Evaluation of quality of life, health belief model and insomnia in obese and overweight individuals: a cross-sectional study

Authors : Selin Davun, Mehmet Akif Sezerol

Pages : 232-243

Doi:10.31362/patd.1510589

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Publication Date : 2025-04-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the quality of life, insomnia severity, and approaches according to the health belief model of obese and overweight individuals who applied to the dietician polyclinic of the district health directorate in a district of Istanbul. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2022 and March 2023 among 300 obese and overweight individuals aged above 18 who applied to the dietician polyclinic of the district health directorate in a district of Istanbul. The survey used the insomnia severity index, quality of life short form, and health belief model scale. To compare variables, the Chi-Square test, Mann Whitney U, and Kruskal Wallis tests were used for statistical analysis of the data. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: 97.3% of the participants in the research were female and 2.7% were male. The mean scores of those who were overweight on the quality of life scale were found to be significantly higher than those of the obese (p<0.001). A significant difference was found between the obese and overweight in terms of insomnia severity index scores (p=0.003). Also, a significant correlation was found between the perceived benefit subscale and the perceived seriousness, sensitivity, importance of health sub-dimensions, and quality of life scale scores. Conclusions: This study demonstrated the health beliefs, quality of life, and insomnia levels of obese and overweight individuals. Qualitative studies to be conducted should address the health belief model in more detail by using the data of this study.
Keywords : Obez, fazla kilolu, yaşam kalitesi, uykusuzluk