Determining the Effect of Stress and Anxiety on Eating Attitudes in Healthcare Providers Working on COVID-19 Wards

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to determine the stress, anxiety and eating conditions of health personnel working in COVID-19 clinics, to evaluate how they interact with each other with a holistic approach, and to examine the role of variables such as gender and BMI in these relationships. It was determined that 1-unit increase in the TFEQ-18 score decreased stress and anxiety levels 1.09 and 1.028 times, respectively. We were able to show that stress and anxiety levels of participants negatively affect their eating behavior and anxiety levels of health personnel negatively affect their eating behavior.

KEYWORDS:

• Anxiety
• coronavirus
• feeding and eating disorders
• pandemics
• psychological distress

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Ethical statement

Before participating in the research, healthcare providers provided informed consent. Ethics committee approval was obtained from Ankara Medipol University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee on December 9, 2020 with the decision number GO 74,791,132–604.01.01/504.

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