The Relationship Between Eating Behaviors and Stress Level in Adolescents Undergoing Endoscopy

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Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between eating behaviors and stress level in adolescents undergoing endoscopy. Method: This descriptive study was conducted in the endoscopy unit in the pediatric minor clinics of a university hospital in Erzurum between April and July 2019. The sample of the study was composed of 43 adolescents who came for endoscopy in the specified dates, were literate and had cognitive ability to express themselves and were voluntary to participate in the study. The data of the study were collected using “Descriptive Information Form”, “Scale of Eating Behaviors”, and “Perceived Stress Scale”. Results: It was determined that 76.7% were in the age group of 15-18 years and 79.1% were female. Mean score of the adolescents was 304.53±53.55 for the scale of eating behaviors and was 31.39±5.35 for perceived stress scale. It was found that the number of siblings and family income status were effective in the mean score of eating behaviors scale. Place of residence, family type and mother’s education level were effective in the mean score of perceived stress scale (p<0.05). A statistically positive and highly significant correlation was found between the eating behaviors and stress levels of the adolescents undergoing endoscopy (r: 0.877, p<0.001). Conclusion: Adolescents' eating behaviors were evaluated as good because the mean score of the scale was between 291 and 435. High perceived stress scale mean score of the adolescents indicated that they were stressed. In addition, it was found that some variables were effective on eating behaviors and stress levels of the adolescents undergoing endoscopy.