Examine of eating attitudes of healthcare professionals working in bursa province during the COVID-19 pandemic period

As long as humanity has existed, it has faced epidemics many times. And in this confrontation, he fought at a high level according to his age. Epidemic diseases such as cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, and plague, which are cured today but caused serious damage at the time of their emergence, caused serious traumas and economic problems in countries that had to face it. After gaining the ability to fight diseases such as SARS, H1N1, EBOLA, MERS in the recent past, the new type of coronavirus originating from the People's Republic of China, which has surrounded the whole world, has taken humanity especially captive with its obscurity. In this study, it was aimed to examine the eating attitudes of healthcare professionals working in Bursa during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The research was carried out with the descriptive survey method, which is included in the quantitative research design. Research data consists of 104 health personnel working actively in health institutions in Bursa in 2022. 'Socio-Demographic Information Form', 'Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ)' and 'Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R18)' were used to collect research data. The obtained data were analyzed and analyzed with the mathematics-based statistical program SPSS 26. When the research findings are examined; While there is a statistically significant difference between gender, age, marital status, working time, catching COVID-19, changes in eating habits during the pandemic period, and eating attitudes; There was no statistically significant difference between the increase in fluid (caffeine, tea, etc.) consumption during the pandemic period, education level, monthly earnings and eating attitudes. As a result, it is seen that demographic variables have an effect on eating attitudes in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic period.