The effect of diet and regular exercise on psychological resilience in obese or overweight women.

AIM: This study aimed to investigate the effects of diet and regular exercise on resilience in obese or overweight women. METHODS: The study was conducted with the 109 patients who applied to the obesity polyclinics. The patients were divided into three groups by their current disease conditions and willingness; those who were willing to both diet and exercise (diet + exercise group) (n: 35), those who were willing to only diet (diet group) (n: 37) and those who were not willing to recommended diet or exercise (control group) (n: 37). The "Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale" (CD-RISC) was applied to all the participants through face-to-face interviews. The CD-RISC scale was repeated 8 weeks after the first evaluation. RESULTS: There was a significant difference between the total score and subscores of the scale in the intra-group comparison before and after the intervention (P < .05). When the groups were compared after the intervention, a significant difference was found between the diet group and the control group as well as the exercise +diet group and the control group (P < .05). CONCLUSION: We found that diet and exercise practices increased psychological endurance in obese or overweight women. In addition, positive improvements were also detected in psychological resilience subgroups such as perseverance and personal competence, tolerance to negative events and spiritual disposition.

Parents' Perspectives about Vaccine Hesitancies and Vaccine Rejection, in the West of Turkey.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate Turkish parents' perspectives on childhood vaccines. DESIGN AND METHODS: 614 parents of the children between the ages of 0-14 years were included in the study for examining their perspectives about vaccine hesitation and rejection. Age, gender, educational level, number of children, and income levels of volunteer participants were recorded. In addition to the personal data, a questionnaire form with questions about vaccines and vaccination was prepared. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was found as 37.20 ± 6.84 years (range, 21 to 53). The rate of vaccine hesitancy was found to be statistically significantly and higher in men. A statistically higher number of women were affected by the opinions of the individuals around them related to vaccines. Moreover, the rate of hearing any negative information about vaccines increased as the level of education increased. The impact of an increase in the number of children and the income level of the participants on the survey parameters were evaluated and significant relationships were observed. CONCLUSIONS: Vaccine rejection is a significant public health problem in the world and will continue to be the case in the world. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: In our country, it has been determined that men's hesitation rates are higher and women are more affected by the environment. Necessary trainings should be planned in this regard. Also, as the level of education affects opinions of the vaccine, many plans are needed to increase the level of education.