Hemşirelerin vejetaryen/vegan beslenme hakkındaki bilgileri ve etkileyen faktörler

Year 2025, , 112 - 123, 29.01.2025

Ayşe Kabuk , İlayda Türkoğlu , Demet İnangil , Afife Yurttaş , Merdiye Şendir , Demet Duman

https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.1474577

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelerin vejetaryen/vegan beslenmeye ilişkin bilgilerini ve etkileyen faktörleri ortaya koymak amacıyla tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte yapılmıştır.

Yöntemler: Bu çalışma bir üniversite hastanesinde 213 hemşirenin katılımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler “Sosyodemografik Veri Formu”, “Vejetaryen/Vegan Beslenme Bilgi Testi” ve “Vejetaryen/Vegan Beslenme Görüş Formu” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Veriler sayı, yüzde, Pearson Korelasyon, One-Way Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi ve Bağımsız Örneklem T-Testi ile analiz edilmiştir.

Bulgular: Hemşirelerin yaş ortalaması 31.21±7.56 yıl olup, %86.4’ü kadın, %53.5’i bekar ve %70.4’ü lisans mezunudur. Hemşirelerin bilgi testi puanı ortalama 8.68±3.81’dir (min=0, max=16). Hemşirelerin sadece %27,2’si “Vejetaryen/vegan beslenen bireylerin diyetleri ile gerekli amino asitlerin tamamını alabilirler” maddesini doğru cevapladı. Evli ve lisansüstü eğitimini tamamlamış hemşirelerin bilgi testi puanları daha yüksek bulundu (p<0.05).

Sonuçlar: Hemşireler, beslenme türleri hakkında bireyleri, aileleri ve toplumu doğru bilgilendirmek, bakım vermek, bireyin günlük yaşamına rehberlik etmek ve kanıta dayalı uygulamalara temel oluşturmak için güncel bilgileri takip etmelidir.

Keywords

Bilgi, hemşirelik, vegan, vejetaryen

The state of knowledge of nurses and factors influencing it regarding vegetarian/vegan diet

Abstract

Aim: This descriptive and cross-sectional study aims to investigate the knowledge of nurses and the factors influencing it regarding the vegetarian/vegan diet.

Methods: This study was conducted at a university hospital with the participation of 213 nurses. Data were collected using the “Sociodemographic Data Form,” “Vegetarian/Vegan Diet Knowledge Test,” and “Vegetarian/Vegan Diet Opinion Form”. Data were analyzed by number, percentage, Pearson Correlation, One-Way Analysis of Variance, and Independent Sample T-Test.

Results: The mean age of the nurses was 31.21±7.56 years, 86.4% of which were women, 53.5% were single, and 70.4% had bachelor’s degrees. The nurses’ knowledge test score was 8.68±3.81 on average (min=0, max=16). Only 27.2% of the nurses correctly answered the following item: “People on a vegetarian/vegan diet could get all the essential amino acids with their diets”. The nurses who are married or have completed postgraduate education achieved higher knowledge test scores (p<0.05).

Conclusions: Nurses have limited knowledge about vegetarian/vegan diets. Nurses should keep up with up-to-date information about diet types for evidence-based practices.

Keywords

Knowledge, nursing, vegan, vegetarian

Ethical Statement

This study was approved by the institutional review board of the University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Scientific Research Ethics Committee (Approval No. 21/607). We obtained written permission from the hospital and each participant for data collection.

Thanks

The authors would like to thank Neva Karataş (Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ataturk University), Yasemin Tuğba Öğünç and Bedriye Ural (Department Of Nutrition And Dietetics, Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences) for expert advice.

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