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Yazarlar: ["Rukiye BURUCU", "Sibel KIYAK"]
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Anahtar Kelimeler:Covid-19,Pandemic,Women,Health lifestyle,Quality of life
Özet: Objective: This paper investigated the correlation between healthy lifestyle behaviors and quality of life in married women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: This descriptive study was conducted between May and August 2021. The sample consisted of 279 married women. Data were collected online using a demographic characteristics questionnaire, the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II (HLBS-II), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF-TR). The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, Dunn, and Spearman Correlation tests. Results: Participants had a mean age of 40 years (min: 18 - max: 60). More than half the participants had bachelor’s degrees (61.3%). Half the participants were employed (53%). Almost a quarter of the employed participants worked from home (21.5%), while more than half had a neutral income (income = expense). More than a quarter of the participants had a chronic disease (28.7%) and had tested positive for COVID-19 before (28%). Participants had a median HLBS-II score of 124 (min: 70 – max: 208). They had a median WHOQOL-BREF-TR “physical health,” “psychological health,” “social relationships,” and “environment” subscale score of 13 (min: 4- max: 17), 14 (min: 4- max: 19), 15 (min: 4- max: 20), and 14 (min: 4- max: 20), respectively. The variables “education,” “employment,” “income,” “spousal support,” “chronic disease,” “testing positive for COVID-19,” and “spending time with family members” affected participants’ healthy lifestyle behaviors and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a positive correlation between healthy lifestyle behaviors and quality of life (p<0.05). Conclusion: Healthy lifestyle behaviors have an impact on women’s quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses should take physical, psychological, social, and environmental factors into account and evaluate women holistically. Disadvantaged women should be given priority in health care during crises, such as the pandemic.