The Effect of Covid-19 Fear on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Menoposal Women: Case of Southeastern Anatolia

Abstract

Background. The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Covid-19 fear on healthy lifestyle behaviors in menopausal women living in the Southeastern Anatolia region. Material and methods. As of April and June 2021, a descriptive, cross-sectional and relationshipseeking design study was completed with 203 participants who were in the menopausal period and who were between the ages of 40 and 65 and were living in the provinces of Gaziantep, Diyarbakir, Şanliurfa, Batman, Adiyaman, Siirt, Mardin, Kilis, Şirnak in the Southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The data were collected using the descriptive information form prepared by the researchers, the Fear of Covid-19 Scale, the Menopause Symptoms Evaluation Scale and the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II. Descriptive statistical analyses, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskall Wallis H test and Spearman Correlation Analysis were used to analyze the data.Results. The mean age of the participants was 55. 7±5.6