DETERMINATION OF THE USE OF HERBAL PRODUCTS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS HEALTHY EATING IN PATIENTS WITH DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES

Year 2025, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 144 - 159

Gazi Camci , Zeliha Cengiz

https://doi.org/10.63695/jhscr.1649595

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the use of herbal products and attitudes toward healthy eating among individuals with digestive system diseases.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 215 patients hospitalized in internal medicine-gastroenterology wards. Data on demographics, medical history, herbal product use, and attitudes toward healthy eating were collected using a questionnaire and the Attitude Scale Toward Healthy Eating.
Findings: Among participants, % 36.3 reported bloating as the most common digestive issue. Herbal products were used by % 65.1, with mineral water (% 55.4) and Turkish coffee (% 27.7) being the most common. The mean healthy eating attitude score was 66.07 ± 8.38, indicating moderate positive attitudes. Scores varied based on factors such as digestive problems, meal regularity, eating speed, and frequency of herbal product use, but not on herbal product use itself.
Conclusion and Recommendations: While herbal product use was common, it did not directly influence attitudes toward healthy eating. Dietary habits and digestive health had a greater impact on these attitudes. Future studies should delve deeper into the relationship between herbal product use and dietary habits, and further research is recommended on the efficacy and safety of herbal products for improving digestive health.

Keywords

Herbal Products;, Healthy Eating;, Digestive System Diseases

SİNDİRİM SİSTEMİ HASTALIKLARI OLAN HASTALARDA BİTKİSEL ÜRÜN KULLANIMI VE SAĞLIKLI BESLENMEYE YÖNELIK TUTUMLARIN BELİRLENMESİ

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada sindirim sistemi hastalığı olan bireylerin bitkisel ürün kullanımı ve sağlıklı beslenmeye yönelik tutumlarının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: İç hastalıkları-gastroenteroloji servislerinde yatan 215 hasta ile kesitsel bir çalışma yapıldı. Demografik özellikler, tıbbi öykü, bitkisel ürün kullanımı ve sağlıklı beslenmeye yönelik tutumlar hakkındaki veriler bir anket ve Sağlıklı Beslenmeye Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği kullanılarak toplandı.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların %36.3'ü en yaygın sindirim sorunu olarak şişkinlik bildirmiştir. Bitkisel ürünler %65,1 oranında kullanılırken, maden suyu (%55,4) ve Türk kahvesi (%27,7) en yaygın kullanılanlardır. Ortalama sağlıklı beslenme tutum puanı 66,07 ± 8,38 olup orta düzeyde olumlu tutumlara işaret etmektedir. Puanlar sindirim sorunları, öğün düzenliliği, yeme hızı ve bitkisel ürün kullanım sıklığı gibi faktörlere göre değişirken, bitkisel ürün kullanımının kendisine göre değişmemiştir.
Sonuç ve Öneriler: Bitkisel ürün kullanımı yaygın olmakla birlikte, sağlıklı beslenmeye yönelik tutumları doğrudan etkilememiştir. Beslenme alışkanlıkları ve sindirim sağlığı bu tutumlar üzerinde daha büyük bir etkiye sahiptir. Gelecekteki çalışmalar bitkisel ürün kullanımı ve beslenme alışkanlıkları arasındaki ilişkiyi daha derinlemesine incelemelidir ve sindirim sağlığını iyileştirmek için bitkisel ürünlerin etkinliği ve güvenliği konusunda daha fazla araştırma yapılması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Bitkisel Ürünler;, Sağlıklı Beslenme;, Sindirim Sistemi Hastalıkları

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