The relationship between religious programs broadcast on television and university students' religious attitudes and behaviors: a sample in Adana.

TEZ10374Tez (Yüksek Lisans) -- Çukurova Üniversitesi, Adana, 2016.Kaynakça (s. 52-54) var.xi, 62 s. : tablo ; 29 cm.Din kavramı, sosyal bilimlerin başlangıcından itibaren sosyal bilimciler tarafından pek çok farklı bakış açısıyla çalışılan eski -önemli bir kavram olup, din kurumu da en temel toplumsal kurumlardan birisidir. Din olgusunun üç temel üzerinde yapılandığını söylemek mümkündür; inanç, ibadet ve ahlak. Bu üç temel ile ilgili çok farklı unsurlar etkili olabilmektedir. Aile, din eğitimi veren okullar-kurumlar, akraba çevresi, arkadaş grupları gibi unsurların yanı sıra, son yıllarda televizyon kanallarında yayınlanan dini programlar da dini tutum ve davranışlar konusunda yadsınamaz bir işlevi üstlenmişlerdir. Ülkemizde son yıllarda bu tür programların sayısının artması, insanların dini programları izlemeyi tercih ettikleri gerçeğini gözler önüne sermektedir. Din konusunda televizyonun bir etkisi olup olmadığı, etkisi var ise ne kadar etkili olduğu noktası da araştırmamızın temelini oluşturmaktadır. Konu sınırlandırılması bakımından televizyon kanallarındaki dini programların üniversite gençliğine etkisini araştırmakla, araştırmamızın sonucunda daha sağlıklı ve işlevsel bilgiler elde edilmiştir. Bu amaçla araştırmamızda Çukurova Üniversitesi Balcalı Kampüsü’nde Lisans eğitimi veren Fakültelerde öğrenim gören 440 öğrenciye anket uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, dini programları izleme durumu ve sıklığı ile üniversite gençliğinin din tutum ve davranışları arasında anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu istatistiksel olarak tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, televizyonlarda yayınlanan dini programların üniversite öğrencilerinin dini tutum ve davranışlarını değiştirdiği ve dini bilgilerini arttırdığı sonucuna ulaşmamızı sağlamıştır.The concept of religion is an old-important concept that has been studied by social scientists with many different perspectives since the beginning of social sciences, and religion is one of the most fundamental social institutions. The phenomenon of religion is considered to be constructed on three bases; faith, worship and morality. Very different elements in relation these three bases can be effective. Beside family, religion education schools, institutions, relatives, and friends groups, religious programs broadcast on television channels in recent years have played an undeniable role in religious attitudes and behaviors. The increase in the number of such programs in our country in recent years reveals the fact that people prefer watching religious programs. The basis of our study is to identify whether, or to what extent, television has effects on religion. As to the limitation of topic, more healthy and functional information has been obtained in our study by investigating the effect of religious programs broadcast on television channels on young university students. For this purpose, 440 student questionnaires were administered to the students who were enrolled in the undergraduate faculties at Çukurova University Balcalı Campus. Results of the study show that there is a statistically significant relationship between the state and frequency of watching religious programs and the religious attitudes and behaviors of university students. Findings indicate that religious programs broadcast on television change the religious attitudes and behaviors of university students and increase their religious knowledge.Bu çalışma Ç.Ü. Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi tarafından desteklenmiştir. Proje No: İF2014YL1

Quality of life assessment in cancer patients on chemotherapy

Quality of life is defined as an individual’s perception of his or her position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns. The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in the Oncology Department. Target population of the study which is descriptive in nature was all cancer patients (n = 50) who had treatment in the oncology department of a university hospital located in Adana/Turkey. The data were collected through Personal Information Form with a view to identifying the socio-demographic features of the participants and a Short Form SF-36 questionnaire with a view to assessing the quality of life. Average age of the participants was found 51.60±12.79. Of all the participants, 52% were men, 90% were married, 38% graduated from primary school, 42% were housewives, 88% had children, 48% lived in the city centre, 98% had social security, 62% had middle income, and 82% could not fulfill their responsibilities at home and work because of receiving chemotherapy. In addition, 98% were aware of their disease, 62% received training on chemotherapy and they received this training mostly from the nurses. According to the SF-36 scale scores of the participants, physical functioning was 43.7%, social functioning was 57.8%, mental health was 59.3%, vitality was 47.5%, general health was 21.1%, pain was 34.6%, emotion was 33.3%, and physical role functioning was 21.5%. A significant relationship was found between the age groups and mental health and social functioning (p < 0.05). Although mental health scores of the participants who work were found to be significant (p < 0.05), no significant relationships were found between SF-36 scale scores and marital status and income level (p > 0.05). The present study indicates that chemotherapy affects cancer patients’ quality of life negatively

The Perspective of Jehovah’s Witnesses to the Blood Transfusion and Organ Transplantation

Yehova Şahitleri, inanışları gereği kan naklini reddetmektedir. Şahitlerin bu tür bir inanışa sahip olmalarını ve karşı olum tutumu geliştirmelerini “Kutsal Kitabın” Tekvin 9:3; Levililer 17:10-11 ve Elçilerin İşleri 15:22-29 ayetlerinden çıkardıkları yorumlar desteklemektedir. Yehova Şahitlerine göre bu ayetler, kanın bir kutsallık içerdiğini ve hayatın özünü oluşturduğunu bildirmektedir. Kan nakline hangi koşullarda olursa olsun karşı çıkan Yehova Şahitleri, bu uygulamayı yapan üyelerine de “müşareketten kesme” adı verilen cemaatten çıkarma yaptırımını uygulamaktadır. Şahitler bu tutum ve davranışlarını, “kan istemiyorum” ifadesinin yer aldığı özel bir belge ile yazılı hale getirip, “hastane irtibat heyetleri” ile işbirliği içerisinde bulunarak tedavi süreçlerini kendi inanışları doğrultusunda etkilemek ve yönlendirmek amacındadır. Yehova şahitleri, hastane irtibat heyetlerinin önerileri doğrultusunda kan nakline alternatif tıbbi çözümler ile tedavi olmayı kabul etmektedir. Bunun yanı sıra, inanışlarına aykırı olduğu gerekçesiyle başlangıçta organ nakline karşı olumsuz bir tavır sergilerken daha sonraki süreçte organ nakli uygulamasını kişisel kararlara bırakmışlardır. Bazı ülkelerde olduğu gibi Türkiye’de de organ nakli gerçekleştirilen Yehova Şahitleri olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu çalışma Yehova Şahitlerinin, kan ve organ nakline karşı oluşlarını ve bunu hangi ayetlere dayandırdıklarını ortaya koymak amacıyla yapılmıştır

Postmenopausal osteoporosis

Throughout their life, women pass through various stages such as adolescence, reproduction, climacteric states and ageing; each of these periods has its specific physiological, psychological and social problems. Postmenopausal osteoporosis which is one of the health problems of climacteric period is the most important health problem. Osteoporosis is a skeletal system disease that increases the propensity to bone fractures related to the decrease in bone mass. According to the WHO criteria, osteoporosis is defined as a BMD that lies 2.5 standard deviations or more below the average value for young healthy women (a T-score of <−2.5 SD). The World Health Organization states that throughout the world, over 200 million people experience bone mineral density loss and approximately 40% of the affected people are women at the age of 50 or over. In the WHO Study Group meeting on Assessment of fracture risk and its application to screening for postmenopausal osteoporosis, osteoporosis has been recognized as an established and well-defined disease that affects more than 75 million people in the United States, Europe and Japan. Osteoporosis causes more than 8.9 million fractures annually worldwide, of which more than 4.5 million occur in the Americas and Europe. Osteoporosis is not only a major cause of fractures, it also ranks high among diseases that cause people to become bedridden with serious complications. These complicationsmaybe life threatening in elderly people. As a result, the purposes should involve preventing fractures in postmenopausal osteoporosis with medical therapy approaches, improving symptoms related to the disease, and increasing bone mineral density and quality of life. In addition to the physiological problems of the women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, it is important to keep in mind that the women should be evaluated as a whole with their psychosocial problems

Emotional status of breast cancer patients: a qualitative study.

Breast cancer is the most frequent female cancer worldwide. People who have breast cancer may find the physical, emotional, and social effects of the disease stressful. The purpose of this study is to identify the emotional status of patients with breast cancer after prognosis. Target population of the study which is descriptive in nature was all breast cancer patients (n = 15) who had treatment in the oncology clinics of various hospitals located in Adana/Turkey. Average age of the 15 women with breast CA participating in the study was 47.67±2.36. Of all the patients, 12 of them were married and average number of children was 2.46±0.49. Besides, 8 participants (53.3%) graduated from primary school, 100% knew their diagnosis, 80% learned the diagnosis from their doctors, and all of them had both surgery and chemotherapy. Most of the participants stated that they were shocked and tried to deny the diagnosis at first, they were angry with themselves, some of them isolated themselves from the people around and made promises to themselves to be conducted upon getting better. They also stated that they regretted for not having treated themselves better in the past, they did not quit treatment and they did not have the feelings of social exclusion. Seven participants stated that having breast cancer did not change their strong beliefs, four participants began to have stronger beliefs, and three participants first revolted but then returned to normal. One patient said her beliefs became weaker and she revolted against the disease. Three patients indicated that they fought against the disease all by themselves while the others expressed that the strongest support they had came from their husbands and children. Average age of the participants was found 47.67±2.36. Social support can be an important source in decreasing the negative psychological reactions of patients with breast cancer who have had surgical operation and who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy