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Objective: In this study it was aimed to reveal the opinions about smoking ban of the employers and employees in coffee houses, cafes and restaurants and their situation of being affected from the ban and the effects of smoke-free workplaces on smoking. Method: It is a cross-sectional type research done over 1161 individuals serving in 405 coffee houses, cafes and restaurants in Kayseri in October 2010. This survey including 25 questions was applied to people interviewing personally. Results: 41.4% of the individuals who took part in this survey fully supported the ban, 45.8% supported partly and 12.8% stated that they were completely against the ban. The rate of supporting the ban was significantly lower among those working in coffee houses, having smoking habits, working in places with no outdoor area and those who are employers or responsible for the workplace. 44.4% of the individuals pointed out that the number of their customers decreased after the legal regulation. 37.2% of stated that the rate of their customers unchanged and 5.2% pointed out that it increased after the regulation, 13.1% did not express an opinion. The rate of the individuals who stated that the number of their customers decreased was higher among those who work in places which don’t have outdoor area and work in coffee houses. 16.0% of the individuals stated that their customers always had positive look to the ban, 58.8% them pointed out that their customers got accustomed to it despite the earlier negative reactions. It has been found out the number of the cigarettes they smoke has decreased significantly both in workplace and daily compared before the legal regulation. Conclusion: It can be seen that these result have started to give positive impacts one year after the legal regulation although the support has not reached the desired level yet. The support to the regulation is thought to increase with making employees and particularly those who think smoking indoors may not be harmful conscious of possible effects of passive smoking to their own health.Key words: Smoking ban, support, coffee house, restaurant, passive smoking

Amaç: Ülkemizde yaşlı nüfus artmakta ve yaşlılık dönemi sorunları da giderek önem kazanmaktadır. Yaşlı bireylerin zihinsel sağlıkları ve beslenme durumları birbiriyle ilişkilidir ve özenle ele alınmalıdır. Bu çalışmada 65 yaş üstü bireylerde depresyon ve malnutrisyon oranları, depresyonu etkileyen faktörler ve malnutrisyon-depresyon ilişkisi araştırılmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışma; Kayseri ili Hacılar ilçesinde 65 yaş ve üzerinde olan 101 kişide yapılmıştır. Olası depresyon tanımlaması için Geriatrik Depresyon Ölçeği (GDÖ), beslenme durumu tespiti için Mini Nutrisyon Anketi (MNA), yüz yüze görüşme yöntemiyle sorgulanmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya alınan 101 kişinin yaş ortalaması 73.63 ± 5.74 (min:65-max:94) yıldır. Grubun %83.2’si halen kendi evinde yaşamakta olup, %74.3’ünde en az bir kronik hastalık mevcuttur. Depresyon puanlarına göre %7.9’unun depresif yakınmaları mevcuttur. Depresyon puanı ortalaması: 10,26 ± 5,48 (min:1-max:23) dir. Kadınlarda, aylık ortalama eğitim ve geliri düşük olanlarda, kronik hastalığı olanlarda, diyet uygulayanlarda depresyon puanları daha yüksektir. Beslenme puanlarına göre %4.0’ünde malnutrisyon, %66.3’ünde malnutrisyon riski mevcuttur. Depresyon puanı ile yeme puanı arasında ilişki vardır. Beslenme puanı düştükçe (malnutrisyon), depresyon puanı (depresyona doğru) artmaktadır. Sonuç: Depresyon puanları kadınlarda, düşük eğitim ve gelir düzeyi olanlarda, kronik hastalık varlığında ve beslenmesi kötü olan yaşlı bireylerde yüksekti. Yaşlılık döneminde depresyon ve beslenme bozukluklarının birbirine yol açabilen durumlar olarak çok yönlü ele alınması gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır., Objective: The nutritional status and mental health of elderly people are related to each other and must be handled carefully. In this study we evaluated the rates of depression and malnutrition, factors affecting depression and the relationship between malnutrition and depression. Method: A hundred and one people aged over 65 and living in Hacılar town of Kayseri city were included in this study. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) scale were used for evaluating depression and nutritional status, respectively Results: According to the elderly person’s depression scores, 7.9% were depressive. The average depression score was 10.27 ± 5.48 (min:1-max:23). Depression scores were high for women, low income and presence of chronic disease. Based on the malnutrition score, 4.0% had malnutrition and 66.3% had risk of malnutrition. There was a correlation between depression and nutrition scores; as the depression score increases (depression) the nutrition score decreases (malnutrition). Conclusion: Depression scores were higher for women and in relation to low income, low educational status, presence of chronic disease and bad nutritional status of the elderly person. Thus, it may be concluded that depression and nutritional disorders must be handled as multifaceted issues that may affect each other.