The Effect of Obesity on Quality of Life in the Disease Process: The Case of COVID-19

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 682 - 691, 30.09.2023

İzzet Ülker

https://doi.org/10.46237/amusbfd.1338547

Abstract

Objective: This study conducted to evaluate quality of life, perceived stress levels and sleep quality of obese individuals and individuals with normal body weight during the COVID-19 disease process.
Method: 404 adults were included in this study. Study data were obtained with a web-based questionnaire. The data were collected with the socio-demographic characteristics information form, SF-36 Quality of Life Scale, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale. SPSS 22 was used for statistical analysis.
Results: 196 (48.5%) women and 208 (51.5%) men participated in the study. The median age (IQR) of the individuals was 36 (27) years, 7.7% were underweight, 30.9% were normal, 21.3% were pre-obese and 40.1% were obese. The median (IQR) PSS total score of the individuals was 20.0 (6.0). While the median (IQR) SF-36 scale total, physical functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, vitality, mental health, physical pain subscale score of obese individuals were found statistically significantly lower than non-obese individuals (p<0.05); There was no statistically significant difference between obese and non-obese individuals’ role limitations due to emotional problems, social functioning and general health subscale score medians (p>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between underweight, normal, pre-obese and obese individuals in terms of the median (IQR) total score of the PSS(p>0.05)..
Conclusion: Obese individuals have a lower quality of life than non-obese individuals. In future studies, it is recommended to examine how stress affects the eating behavior of individuals to determine the relationship between perceived stress level and being obese more accurately.

Keywords

Obesity, SF-36, Perceived stress scale

Obezitenin Hastalık Sürecinde Yaşam Kalitesine Etkisi: COVID-19 Örneği

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma obez bireyler ve normal vücut ağırlığına sahip bireylerin COVID-19 hastalık sürecinde yaşam kaliteleri, algılanan stres seviyeleri ve uyku kalitelerinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla planlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Bu çalışmaya 404 yetişkin birey dahil edilmiştir. Çalışma verileri online anket formu ile elde edilmiştir. Veriler, sosyo-demografik özellikler bilgi formu, Algılanan Stress Ölçeği (ASÖ), Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi Ölçeği, ve SF-36 Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. İstatistiksel analizler için SPSS-22 yazılımı kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya 196 (%48.5) kadın, 208 (%51.5) erkek katılmıştır. Bireylerin yaş ortancası (IQR) 36 (27) yıl olup, %7.7’si zayıf, %30.9’u normal, %21.3’ü pre-obez ve %40.1’i obezdir. Obez bireylerin SF-36 ölçeği toplam, fiziksel fonksiyon, fiziksel rol güçlülüğü, vitalite, mental sağlık ve ağrı alt ölçek puan ortancaları obez olmayan bireylere göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede düşük bulunurken (p<0.05); emosyonel rol güçlülüğü, sosyal fonksiyon ve genel sağlık alt ölçek puan ortancaları açısından obez ve obez olmayan bireyler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır (p>0.05). Algılanan Stres ölçeği toplam puan ortancası bakımından zayıf, normal, pre-obez ve obez bireyler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olmadığı tespit edilmiştir (p>0.05).
Sonuç: Obez bireyler obez olmayan bireylere göre daha düşük yaşam kalitesine sahiptir. Gelecekte yapılacak çalışmalarda algılanan stres seviyesi ve obez olma durumu arasındaki ilişkinin daha doğru bir şekilde belirlenebilmesi için stresin bireylerin yeme davranışı üzerinde nasıl bir etki oluşturduğunun incelenmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Obezite, SF-36, Algılanan stres ölçeği

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