diyarbakir, ,Sanliurfa, Batman, Adiyaman, Siirt, Mardin, Kilis,,Sirnak in the Southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The data were collected using the descriptive information form prepared by the researchers, the Fear of Covid-19 Scale, the Menopause Symptoms Evaluation Scale and the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II. Descriptive statistical analyses, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskall Wallis H test and Spearman Correlation Analysis were used to analyze the data.Results. The mean age of the participants was 55.7 +/- 5.6 years (min: 40, max: 69), the highest scores in the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II were found in the sub-dimensions of spiritual development (23.4 +/- 3.2) and interpersonal relations (23.1 +/- 3.3). In the Menopause Symptoms Evaluation Scale total and sub-dimension scores, it was determined that the somatic complaints (10.4 +/- 2.6) and psychological complaints sub -dimensions (10.7 +/- 3.1) had the highest scores.Conclusions. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between the participants' Fear of Covid-19 Scale scores and Menopause Symptoms Evaluation Scale total and sub-dimension scores. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the Menopause Symptoms Evaluation Scale and the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II and certain sub-dimensions.
dc.identifier.doi10.5114/hpc.2022.118830
dc.identifier.endpage223
dc.identifier.issn2353-6942
dc.identifier.issn2354-0265
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85166377105
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage214
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2022.118830
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14704/863
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000867479500003
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTermedia Publishing House Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofHealth Problems of Civilization
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250326
dc.subjecthealthy lifestyle; menopause; Covid-19; fear
dc.titleTHE EFFECT OF COVID-19 FEAR ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS IN MENOPOSAL WOMEN: CASE OF SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA
dc.typeArticle

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