Research Article

Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Volume: 26 Number: 1 April 29, 2024
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Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Aim: The research was intended to determine the nutritional habits and lifestyle changes of nursing students before and during the pandemic of Covid-19. Method: This research was conducted with 548 students in the nursing department of a state university in Istanbul between January 2020 and December 2021. Student Diagnosis Form and Nutritional Habits Index were used to collect the data. Results: During the pandemic period, 71.2% of the students were eating three main meals, 56.9% had the habit of eating at night, 21.4% were using vitamins, 40.5% were doing physical activity, 13% were smokers, 7.7% used alcohol, and 76.5% had sleep disorders. Compared to the pre-pandemic period, it was observed that the risky eating behaviors of the students decreased during the pandemic and there were moderately risky eating behaviors. In addition, students in the fourth grade (p=0.015), non-smokers (p=0.000), non-alcoholic (p=0.030), those who did not gain weight during the pandemic (p=0.015), those who did not skip meals (p=0.002), and those who did not eat at night (p=0.030). =0.000), those who exercise (p=0.010), and those who do not have sleep problems (p=0.000) hadless risky eating behaviors. Conclusion: Students' physical inactivity, night eating habits, and sleep disorders have increased during the pandemic period. Those who do not smoke, do not drink alcohol, do not skip meals, do not gain weight, do not eat at night, exercise, and have less risky eating behaviors during the pandemic period.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases Nursing​

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 29, 2024

Submission Date

November 26, 2023

Acceptance Date

March 25, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 26 Number: 1

APA
Bayrak, B., Oğuz, S., Sütcü, B., Şahin, S., & Aydın, R. (2024). Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi, 26(1), 21-34. https://doi.org/10.69487/hemarge.1396348
AMA
1.Bayrak B, Oğuz S, Sütcü B, Şahin S, Aydın R. Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hemar-G. 2024;26(1):21-34. doi:10.69487/hemarge.1396348
Chicago
Bayrak, Betül, Sıdıka Oğuz, Burcu Sütcü, Semanur Şahin, and Ravza Aydın. 2024. “Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic”. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi 26 (1): 21-34. https://doi.org/10.69487/hemarge.1396348.
EndNote
Bayrak B, Oğuz S, Sütcü B, Şahin S, Aydın R (April 1, 2024) Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi 26 1 21–34.
IEEE
[1]B. Bayrak, S. Oğuz, B. Sütcü, S. Şahin, and R. Aydın, “Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic”, Hemar-G, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 21–34, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.69487/hemarge.1396348.
ISNAD
Bayrak, Betül - Oğuz, Sıdıka - Sütcü, Burcu - Şahin, Semanur - Aydın, Ravza. “Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic”. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi 26/1 (April 1, 2024): 21-34. https://doi.org/10.69487/hemarge.1396348.
JAMA
1.Bayrak B, Oğuz S, Sütcü B, Şahin S, Aydın R. Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hemar-G. 2024;26:21–34.
MLA
Bayrak, Betül, et al. “Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic”. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 1, Apr. 2024, pp. 21-34, doi:10.69487/hemarge.1396348.
Vancouver
1.Betül Bayrak, Sıdıka Oğuz, Burcu Sütcü, Semanur Şahin, Ravza Aydın. Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hemar-G. 2024 Apr. 1;26(1):21-34. doi:10.69487/hemarge.1396348