Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and orthorexia nervosa in medical students: A web-based, cross-sectional study

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to determine medical students' tendency to orthorexia nervosa (ON) and investigate the role of obsessive-compulsive symptoms on these attitudes.Materials and methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 822 medical students. The data were collected via an online survey. A sociodemographic information form, the ORTO-11 scale, and the Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Symptom Inventory (MOCI) were used as data collection forms.Results: The mean age of the students was 20.5±2.1 (range 18-32) years, and 50.7% (n=417) were female. Orthorexia tendency was detected as 19% (n=156). A significant negative relationship was found between the students' ORTO-11 and MOCI scores (p

Keywords

• tıp öğrencisi
• ortoreksi
• obsesif kompülsif belirtiler
• medical students
• orthorexia
• obsessive-compulsive symptoms