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Abstract Background The abundance of easy and accessible information and the rapid development of social networking sites (SNSs) have proven that the world is small and within reach. The great implication of this interconnectivity is attributable to the change in the learning and sharing environment, which for the most part is something that classrooms are lacking. Considering the potential implications of SNSs in nursing education reveals the benefits of SNSs in allowing students to communicate and interact with a wider audience and beyond the classroom. The aim of this study is to identify the extent of SNS utilization, the perceived benefits of SNSs and the potential of SNSs for improving the study habits of nursing students in five countries (Israel, Iraq, Oman, the Philippines and Turkey). Methods This study is a quantitative cross-sectional study that determined the relationship between the utilization of SNSs, the perceived benefits of SNSs, and the potential of SNSs for improving the study habits of nursing students in the five participating countries (Israel, Iraq, Oman, the Philippines, and Turkey). This paper is based on carefully analysing the survey responses of a sample of 1137 students from an online hosting site. The online instrument focuses on the extent of the utilization and benefits of SNSs according to their accessibility, usability, efficiency and reliability. Results Based on the Pearson correlation coefficient (r) our findings, reveal a significant positive correlation between the extent of a possible improvement in study habits and the extent of SNS utilization in terms of the four domains, namely, accessibility (r = 0.246), usability (r = 0.377), reliability (r = 0.287) and efficiency (r = 0.387). Conclusion It can be concluded that there is a significant positive correlation between students’ study habits and the extent of SNS utilization, meaning that the more students devote themselves to their study habits, the higher the level of SNS utilization. The use of SNSs by nursing students has positive and negative implications, and there is greater potential for further improving approaches to nursing education through the adaptation of curricula based on the proper utilization of SNSs.
Aim: This research was conducted descriptively to examine the attitudes and satisfaction levels of nursing students towards distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic process. Method: This research was conducted with 416 nursing students between July and October 2020. In data collection, participants were reached via the "Google Form" using a form consisting of 26 questions developed by the researchers and the "Distance Education Attitude Scale" consisting of 21 questions. Correlation and one way anova test were used for the data using SPSS 21.0 statistical package program. Statistical significance level was accepted as p<.05. Ethics committee approval was obtained before starting the study. Results: It is determined that the average age of the students within the scope of the study is 21.13±2.14, 71.4% has not received distance education before, 35.3% has technical problems while receiving distance education and 54.4% has internet problems. The total score of the students on the Attitude Scale towards Distance Education is 66.50±6.05, their satisfaction level with distance education is 5.85±2.34, and the point average of their thinking that the distance education process is effective for the continuity of education during the pandemic period is 6.55±2.42. Conclusion: Thinking that distance education is the right decision during the Covid-19 pandemic process, thinking that the distance education model is an effective method for an applied department such as nursing and that one could quickly access the course content with distance education. It is observed that as their attitude score towards distance education increases, their satisfaction with distance education also increases.
Health care providers (HCPs) worldwide have been a common target for stigmatization during widespread infections, such as COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to highlight the prevalence of stigmatization during the COVID-19 pandemic among HCPs in Turkey using the Stigma COVID-19 HCPs instrument (S19-HCPs). Descriptive design. The S19-HCPs is a self-administered, web-based survey (24 items) developed previously. The internal consistency of the S19-HCPs’ Turkish version was satisfactory (α = 0.79). Test-retest correlations were all statistically significant for the Turkish version of the instrument (ICC = 0.90, p0.01). Most study participants were 20–30 years old (77%); among the respondents, 66% had worked in a COVID-19-designated facility. Stigma against HCPs is highly prevalent in Turkey. The outcomes of this study revealed substantial levels of HCP stigmatization in Turkey irrespective of their motivation to work with COVID-19 patients. Education, media, and awareness campaigns might play a critical role in addressing global stigmatization issues.
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, hemşirelik bölümünde öğrenim gören lisans öğrencilerinin akılcı ilaç kullanımına yönelik farkındalıkları ile sağlık algılarının incelenmesidir.Yöntem: Bu çalışma tanımlayıcı araştırma modeline göre 2019 yılında çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 361 hemşirelik öğrencisi ile yapılmıştır. Çalışmanın verileri araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen sosyo-demografik özellikleri ve akılcı ilaç kullanımını içeren 24 sorudan oluşan soru formu ve 15 sorudan oluşan “Sağlık Algısı Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Çalışmadan elde edilen verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, independent-t, mann whitney u ve ki-kare testi kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel olarak anlamlılık düzeyi p&lt;0.05 olarak kabul edilmiştir.Bulgular: Hemşirelik öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 20.66±2.10(min 18, max 37)’dur. Öğrencilerin %66.5’i hekimin verdiği ilacı hekim tavsiyesine göre kullanmakta, %64.2’si artan ilacı buzdolabında saklamakta, %64.9’u ilaç dışı tedavi olarak bitkisel tedavi kullanmaktadır. Öğrencilerin %58.3’ü akılcı ilaç kullanımına yönelik bilgi sahibidir. Spor yapmayan, ilaç prospektüsünü okumayan, ilacı zamanında almayan öğrencilerin sağlık algılarının daha yüksek olduğu ve aralarındaki farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu bulunmuştur (p&lt;0.05)Sonuç: Bu çalışmada hemşirelik öğrencilerinin akılcı ilaç kullanımına yönelik farkındalıklarının iyi düzeyde ve sağlık algılarının ise orta düzeyde olduğu bulunmuştur. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin akılcı ilaç kullanımına yönelik farkındalıklarının geliştirilmesi için bilgilendirici etkinliklerin düzenlenmesi oldukça önemlidir.
Farklı kültürlerin bir arada yaşadığı toplumlarda çeşitlilik giderek artmaktadır. Çeşitliliğin artması ile birlikte hemşireler farklı özellikleri olan bireylere bakım vermeye başlamıştır. Farklı kültürlerden bireylere bakım vermek hemşirelik bakımına zorluklar getirdiği gibi kolaylıklar da sağlamaktadır. Kültürel olarak yeterli bakım verme bakımın kalitesini ve bakım sonrası çıktıları olumlu yönde etkilemektedir. Hemşirelerin kültürel yeterlilik düzeyi hastaların bakım kalitesini etkileyen önemli faktörlerden biridir. Bu araştırma Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Sağlık Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi’nde çalışan araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 182 hemşire ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel türde planlanmıştır. Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin yaş ortalaması 34,57 yaştır, %67,0'ı lisans mezunu, % 66,5'i evli ve hemşirelerin çoğunun (%94,5) uzun süre yaşadığı yerleşim birimi il merkezidir. Hemşirelerin çoğunluğu (%72,5) daha önce farklı kültürden gelen yabancı hastalara bakım verdiğini belirtmiştir. Hemşirelerin kültürel yeterlilik düzeyi orta düzeyde bulunmuştur. Son 10 yılda yaşanan insan hareketliliği nedeniyle birçok farklı kültürden insanın Türkiye’ye göç etmesiyle artan kültür çeşitliliği bakım vermede kültürel yeterliliğin önemi bir kez daha ortaya koymuştur. Hemşirelerin kültürel yeterlilik düzeylerinin geliştirilmesi için bakım verdikleri hastanın kültürlerine dair bilgi seviyelerini arttırıcı ve farklı kültürleri tanıtıcı faaliyetler düzenlenmelidir.
Giriş: Üriner inkontinans prevalansı yüksek, önemli bir sağlık sorunudur. Bu sorun, bireylerin hayat kalitelerini düşürerek benlik saygılarını olumsuz etkilemektedir. Amaç: Bu araştırma, üniversite öğrencilerinin üriner inkontinans farkındalıkları ve benlik saygıları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Bu çalışma, ilişki arayan tanımlayıcı araştırma ilkelerine uygun olarak bir Üniversitenin Hemşirelik, Ebelik ve Sosyal Hizmet bölümlerinde öğrenim gören 646 öğrenci ile yapılmıştır. Veriler “Tanıtıcı Soru Formu”, “Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği” ve “İnkontinans Farkındalık Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, bağımsız gruplarda t testi, Anova testi, Tukey testi, Mann Withney U testi ve korelasyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma gerekli izinler alınarak yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışma kapsamındaki öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 20.4±1.75’dir. Öğrencilerin %28.8’i idrar kaçırmayı deneyimlemişlerdir. Araştırma kapsamındaki kadın öğrencilerin sağlık sorunu olarak kabulünü engelleyen faktörler ve kısıtlanma alt boyut puanları erkek öğrencilere göre daha yüksektir. Erkek öğrencilerin sağlık motivasyonu ve üriner inkontinansla başetme alt boyut puanları kadın öğrencilere göre daha yüksek olup aralarındaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur (p&lt;.05). Üriner inkontinans farkındalık ölçeği, sağlık sorunu olarak kabulünü engelleyen faktörler alt boyutu ile benlik saygısı ölçeği arasında negatif yönlü bir ilişki vardır. Sağlık motivasyonu ve kısıtlanma alt boyutu ile benlik saygısı ölçeği arasında pozitif yönlü ilişki vardır. Her iki ilişki de istatistiki olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Araştırma kapsamındaki öğrencilerin üriner inkontinans farkındalık ölçeği, sağlık sorunu olarak kabulünü engelleyen faktörler, üriner inkontinans ile başetme ve idrar korkusu yaşama alt boyutları orta düzeydedir. Öğrencilerin sağlık motivasyonu alt boyutu kötü düzeyde ve kısıtlama alt boyutu iyi düzeyde olduğu bulunmuştur. Üriner inkontinans yaşayan öğrencilerin benlik saygıları ise düşük düzeyde bulunmuştur.
<b>Purpose:</b> Migration is a complex situational transition that rarely occurs in isolations. Use of the transitions framework allows for recognition of the complex, longitudinal, and iterative components and processes of migration. Refugees experience a long and anduous transition. Refugees may experience significant changes in health status. The study purpose to investigate the change in health perception of refugee women within the framework of transition theory. <br><b>Materials and methods:</b> This study is a qualitative study. Data were collected with a semi-structured interview form at in-depth interviews. Obtained data were analyzed with inductive content analysis. Analysis of interview data provided by thirty Syrian refugee women. <br><b>Results:</b> The refugee women’s changing in health perception were found to comprise the following themes "pre-migration access to health care system and medical practise", " experiences of immigration process", "access to health care system in Turkey and medical practice,” and “change in health perception" and subthemes. <br><b>Conclusions:</b> Health perception for Syrian refugees women is status of well-being or not. Health status of refugees women got worse during immigration process and postmigration process. Because of refugee women in the face of some problems such as language barriers, lack of socio-economic situation, inadequacy of access to health care system all of these cause to be negatively change in health perceptions.
Aim: This study aims to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurse academicians' social and academic lives.
 Method: This descriptive research study was carried out with 102 nurse academicians between June and July 2020. A form that includes 50 questions about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on academicians' social and academic lives and which was developed by the researchers was used to collect data. The study data were collected via online Google-based data collection forms. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and chi-square test using SPSS 21.0 statistics package program. Ethics committee approval was obtained before starting the study. 
 Results: The results revealed that during the pandemic period, male academicians have researched about different data collection methods related to their field more compared to female academicians, they have benefitted more from the free training programs offered by world-renowned universities to improve themselves, and they have been more flexible in matters such as waking up late and going to bed late because they do not have to go to work. The academicians who had children had the opportunity to spend more time with their families during this process, and their communication with family members has changed positively (p
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold> The abundance of easy and accessible information and fast developing social networking sites (SNS) have proven the world is small and within reach. The great implication of this interconnectedness can be somehow attributed to the change in the learning and sharing environment, for the most part, something a classroom is lacking, and considering the potential implication of SNS in nursing education reveals that the benefit allows the students to communicate and interact with a wider audience and beyond the classroom. The aim of this study is to identify the extent of SNS utilization, the perceived benefits and the potential for improving study habits of nursing students in five countries (Israel, Iraq, Oman, Philippines and Turkey).<bold>Methods: </bold>The study is a quantitative cross-sectional study that determined the relationship between the utilization of SNS, the perceived benefits of SNS, and the potential for improving study habits among nursing students in the five participating countries (Israel, Iraq, Oman, Philippines, and Turkey). The basis of this paper is the careful analysis survey of responses from a sample of 1,137 students from an online hosting site. The online instrument focuses on the extent of utilization and benefits of SNS according to their accessibility, usability, efficiency and reliability.<bold>Results:</bold> Our findings, in correlation using Pearson’s r, reveals a significant positive correlation between the extent of possibly improving study habits and the extent of utilization of SNS in terms of the four domains, namely, accessibility (r=0.246), usability (r=0.377), reliability (r=0.287) and efficiency (r=0.387).<bold>Conclusion:</bold> It can be concluded that a significant positive correlation between students’ study habits and the extent of utilization of SNS, meaning that the more students devote themselves to study habits, the higher the level of SNS utilization. There are positive and negative implications in using SNS among nursing students, and there is greater potential in further improving the approaches to nursing education through adaptation of curricula based around the proper utilization of SNS.
Yaşlı bireyler içinde bulundukları dönemden dolayı yaşamlarında fizyolojik, sosyal ve psikolojik yönden birçok değişimleri deneyimlemektedir. Yaşlılarda meydana gelen değişimler ev kazaları ve düşmelerin gerçekleşmesine yol açmaktadır. Yaşlılarda ev kazaları ve düşme olayının görülme sıklığı oldukça yüksektir. Ev kazaları ve düşmeler yaşlılığın getirdiği durumlardan kaynaklandığı gibi yaşlıların ev ortamından ve ev çevresinden de kaynaklanmaktadır. Bu nedenle hemşireler yaşlıların ev ortamını ve çevresini risk yaklaşımı ile değerlendirmeli, ev kazalarını ve düşmelerini önleyecek gerekli girişimlerde bulunmalı, yaşlı birey ve aile üyelerini ev kazaları ve düşmeler hakkında bilgilendirmelidir.
Interventions can be designed to address specific components of the HBM, such as promoting awareness campaigns, addressing cultural and psychological barriers, incorporating cues to action, and culture-sensitive colorectal cancer screening guides that should be prepared for Muslim men to increase participation in colorectal cancer screening.
Purpose This paper aims to determine factors affecting health-care utilization of immigrants living in North of Turkey and make a case assessment about this factors and general health status of immigrants. Design/methodology/approach This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of descriptive research. The data of the study were collected by using questionnaire consisting of 33 questions that include socio-demographic specifications, use of health services and health perception level. Findings This study was conducted with 360 immigrants. Participants, of which 61.9% were female. Immigrants who are young, female, married, have low education, have chronic illnesses, and have been in hospital before, have a better use of health services. Originality/value Immigration experiences of immigrants and their lack of equal opportunities to access health services in the community lead them to use health services at a low level.
ABSTRACTMillions of people migrate to a country other than the country where they live and generally migrate to live a better life and become an immigrant every year in the world. Individuals experiencing migration are exposed to social and economic risks and health risks of migration. This exposure adversely affects the lives of migrants in the country of residence. The working conditions of the individuals constitute the working life of the individuals in order to sustain their lives and obtain a certain economic income. Working life is one of the important indicators that determine the health level of the individual. Male migrants, one of the disadvantaged groups in the country they live in, work in unskilled and environmentally unprofessional workers due to communication problems, discrimination and other migrants, and these jobs are often dangerous and temporary jobs that local workers do not want to work with. Access to a job is limited in more qualified positions. Migrant men experience difficulties in finding suitable jobs and work at low costs. The country which immigrant males&#039; work and migration policies are the main reasons why migrant men cannot use health care services and social services adequately. Nurses, who are among the most effective health professionals in the provision of health care services, should be aware of the health risks of the working life of male immigrants and should take these risks into account for the interventions of migrant men.
This study attempts to find out if internal school variables and the nature of organizational learning have an effect on student outcome variables. In other words, on which level the leadership styles applied in the schools and if internal school variables have an effect on the nature of organizational learning. For this reason, a five-item Likert type scale was administered to 257 teachers and 322 students in different classes of 21 general high schools in the centre of the province of Ankara. In order to explain the direct and indirect relations among the variables a Path analysis was used. The findings after the analysis show that internal school variables such as shared leadership, leadership satisfaction, source, teacher leadership and the staffs&amp;apos; feeling valued are effective factors on school&amp;apos;s organizational learning. Moreover, teachers&amp;apos; work is an effective and strong factor on student&amp;apos;s participation which is also described as student outcome variable. Summary Social, political and economical changes have caused changes in organizational structures. These changes and indefiniteness have increased the importance of efforts in bringing about learning organizations. For general Turkish high schools which are a part of secondary education institutions, it is impossible to show no reaction towards the changes taking place in their surroundings. High schools must be learning organizations to successfully accomplish their goals. A learning organization is capable of creating; acquiring, commenting, transferring, and keeping knowledge (David and Garvin, 2000). Learning organizations are both more productive and adaptive than traditional organizations. In order to develop such organizations vision, patience and courage are obviously needed (Kofman and Senge, 1993). In school structures, there are many different elements affecting organizational learning process. These elements are (1) factors outside the school which express students&amp;apos; socio-economic level and social class background, (2) internal school variables which express leadership, staff valued, leadership satisfaction, school-community relations, organizational learning and teachers work; and (3) student outcome variables that represents students&amp;apos; participation and school commitment (Kale, 2003; Silins and Mulford, 2004). The relations among these variables are complex and they affect each other mutually. Studies done in this subject in Turkish context are generally about the determining schools&amp;apos; organizational learning level (Kale, 2003; Çelik, 1999; Ensari, 1998) or are about determining schools&amp;apos; organizational learning obstacles (Töremen, 2001). However, in Turkey limited studies have been done on if internal school variables and the nature of organizational learning have an effect on student achievement. In other words, at which level leadership styles in the school and internal school variables are effective on the nature of organizational learning. For this reason, this study seeks answers to the following questions: 1)As learning organizations; what are the characteristics of high schools? 2)Do leadership practices have effects on the development of learning organizations? 3)Do leadership practices and the nature of organizational learning have an effect on students&amp;apos; outcomes? Method Data were collected from randomly selected 21 high school principals, 257 teachers and 322 students in different classes of these high schools. Data were collected via &amp;amp;lsquo;Administrator and Teacher Questionnaire&amp;apos; adapted from the questionnaire used in “Leadership for organizational learning and student outcomes: The LOLSO Project” study (Silins, Mulford and Zarins, 1999). Data were collected via &amp;amp;lsquo;Administrator and Teacher Questionnaire&amp;apos; adapted from the questionnaire used in “Leadership for Organizational Learning and Student Outcomes: The LOLSO Project” study (Silins, Mulford and Zarins, 1999). The original sample of the scale consists of two different groups prepared to obtain data from the teachers and the students which form the sample of the study. The first part of the scale is the &amp;amp;lsquo;Teacher and Principal Questionnaire&amp;apos; which contains the defining of schools that are associated with high schools operating as learning organizations and leadership characters and process applied in these schools. This questionnaire consists of four dimensions which characterise high schools as learning organizations and these are 1.Trusting and Colloboration, 2.Shared and Monitored Mission, 3.Taking initiatives and risks, and 4.Professional Development. The alpha validity coefficient of the sample is between .90 and. 96. &amp;amp;lsquo;The Leadership Scale&amp;apos; which exsists in the same scale and which is prepared to determine the leadership applications which enrich the organizational learning and these are 1.Vision and Goals,2.Culture,3.Structure,4.Intellectual Stimulation,5.Individual Support, and 6.Performance Expectations. The alpha validity coefficient is between .70 and .98. The second phase of the scale used in the study to obtain data is the &amp;amp;lsquo;Student Questionnaire&amp;apos; which defines student&amp;apos;s views of teachers&amp;apos; work in the classroom and student outcomes such as attendance, students&amp;apos; self-concept, and participation in and engagement with schools. The alpha validity coefficient is between .51 and .90. Results and Findings In order to test the direct and indirect relations among the variables, Path analysis, which is a structural equality analysis, was used. The reason for this is to be able to make logical explanations of observed correlations by forming the models reason-result relations among the variables. The most important finding after structural equality analysis is that leadership style (&amp;amp;beta;=.46, p&amp;amp;lt;.05), staff valued (&amp;amp;beta;=.23, p&amp;amp;lt;.05), resource (&amp;amp;beta;=.14, p&amp;amp;lt;.05), leadership satisfaction (&amp;amp;beta;=.19, p&amp;amp;lt;.05) and teacher leadership (&amp;amp;beta;= .24, p&amp;amp;lt;.05) affect organizational learning. In other words, these five variables were found as the direct indicators of organizational learning. Moreover, resource and leadership variables had the strongest indirect effect. Organizational learning was the only direct indicator of teacher work variable (&amp;amp;beta;=.25, p&amp;amp;lt;.05).However, organizational learning affected resource, staff valued and teacher work indirectly. Three variables appearing as the direct indicators of students&amp;apos; school commitment were leadership style (&amp;amp;beta;=.18, p&amp;amp;lt;.05), teacher work (&amp;amp;beta;=.68, p&amp;amp;lt;.05) and participation (&amp;amp;beta;=.28, p&amp;amp;lt;.05)teacher work, students&amp;apos; perception level of their own teachers was the strongest indicator of school commitment. Leadership style, the principal&amp;apos;s behavior in the school, did not have so strong effect on school commitment. An interesting finding was that leadership style (&amp;amp;beta;=.26, p&amp;amp;lt;.08) and leadership satisfaction (&amp;amp;beta;=.13, p&amp;amp;lt;.05) were the direct indicators of school-society relations. However, school-society relations, in this model, had no effect on another variable. The model explains 77% of the commitment variable. Conclusions and Suggestions The analysis findings of this study show that all of the high schools that are working as learning organizations have the attributes which characterize organizational learning. In other words, these schools can be described as schools which have the opportunity of developing themselves continually and make decisions by using their own initiatives in a cooperative atmosphere based on the trust of the teachers. One important finding of our study is the positive effect of the leadership behavior of school principals who reflect all applications of all dimensions of transformational leadership on organizational learning variable. The necessity of giving more importance to human dimension instead of the structural dimension to develop schools has been proved once more .In other words, the fundamental of a successful school reform is trust, respect, and staff valued. (Leithwood and Jantzi, 1999; Mulford and Silins, 1998). The only strongest indicator of student outcomes variable which exists as student participation and school commitment is the teacher work variable. Teaching style, various activities inside the classroom, class organization, respecting and giving value students&amp;apos; ideas are perceived positively by the students and this constitutes psycho-social pressure on students&amp;apos; class participation and school attendance. Researchers who wish to study in this field in the future may add variables such as socio-economic situation of the school&amp;apos;s environment and the size of the school.
<title>Abstract</title> Background: The abundance of easy and accessible information and the fast developing social networking sites (SNS) have proven the world is small and within reach. The great implication of this interconnectedness can be somehow attributed to the change in the learning and sharing environment— something a classroom is lacking; and considering the potential implication of SNS in nursing education reveals that the benefit allows the students to communicate and interact with wider audience and beyond the classroom. The aim of this study is to identify the extent of social networking site utilization, the perceived benefits and the potential for improving study habits of nursing students in five countries (Israel, Iraq, Oman, Philippines & Turkey). Methods: The Study is a Quantitative –Cross-sectional study that determines the relationship between the utilization, the perceived benefits of social networking sites, and the potential for improving study habits among nursing students in the five participating countries (Israel, Iraq, Oman, Philippines, and Turkey). The basis of this paper is the careful analysis survey of students’ responses from a sample of 1,137 students from an online hosting site. The online instrument study focuses on the extent of utilization and benefits of social networking sites according to its accessibility, usability, efficiency and reliability. Results: Our findings in correlation using Pearson R- reveals a significant positive correlation between the extent of doing possible study habits and the extent of utilization of social networking sites in terms of the four domains, namely, accessibility (r=0.246), usability (r=0.377), reliability (r=0.287) and efficiency (r=0.387). Conclusion: It can be concluded that a significant positive correlation between students’ study habits and the extent of utilization means that the more students devote themselves on study habits, the higher the level of social networking site utilization. There are positive and negative implications in using social networking sites among nursing students and there is greater potential in further improving the approaches to nursing education through adaptation of curricula based around the proper utilization of social networking sites.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate and evaluate the behavior and attitudes of healthcare workers with a chronic disease or those who have a relative with a chronic disease who are also providing a healthcare service to patients with the same disease. Materials and Methods: This study was performed at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Health Center located in Malatya (a provincial city in Turkey) in November 2012. A total of 1178 lecturers (physicians), research assistants (physician assistants) and nurses provide a health service in this center, and some of them completed a survey regarding this study. The answers to this survey were evaluated with Pearson Chi-Square, Yates Corrected Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact Tests in the SPSS 15.0 program. Values of P<0.05 were accepted as significant. Conclusions: According to our results, the most important factors affecting a healthcare worker’s attentiveness to patient with a chronic disease were gender (OR=2.35; 95% CI=1.06-5.17), working years (OR=0.53; 95% CI=0.32-0.88), and profession (OR=0.22; 95% CI=0.0750.667), respectively.
This study may provide insights into the positive and negative perceptions of physicians and citizens in Turkey regarding the Transformation in Health Project.We aimed to evaluate the views of physicians and citizens regarding the changing healthcare system using different questionnaires.We interviewed 1190 actively working physicians and 1997 citizens using face-to-face questionnaires to determine how the changing healthcare system has affected the behaviours of physicians and citizens. When asked whether the behaviours of patients and relatives had improved, 495 physicians (41.6%) answered yes and 580 (48.7%) answered no. When citizens were asked whether the behaviours of physicians had improved, 1399 (70.1%) answered yes and 362 (18.1%) answered no. According to the results of this study, there have been some changes in our healthcare system associated with the Transformation in Health Project. [Med-Science 2016; 5(2.000): 505-18]
<div><!--block-->Two Ottoman warships departed from Istanbul and were incorporated in the fleet in Basra four years before the Suez Canal was completed in 1869. These corvettes, called Izmir and Bursa, reached Basra at the end of the difficult 15-month long trip after sailing through Gibraltar and stopping in Spain, Brazil and Cape Town. For the first time in Ottoman history, sending battleships from Istanbul to Basra and the first voyage of these ships in the ocean were some of the highlights of this course. The aim of this study is to clarify a phase of Turkish maritime history and to explore the journey of two Ottoman corvettes between Istanbul and Basra. Another purpose of the study is to find out the strategic purpose and the effect of sending these corvettes to Basra. The main sources of this article are the memories of Engineer Faik and Imam Abdurrahman Efendi, who were assigned in the Bursa Corvette and the report prepared by Commander and Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Bey. Although the first two studies are known, the fact that the Colonel Ahmed Bey's report has never been used so far is one of the reasons why this article is unique. This work was also supported by archival documents. As a result of the research carried out in the Ottoman Archives and the Naval History Archives, it was found that there were documents about the preparation of the corvettes and the money needed for repairs and replenishment during the voyage. These sources provided a better understanding of the subject. Cite this article as: Korkmaz, Mehmet, “İstanbul’dan Basra’ya Gönderilen İlk Osmanlı Harp Gemileri: Bursa ve İzmir Korvetlerinin Seyir Günlüğü (24 Eylül 1865-3 Aralık 1866)”, Turk J Hist, issue 69 (2019), p.87-112.</div>
Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı’nın Müslüman halka sunduğu din hizmetinde camilerin önemli bir yeri vardır. Camilerdeki din hizmeti imamlar tarafından yürütülmektedir. İmamların bu hizmeti ne oranda başarıyla yerine getirebildiğini görmek amacıyla camiler ve din görevlileri belli zamanlarda denetlenmektedir. Denetim işlemleri din hizmetinin standartlarının geliştirilmesinde, görevlilerin niteliğinin geliştirilmesinde, mesleki motivasyonlarının yükseltilmesinde, sunulan hizmetin kalitesinin görülmesinde önemlidir. \nÜlkemiz camilerinde gerçekleştirilen denetim işlemlerinin yukarıda bahsi geçen bu işlevlere ne ölçüde sahip olduğu tartışılabilir. Zira çok defa bu hizmetler caminin temizlik ve düzenine bakılması, bir takım evrakların kontrol edilmesi, görevlilerin kılık-kıyafetlerine, kişisel tutum ve davranışlarına takılıp kalınması vb. gibi bazı şekilsel unsurlarla sınırlı kalabilmektedir. Hiç şüphesiz bunlar cami hizmetleri ve din görevliliği için dikkate değer hususlardır. Ancak denetimlerde salt şekilsel unsurlarla yetinilmesi, din görevlilerine ve onların yürüttüğü hizmetlerin niteliğini geliştirmeye yeterince katkı sunmayabilir. \nBu makalede din görevlilerinin camilerdeki denetim işlemlerine ilişkin görüşleri ele alınmıştır. Araştırma 2011 yılında Kayseri’de yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya 110 görevli katılmış, veriler anket yoluyla toplanmıştır. Araştırmaya katılan görevliler denetimlerin sayısı, şekli, yöntemi gibi konularda önemli birtakım eksiklikler olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Camilerdeki denetimlerin kendilerinin gerçekleştirdikleri görevlerini niteliğini, mesleki motivasyonlarını geliştirici yönünün düşük kaldığını, kendilerine pek çok alanda yeterince katkı sağlamadığını ifade etmişlerdir.
Bu çalışmadaöğretmenlerin algılarına dayalı olarak Erzurum’daki ilkokulların örgütselsağlığı incelenmiştir. Bir başka ifadeyle Erzurum’daki ilkokulların örgütsağlığına etki eden faktörler ortaya çıkarılmaya çalışılmıştır. Taramamodelinde yapılan bu çalışmanın evrenini, 2017–2018 eğitim öğretim yılındaErzurum’un merkez ilçelerindeki (Palandöken, Yakutiye, Aziziye) ilkokullardagörev yapmakta olan öğretmenler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanınörnekleminde, basit tesadüfî örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilen 15 ilkokuldan 302öğretmen yer almaktadır. Çalışmada Hoy (1991) tarafındangeliştirilen örgütsel sağlık ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada okulların örgüt sağlığına müdürün etkisinin,öğretmen bağlılığının, okullardaki kaynak ve materyal zenginliğinin ve akademikönemin olumlu yönde etkisi olduğu, çevre etkisinin herhangi bir katkısınınolmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca medeni durum, mesleki kıdem ve okul türüdeğişkenleri açısından öğretmenlerin örgütsel sağlık algılarının farklılaştığısonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen sonuçlara göre okullarınörgüt sağlığına etki eden faktörlerden müdür etkisiarttıkça, okullarda öğretmen etkisi, kaynak desteği ve akademik önem deartmaktadır.
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Few of the improving men's health programs are based on masculinity values, men's preferences, and interests. Studies show that programs prepared using gender-specific approaches are more effective in men's health and provide more positive contributions to men's health. Addressing the immigrant men's health and male-specific health issues in this program shows that this program is gender-specific. </sec> <sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> The study purpose of examining the effect of the “IHAPIM” program on health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies of immigrant men. </sec> <sec> <title>METHODS</title> We make an effort to report this randomized controlled trial to comply with the SPIRIT. The population size consists of 95 immigrant men who live in the north of Turkey. The study, between March 2020–March 2021, was held in the two districts predominantly immigrants live. The participants were randomly divided into the experimental and control group. The experimental (N = 49) received a short‐term IHAPIM program (5 weeks, 1 hr per week, 10 hr in total). Each group’s intervention performed by researchers. The immigrant men’ health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies measured before “IHAPIM” program performed and three month after “IHAPIM” program performed. Measurements were obtained during pre-and post‐test from the experimental and control group (N = 46). In this study, participants and statistician who conducted the research blinded. </sec> <sec> <title>RESULTS</title> The results showed that both the levels of health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies were significantly different between the two study groups (p < 0.05). </sec> <sec> <title>CONCLUSIONS</title> This study is anticipated to provide a piece of significant evidence of the health promotion interventions for immigrants men performed by researchers and efficacy of health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies in immigrant men group. It is assumed that health promotion interventions specific to male gender and sensitivity to immigrants' language lead to beneficial results on health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies in immigrant men. Suppose the “IHAPIM” program perform in practice by public health nurses. It can be effectively improved immigrant men’s health variables such as health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies. </sec> <sec> <title>CLINICALTRIAL</title> NCT04831463 </sec>
Aim: Health professionals who have direct contact with patients, provide primary care, and have the longest contact time are nurses. The pandemic caused by Covid-19, a virus with high mortality and high spreading rate have caused anxiety and fear in the nurses. This study aimed to evaluate the anxiety and experience of the nurses who care for the patients diagnosed with Covid-19. Method: This study was carried out based on cross-sectional research principles. This study was carried out with 327 nurses providing care to the hospitalized patients diagnosed with Covid-19. Results: The nurses stated that 70.6% of them had increased anxiety, 63.9% of the nurses stated that there was a change in sleep patterns and 51.1% of the nurses stated that they were concerned about the transmission of this disease to themselves while giving care to the patient diagnosed with Covid-19. Approximately half of the nurses (49.5%) stated that they needed psychological support. Conclusion and Suggestions: Nurses experience problems such as impaired sleep pattern, increased anxiety level, and increased fear and anxiety about transmitting the virus to themselves, their families, loved ones, friends and colleagues. For this reason, nurses who care for the patients diagnosed with Covid-19 should be evaluated periodically in terms of psychological health with a risk approach and should be supported psychologically when necessary. In order to ensure that nurses cope with these problems and work efficiently during the Covid-19 pandemic process.
Amaç: Toplumlarda çok kültürlü bireylerin sayısının artması ile birlikte, bu bireylere kaliteli sağlık hizmetinin sunulması için sağlık çalışanlarının kültürel yeterliliklerinin ölçülmesi giderek önem kazanmaktadır. Bu çalışma Sağlık Çalışanları Kültürel Yeterlilik Ölçeği'ni Türkçe’ye uyarlamak ve geçerliğini ve güvenilirliğini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntemler: 375 hemşire ile yapılan bu araştırma metodolojik tipte bir çalışmadır. Veri toplamada araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan tanımlayıcı sorular içeren bilgi formu ve Sağlık Çalışanları Kültürel Yeterlilik Ölçeği formu kullanılmıştır. Ölçeğin dil incelemesi, geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin geçerliğinin test edilmesinde açıklayıcı faktör analizinden, güvenirliğini belirlenmesinde ise Cronbach Alfa katsayısından yararlanılmıştır.Bulgular: Ölçeğin alt boyutlarının Cronbach Alpha değeri 0,79-0,94 arasındadır. Bu aralık ölçeğin güvenilirliğinin yüksek düzeyde olduğunu göstermektedir. Ölçek madde toplam puan korelasyonları 0,43 ile 0,85 aralığında değişmektedir ve tüm maddeler teorik yapıya uygundur. Ölçeğin alt boyutlarının faktör yükleri 0,43-0,86 aralığında değişmektedir, açıklanan toplam varyans değeri ise %54,8’dir.Sonuç: Sağlık Çalışanları Kültürel Yeterlilik Ölçeği psikometrik özellikleri yönünden geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm aracı olarak bulunmuştur. Sağlık alanının tüm disiplinlerinde çalışan bireylerin kültürel yeterliliklerini ölçmek için uygulanabilir.
Abstract Background Health promotion interventions for immigrant health are generally directed toward women and youth. There is no program specific to migrant male in the global and national literature to protect, improve and promote their health. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the Increasing Health Awareness of Immigrant Men (IHAPIM) program on health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes toward utilizing health care services and the types of coping strategies of immigrant male. Methods Researchers applied the short-term IHAPIM program experimental group for 5 weeks. This study was held in the two districts where predominantly immigrants live. The immigrant male’s health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes toward utilizing health care services and the types of coping strategies measured before and after 3 months of the IHAPIM program was performed. Results The study results showed that the levels of health perceptions, health responsibilities and the types of coping strategies of immigrant male were significantly different between the two study groups. Conclusions At the end of the study, the experimental group showed improvement in measures of the health perceptions, health responsibilities, attitudes toward utilizing health care services, the types of coping strategies and perceived stress level of male decreased. Nursing interventions specific to immigrant male and sensitive to their language have led to positive changes in the health variables of immigrant male.
This study aims to analyse the way immigrants and their personality traits get affected by traumatic events in the post-migration process.This descriptive study was conducted through Google Forms with the involvement of 2,509 immigrants. A descriptive questionnaire, the "IFOMA Post-Migration Post-Traumatic Effect Scale" and the "GADOT Personality Types Determination Scale" were used to collect the research data. Independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, and related sample Friedman's two-way analysis tests were used in data analysis.Immigrants were exposed to significant effects in all sub-dimensions of the Post-Migration Post-Traumatic Effect Scale. Experiencing post-traumatic stress was found to be significantly related to the research parameters, which, respectively, are gender, age, marital status, educational background, legal status, years of living in the current country, employment status, ethnicity, Turkish language proficiency, and post-migration psychological problems (p < 0.05); 42.8% of the immigrants had the Type 9 personality, and all personality types were affected by the Psychological Affection, Physical Affection, Anxiety, and Social Adaptation sub-dimensions, respectively (p < 0.05).By analysing the impact of migration-induced trauma on immigrants within their society, it can be recommended to implement initiatives specific to immigrants' personality traits and to carry out protective/preventive projects that will minimize immigrants' exposure to trauma and encourage their participation in social adaptation processes.
Background: Health professionals who have direct contact with patients, provide primary care, and have the longest contact time are nurses. The pandemic caused by Covid-19, a virus with high mortality, high spreading rate, and no precise treatment, causes anxiety and fear in nurses. This study aimed to evaluate the anxiety and experience of the nurses who care for patients diagnosed with Covid-19. Material and Methods: This study was carried out based on cross-sectional research principles. The study was conducted between April 1 and May 30, 2020, with 327 nurses providing care to the hospitalized patients diagnosed with Covid-19. Results: The nurses stated that 70.6% of them had increased anxiety, and 51.1% of the nurses indicated that they were concerned about transmitting this disease to themselves while giving care to the patient diagnosed with Covid-19. Approximately half of the nurses (49.5%) stated that they needed psychological support. Conclusion: Nursing is a profession with long working hours, very stressful working environment, work in high-risk environments due to potential risk factors (bacteria, virus and radiation) and the shift system in hospitals. Having long working hours is a risky situation for mental health. Mental health problems are more common in nurse and thus, they need psychological support. Similarly, our study revealed that the nurses who work long hours, have night shift and experience changes in sleep patterns need psychological support. Nurses experience problems such as impaired sleep patterns, increased anxiety levels, and increased fear and anxiety about transmitting the virus to themselves, their families, loved ones, friends, and colleagues. To ensure that nurses cope with these problems and work efficiently during the Covid-19 pandemic process.
Amaç: Bu çalışma ilköğretim birinci ve ikinci sınıf öğrencilerinde görme problemlerinin prevalansını belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı kesitsel tipteki çalışmaya 508 ilköğretim öğrencisi dâhil edildi. Veriler, kişisel veri toplama formu ve görme muayenesi klinik notlarının kaydedildiği görme tarama formu ile toplandı. Şaşılık muayenesi örtme ve açma testi ile uzak ve yakında ölçüm yapılarak değerlendirildi. Renkli görme testi için ise Ishihara renk körlüğü test kitabı kullanıldı. Görme testi için Snellen eşeli kullanıldı. Refraksiyon ölçümleri Oto Ref/ Keratometre ARK-1 yapıldı. Görme seviyesi herhangi bir gözde 1.0 altında olduğunda ve otorefraktometre değerleri ile görme arasında uyumsuzluk izlenildiğinde sikloplejinli dilatasyon sonrası ölçümler tekrarlandı. Tanımlayıcı istatiksel araçlar ile nominal değerler için ki-kare testi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Tarama sonrası çocukların %15,6’sında refraksiyon kusuru tespit edildi. Refraksiyon kusurları incelendiğinde sadece myopi %15,8, hipermetropi %10,7 ve astigmatizma ise %8,2 oranında idi. Şaşılık oranı % 2,3, amblyopi oranı %1,77, uzakta göz kısarak bakma oranı %9,4 iken yakında ise bu oran %12,0 olarak hesaplandı. Sonuç: Görme problemlerinin erken dönemde tanılanması için kritik olan çocukluk çağında görme taramalarının yapılması, potansiyel görme bozukluklarının erken tespitine, hızlı ve uygun müdahaleye olanak sağlayabilir. Görme bozukluklarını daha iyi duruma getirmeye yönelik mevcut politikaların gözden geçirilmesi ve görme taramalarındaki işlerliğin önündeki engellerin belirlenmesi önerilmektedir.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of sexual health responsibility education given to gypsy adolescents by university students using the peer education method. Method: The study has a quasi-experimental non-randomized single group pretest-posttest design. The sample of the study, which was carried out at a university in a city in the Black Sea region and in the Gypsy neighborhood of the same city, consisted of a total of 283 adolescents, including 176 university students and 59 Gypsy adolescents who were trained by 48 volunteer peer educators. The data were collected with the information form and the Sexual Health Knowledge Level Determination Form. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistics and McNemar Worker test in the SPSS 21.0 program. Results: It was found that after peer education, there was a significant increase in the level of knowledge about talking about sexual health in adolescents, female and male reproductive organs and physiology, paying attention to reproductive health, the purpose and methods of family planning, the effects of early marriage and adolescent pregnancy on health, sexual health-related values, ways of transmission of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and ways of protection. Conclusion: It was found that sexual health responsibility education given to Gypsy adolescents by university students through peer education method increased the sexual health knowledge of Gypsy adolescents. Adolescents should be prepared for adulthood by gaining sexual health responsibility through the promotion of peer education programs.
Bir hemşirelik bölümünün akredite olabilmesi için sahip olması gereken kriterlerden biri de o bölümde akran yönderliği programının yürütülmesidir. Ancak, literatürde akran yönderliği programını değerlendirecek bir ölçüm aracı mevcut değildir. Bu çalışma, akran yönderliği programının etkililiğini değerlendirmek amacıyla kullanılan olan Akran Yönderliği Programı Değerlendirme Formu, Menti Değerlendirme Formu ve Mentör Değerlendirme Formlarının geçerlik ve güvenirliğini yapmayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma metodolojik bir tasarımda yürütülmüştür. Bu çalışma 30.11.2022-30.01.2023 tarihleri arasında Hemşirelik Bölümü’nde Öğrenim gören 573 öğrencileriyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Akran Yönderliği Programı Değerlendirme Formu, Menti Değerlendirme Formu ve Mentör Değerlendirme Formu kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Akran Yönderliği Programı Değerlendirme Formu, Menti Değerlendirme Formu ve Mentör Değerlendirme Formunun yapı geçerliği Açımlayıcı Faktör Analizi (AFA) ve Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (CFA) kullanılarak test edilmiştir. Geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizleri sonucunda Akran Yönderliği Programı Değerlendirme Formu'nun altı maddeden, Mentör Değerlendirme Formu'nun altı maddeden ve Menti Değerlendirme Formu'nun da yedi maddeden oluşan son hali verilmiştir. Akran Yönderliği Programı Değerlendirme Formu, Mentör Değerlendirme Formu ve Menti Değerlendirme Formunun Cronbach α güvenirlik katsayıları sırasıyla 0,95, 0,95 ve 0,93 olarak bulunmuştur. Akran Yönderliği Programı Değerlendirme Formu, Mentör Değerlendirme Formu ve Menti Değerlendirme Formu geçerli ve güvenilir ölçüm aracı olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı yaşlı bireylere bakım veren kadınlara verilen ev kazaları ve ilk yardım eğitiminin, kadınların ilk yardım bilgi düzeylerine ve ev kazalarına yönelik riskleri belirleyebilme becerilerine, farkındalık ve bilgi düzeylerine etkisini değerlendirmektir. Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada, yarı deneysel araştırma metotlarından “kontrol grupsuz ön-test ve son-test” tasarım kullanılmıştır. Bir halk eğitim merkezinde düzenlenen mesleki ve teknik eğitim kurslarına katılan, Mayıs-Haziran 2024 tarihlerinde kurslara devam eden ve yaşlı bireye bakım veren 47 kadın ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırma verileri; “Tanıtıcı bilgi formu”, “İlk yardım becerilerine yönelik soru formu” ve “Bireylerin ev kazalarına yönelik farkındalıklarını, bilgi düzeylerini ve riskleri belirleyebilme becerilerini değerlendirme formu” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Yaşlı bireye bakım veren kadınların yaş ortalaması 34,27±6,43 ve %95,7’si gelir getiren herhangi bir işte çalışmamaktadır. Kadınların yaşlı bir bireye bakım verme süresi ortalama 3,1±4,49 yıldır. Kadınların ilk yardım becerileri puan ortalaması eğitim öncesi 5,29±1,71, eğitim sonrası 6,42±1,62’dir. Eğitim öncesi ev kazaları ile ilgili farkındalıkları, bilgi düzeyleri ve riskleri belirleyebilme becerileri puan ortalaması 67,00±10,67, eğitim sonrası ise 75,12±4,53’tür. Eğitim öncesi ve eğitim sonrası ilk yardım becerileri puan ortalamaları ve ev kazaları ile ilgili farkındalıkları, bilgi düzeyleri ve riskleri belirleyebilme becerileri puan ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak önemli farklılık bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Yaşlı bireylere bakım veren kadınlara yönelik verilen ev kazaları ve ilk yardım eğitimi kadınların ilk yardım bilgi düzeylerini, ev kazalarına yönelik farkındalıklarını, bilgi düzeylerini ve riskleri belirleyebilme becerilerini arttırmıştır. Bu çalışmada elde edilen sonuçlar verilen eğitimin etkinliğini ortaya koymaktadır. Yaşlı bireylere bakım veren kadınlara yönelik bu eğitimler kadınların uygun oldukları zaman diliminde verilmeli ve eğitimler belirli aralıklarla tekrar edilmelidir.
