Rationale, aims and objectivesObesity, hedonic eating habits and depression are significantly influential conditions on each other. In our study, we aimed to determine the level of hedonic eating, depression and related socio-demographic and clinical characteristics in obese patients.MethodsThis is a prospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study. In the research, data was collected by using Personal Information Form, Beck Depression Inventory, Hedonistic Eating Scale.ResultsThe mean score of Hedonic Eating Scale was 47.97 ± 9.85 and the mean score of Beck Depression Inventory was 15.08 ± 7.13. There was not statistically significant, hedonic eating level decreased as the depression level increased (p ≥0.05). According to these results; non-smokers, those living in the city and in the village, those living only with their spouses were found to have higher levels of hedonic eating. Depression levels were found to be higher in patients with poor economic perception (p≤0.05).ConclusionsOur study result; showed that obese individuals tend to eat although they do not relieve themselves or to cope with stress, and depression order decreases as hedonistic eating behavior increases.

Background: This research was conducted to objectively evaluate the level of brain fog that may develop due to many reasons. Methods: This was a methodological study. This study was conducted between April and May 2021 in Turkey. Content validity ratio, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin analysis and Bartlett’s test of sphericity, Item analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, Spearman-Brown, Guttman Analysis and test-retest correlations validity-reliability analysis were performed. The statistical meaningfulness level in all tests was determined as p<0.05. Results: As a result of context validity, factor analysis and item analysis, a 30 item scale with 3 subscale was obtained. In the scale, the variance amount explained by the three sub components was on a very good level (77.43%). The fact that all of the Cronbach alpha, Spearman-Brown and Guttman internal consistency coefficients of the scale and all of its subscale are above 0.70. When the test retest reliability coefficients of the scale was examined, the scale was found to present consistent results in different applications and the scale was found to be reliable with regard to the constancy coefficient. Conclusion: The Brain Fog Scale consists of 30 items and three subscales. It is a valid and reliable instrument that is appropriate for Turkish society. It can be used to determine the level of brain fog in the last 30 days.