Effect of depression sleep quality and emotional appetite on nutrition status

This study was carried out in order to evaluate the effects of depression symptoms, sleep quality and different moods on nutritional status of adult individuals working in the Ministry of Education central and Beşevler campus. The study was conducted on total of 174 volunteer individuals with a mean age of 42,1 ± 8,64 years, 42,5% male and 57,5% female. The data of the study were obtained through a face-to-face interview technique with 105 individuals and a questionnaire form applied using the "MEB questionnaire online system" with 69 individuals by the researcher. Participants' sociodemographic characteristics, health information and eating habits were questioned; "Emotional Appetite Questionnaire" to determine appetite levels in different emotions and situations, "Beck Depression Inventory" to examine depression states, "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index" to examine sleep quality states, and "International Physical Activity Questionnaire" to examine physical activity states were applied. In order to determine the nutritional status of the individuals, a 24-hour recall intake record was taken. Anthropometric measurements of the participants were taken and body composition were measured via bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) device. It was found that male individuals participating in the study tend to eat more than female individuals in both positive and negative emotions and situations (p<0,05). Although no significant difference was found between emotional appetite states of individuals according to the Beck depression inventory classification, it was found that the emotional eating tendency of the individuals increased as the Beck depression inventory score increased (p>0,05). In this study, 39,6% of the individuals had poor sleep quality, while 60,4% had good sleep quality. There was no statistically significant difference between the energy and nutrient intakes of individuals according to their sleep quality (p˃0,05). 56,9% of the individuals had minimal depression, 23,6% mild level and 19,5% moderate depression. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between the Beck depression scale and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (p˂0,001). A statistically significant negative correlation was found between the depression level and dietary fiber intake (g), thiamine (mg), vitamin B12 (mg), zinc (mg) and vitamin C (mg) (p˂0,05). No significant relationship was found between individuals' physical activity levels and sleep quality (p>0.05), a significant relationship was observed between depression levels (p<0,05). As a result, emotional eating, sleep quality and depression level were found to be correlated. Wider samples and further research are necessary for better explanation of this correlation.