The Stress Management Training Provided to Obese Women

Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Health Sciences

Introduction: Obesity, which is an important public healthcare issue, can affect women's physical, mental, social health, stress level, and coping negatively.

Aim: The present study was conducted to determine the effects of stress management training provided to obese women on eating attitudes, stress, and coping with stress.

Methods: The sampling of the randomized controlled experimental study based on the pre-test and post-test model consisted of 70 women (experimental = 35; control = 35) with a Body Mass Index ≥30, who applied to a Community Healthcare Center Obesity Unit in primary care in Turkey. The data were collected by using Personal Information Form, Perceived Stress Scale, Stress Coping Styles Scale, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, and height-weight measurements.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women who lived in the city center,
• Body Mass Index ≥30,
• Having no perception and communication problems and being able to answer questions,
• Women who volunteered to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being a man
• Non-obese women and those with a body mass index below 30
• Those with communication problems
• Those who do not live in the city center