50 research outputs found
Low socioeconomic level and enterobius vermicularis: A interventional study to children and their mothers in home
To determine the effects of care and monitoring provided at home to children in whom Enterobius vermicularis is detected and their mothers on the presence of observing the parasite and the knowledge and practices of the children and their mothers on the issue. This study used a pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental design. In the study, 20 students and their mothers were determined as the experimental group, while 18 students and their mothers were determined as the control group. Home visits were made to the families of the children in the experimental group for 6 months. At these home visits, health education on the parasite was provided to the mothers and the children. There were highly significant differences between the experiment and control groups in terms of E. vermicularis presence, knowledge and hygiene practice scores (p < .001)
Pro-abortion attitude with context of traditional and professional identity dilemma
Background: Nurses are in a key position for reproduction health service delivery. Therefore, it is thought that it would be important to inspect opinions of student nurses, who will be health employees in the future, about self-induced abortion to develop women health and public health. Objectives: The goal of this study is to inspect opinions of nursing students with different sociocultural specialties, about self-induced abortions. Research design: It is qualitative type and planned with ethnographic research pattern. Participants and research context: The study was conducted with 20 last-term students of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, who were chosen by maximum diversity sampling technique. Interviews were made with semi-structured interview form and voice records during the study; data were analyzed with content analyzing method. Ethical considerations: Permission from the organization, university ethics committee, and personal approvals were taken from participants to conduct the research. Findings: Based on the analysis, two major themes on self-induced abortion in Turkish nursing students were found: dilemma of traditional perspective and professional identity and occupational awareness. Discussion and conclusion: It is seen that there is a dilemma between traditional point of view and professional identities about self-induced abortion for nursing students, but they had occupational awareness. It should be recommended to give information about national and international licit legislations for reproductive health, self-induced abortion, and setting up ethical discussion environments for nursing students. © The Author(s) 2020
Importance of Public Health Practices to Protect and Control From Enterobius vermicularis
Enterobius vermicularis; dünyada ve ülkemizde ilkokul çağı çocuklarda ilk sıralarda görülen parazitler arasındadır. Bu parazit; yayılmasında sosyoekonomik durum, kişisel hijyen alışkanlıkları, çevre ve alt yapının iyileştirilmesi gibi etkenlerin önemli olması ve önlenebilir olması nedeniyle önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Ayrıca bu parazitin çocuklar üzerinde; ülser, egzama, karın ağrısı, anemi, uyku sorunları gibi sağlık sorunları ile doğrudan ve akademik başarısızlık, okul devamsızlığı gibi sorunlarla dolaylı etkileri vardır. Bu nedenle birinci basamak sağlık çalışanlarının E.vermicularis kontrolünde toplumun bilinçlendirilmesi ve sağlık eğitimi hizmetlerinin sunulmasına önem vermesi gerekmektedir. Bu derlemede, enterobius vermicuarisin çocuk sağlığı üzerindeki etkileri ve korunma ve tedavisinde de halk sağlığı uygulamalarının sunulması amaçlanmıştır.Enterobius vermicularis is one of the most common parasites all over the World and in our country that is seen in primary school children. This parasite is an important public health problem as being suppressible and having important factors for propagation like socio-economic situation, personal hygiene addictions and rehabilitation of environment and infrastructure. Moreover this parasite has direct effects like ulcer, eczama, abdominal pain, anemia, sleep problems and indirect effects like academic failure, absence to school on children. For this reason primary care professionals should place emphasis to make public conscious of E.vermicularis and supplying educational services. In this review it is aimed to present public health practices about protection and treatment of enterobius vermicuaris and to define it’s effects on children healt
Predictors of eHealth literacy in pregnant women: A structural equation model analysis
Objective To develop and evaluate a theoretical model to explain the relationships between eHealth literacy and perception of health, and perception of pregnancy risk in pregnant women. Method This cross-sectional study was carried out with 238 pregnant women in one of the hospitals in Turkey between March 15, 2021 and May 15, 2021. Data were collected using an Information Form, eHealth Literacy Scale, Perception of Health Scale, and Perception of Pregnancy Risk Questionnaire. Results The mean scores of the pregnant women participating in the study on eHealth literacy and perception of health were 30.45 +/- 6.56 and 51.42 +/- 6.91, respectively and their mean score on perception of pregnancy risk was 42.6 +/- 29.38. The direct effect of the eHealth Literacy Scale on the "Risk for Baby" subscale of the Perception of Pregnancy Risk Questionnaire was insignificant whereas the scale's effect became significant with the Perception of Health Scale (beta = -0.006; 0.057). Conclusion To reduce the perception of risk in pregnant women, it is important to improve not only their eHealth literacy but also their knowledge and attitudes about being healthy
Water consumption and related factors in elderly people who lived in nursing home and home
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, evde ve huzurevinde yaşayan 60 yaş ve üzeri yaşlı grubun su tüketimi ve ilişkili faktörlerin belirlenmesidir.
Yöntem: Bu çalışma, yaşlılarda su tüketimi ve ilişkili faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı tipte yapılmıştır. Örneklem seçimi yapılmamış olup çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden bütün bireyler araştırmaya dahil edilmiş, çalışma 90 kişi ile sonlandırılmıştır. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından literatür taranarak hazırlanan sosyodemografik özellikler ve su tüketim durumlarını değerlendirme anket formu, Enstrümental Günlük Yaşam Aktiviteleri anketi, Geriatrik Depresyon Ölçeği, dehidratasyon bulgularına yönelik fizik muayene uygulanarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın uygulanabilmesi için, ilgili kurumlardan yazılı izin, Üniversite Etik Kurul izni, katılımcılardan sözel onamı alınmıştır. Veriler, tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve ki kare testleri kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir
Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan bireylerin günlük su tüketim durumları benzer olup; huzurevinde yaşayan yaşlıların %77.1’inin evde yaşayanların ise %72.7’sinin 4 bardaktan az su tükettiği görülmektedir. Her iki grupta da katılımcıların yarıdan fazlası “yeterince su tüketmediğini ifade etmiştir. Yaşlıların eğitim durumları ve tüketilen su miktarı arasındaki ilişki yalnızca huzurevinde yaşayan yaşlılarda anlamlı; suya olan ilgi ile tüketilen su miktarı arasında ise evde yaşayan yaşlılarda anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Yaşlıların günlük su tüketimi ve yeterince sıvı alıp almadığına dair bireysel görüşleri incelendiğinde evde yaşayan yaşlılarda anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0.05).
Sonuç: Kurumsal bakım alan ve evde yaşayan yaşlı bireylerin su tüketim durumları ve etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi amacıyla yapılan bu çalışmada her iki grupta da su alımının yetersiz olduğu bulunmuştur.The aim of the study is to determine water
consumption and related factors in elderly people who
were 60 years and over, lived in nursing home and home.
Methods: This study was conducted to determine
water consumption and related factors in elderly as
descriptive. Sample was not chosen, all participants
who accepted to participate to the study were
included in and the study was completed with 90
people. Data was collected with a questionnaire form
that evaluates socio-demographic characteristics and
water consumption of elder by screening researches
Instrumental activities of daily living scale, geriatric
depression scale and physical examination related to
dehydration symptoms. For the study, written consent
from required institute, University Ethical Committee
consent and verbal consents of the participants were
recruited. Data was evaluated by using descriptive
statistics and chi-square tests.
Results: Water consumption statutes of the
participants were similar; 77.1% of elder lived in nursing
home and 72.7% of elder lived in home consumed less
than four glasses of water, daily. In both two groups,
more than half of the participants stated that “they
didn’t consume enough water’’. The relation between
education statutes and consumed water in elders i nursing home was significant; the relation between
attention for water and consumed water in elders in
home was significant (p<0.05). When their daily water
consumption and individual views related to taking
or not enough water were investigated; a significant
relation was found in elders lived in home (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It is found that water consumption in two
groups were not enough in this study that was conducted
to determine water consumption and effective factors in
elders who take institutive care and live in home
COVID-19 pandemisinde 6-12 yaş arası çocuklarda karşılanmamış sağlık hizmeti gereksinimleri
Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, pandemi sürecinde 6-12 yaş arası çocuklarda ebeveyn bildirimine dayalı karşılanmamış sağlık hizmeti gereksinimlerini ve sağlık hizmetlerinin karşılanmama nedenlerini belirlemektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı tiptedir. Araştırmanın evrenini, Türkiye’nin farklı bölgelerinde yaşayan ve 6-12 yaş arası çocuğu olan ebeveynler oluşturmuştur. Araştırma kapsamında 327 bireye ulaşılmış olup araştırmanın gücü, bilgisayar ortamında 0.2 etki büyüklüğü ve %95 güven düzeyinde %80.8 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Katılımcılara kartopu örnekleme yöntemiyle ulaşılmış, veriler sosyal medya hesapları üzerinden akıllı cep telefonlarına gönderilen link yoluyla toplanmıştır. Araştırmaya başlamadan önce Sağlık Bakanlığı’ndan kurul izni, Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi’nden etik kurul izni alınmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırmada ailelerin %92.4’ünde, en az bir sağlık hizmeti gereksinimi karşılanmamış olan en az bir çocuk yaşamaktadır. Araştırmada bireylerin sırasıyla; gerekli olan bir ilacı reçete ettirememe (%92.4), diş (%31.2), acil durumlar (%26.3), göz (%16.2), ruh sağlığı desteği (%12.8), koruyucu sağlık gereksinimi (%11.9) ve kulak (%6.1) ile ilgili karşılanmamış sağlık hizmeti gereksinimi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırmada karşılanmamış sağlık hizmeti gereksiniminin en sık karşılaşılan nedeni; kabul edilebilirlik (n=374) ve altında yer alan COVID-19 bulaşma korkusudur (%89.9).
Sonuç ve Öneriler: Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre; 6-12 yaş arası çocuklarda karşılanmamış sağlık hizmeti gereksinimi oldukça yaygın olup bunun en sık görülen nedeninin sağlık hizmetinin kabul edilebilirliği ile ilgili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda; halk sağlığı hemşirelerinin pandemi koşullarında karşılanmamış sağlık hizmeti gereksinimlerine yönelik çalışmalar yapması önerilir.Objective: To determine the unmet healthcare needs based on parental notification in children
between the ages of 6-12 during the pandemic process and the reasons for not meeting the
healthcare services.
Material and Method: The type of the research is descriptive. Parents who live in different
regions of Turkey and have children between the ages of 6-12 formed the research population. In
the study, 327 individuals were reached and the power of the research was calculated as 80.8% at
0.2 effectiveness and at 95% confidence level. Participants were reached using the snowball
sampling method, data were collected via a link sent to their smart mobile phones through their
social media accounts. Before starting the research, permission from the Ministry of Health and
ethics committee permission from Kırşehir Ahi Evran University was obtained.
Results: In 92.4% of the families in the study, at least one child lives whose need for at least one
health service is not met. It was determined that individuals had inability to prescribe a necessary
drug (92.4%), had unmet healthcare needs in dentistry (31.2%), urgent situations (26.3%), eyerelated problems (16.2%), mental health (12.8%), preventive healthcare (11.9%) and ear-related
problems (6.1%). The most common reason for unmet healthcare needs in the study was fear of
COVID-19 transmission (89.9%), which is below the acceptability (n=374).
Conclusions: Unmet need for healthcare is quite common in children aged 6-12, and the most
common reason for this is the acceptability of healthcare services. It is recommended that public
health nurses should conduct studies for unmet healthcare needs under pandemic conditions
Examination of some psychological variables that predict internet addiction in university students: A University in Cappadocia
This is a predictive study with a descriptive method and a relational screening model and it was aimed to examine some psychological variables that predict internet addiction. The sample was formed by using the proportional cluster sampling based on stratum weight of the schools. The study was conducted with a total of 521 students. Introductory Information Form, Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) and Internet Addiction Scale were used. It was found that Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of SCL-90-R scale was 0.97 and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of the addiction scale was 0.92. The data were assessed by using number, percentage, chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis, Man Whitney U, spearman’s correlation and regression analysis. Ethics
committee approval and verbal consent were obtained. The average score of the students'
general psychological symptom index (GSI) was found to be 1.96 ± 0.63 and 5.3% of the
students were addicted to internet. There are statistically significant differences between
students' both internet addiction scale scores and Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) scores and some variables (gender, smoking). It was determined that there was a difference between internet use durations and internet addiction levels and a significant and positive interaction between psychological symptoms and internet addiction. This study shows that the most important predictor of addiction is psychoticism from psychological symptoms. These results are considered to be likely helpful for clinicians and researchers in stages of determining, preventing and treating risk groups
Community views on home visits: Qualitative study
Amaç
Bu çalışmada; halk sağlığı hemşireliği dersi uygulaması kapsamında yapılan ev ziyaretlerine
ilişkin ailelerin görüşlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla nitel olarak planlanmıştır.
Yöntem
Araştırmanın evrenini; bir üniversitenin hemşirelik bölümü dördüncü sınıf öğrencileri
tarafından hemşirelik hizmeti sunmak amacıyla ev ziyareti yapılan 102 aile oluşturmaktadır.
Ev ziyaretleri öğretim elemanları danışmanlığında bir yarıyılda haftada 16 saat ve 12 hafta
olmak üzere yürütülmektedir. Öğrenciler sorumlu oldukları ailelere haftada en az 1 kez ve 45
dk ev ziyareti yapmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile
uygulamanın ev ziyaretlerinin sonunda yüz yüze görüşme yapılarak toplanmıştır. Bir görüşme
ortalama 15-20 dakika sürmüştür. Nitel veriler içerik analizi kullanılarak değerlendirilmiş ve
bireylerin ifadeleri verilmiştir. Ailelerden araştırmanın amacı anlatılarak sözlü onam
alınmıştır.
Bulgular
Katılımcıların öğrenci hemşireler tarafından sunulan ev ziyaretlerine ilişkin görüşler 2 tema
altında yorumlanmıştır. Katılımcıların %84.3’ünün ev ziyaretlerine ilişkin görüşleri olumlu
görüşler temasında değerlendirilmiştir. Bu tema altındaki al temalar ise; “sağlığı geliştirmeye
katkı”, “bakıma etki”, “hemşirelik mesleğini tanıma” olarak belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların
bu tema altında değerlendirilen ifadelerinden bazıları şöyledir. “Hayatımda ilk defa böyle bir
şey görüyorum. Sizin sayenizde çocukların bakımında hatalı yaptığım bir sürü şeyi
değiştirdim. Kız kardeşim başka şehirde keşke orda da öyle bir hizmet olsa”, “İnsanın
evladının yatağa bağımlı olması o kadar zor ki. Bir yandan meme kanseri mahvediyor beni.
Hem oğluma bakım verdiniz hem yükümü azalttınız, kolumun belimin ağrısı geçti sizin
yardımınızla”, “Hemşireleri sadece tansiyon ölçer, iğne yapar birde hastaları azarlar diye
bilirdim bu kadar iş yaptığını hemşireliğin ne olduğunu yeni öğreniyorum”. Diğer
katılımcıların ev ziyaretlerine ilişkin görüşleri önyargı teması altında toplanmıştır (%15.4). Bu
tema altındaki alt temalar ise; “önyargı” ve “gereksiz görme” olmuştur. Bu tema altında
değerlendirilen bazı ifadeler şunlardır: “Size ihtiyacım yok. Doktor her şeyimi yapıyor. Benim
size ihtiyacım yok ama sizin bana var”. “Ev ziyareti diye ev ev gezmek sıkıntı ben senin hırsız
olmadığını nereden bileyim”, “Siz öğrencisiniz diye geliyorsunuz normal hemşireler hayatta
gelmez bu düzen böyle gider”.
Sonuç
Sonuç olarak; ailelerin çoğunluğunun ev ziyaretleri konusundaki görüşlerinin olumlu olduğu
saptanmıştır.Objective
In this study; In order to determine the opinions of the families about the home visits made
within the scope of the public health nursing course, they are planned as qualitative.
Method
The universe of the research; A total of 102 families who visited the home in order to provide
nursing services by fourth year students in the nursing department of a university. Home visits
are conducted 16 hours a week and 12 weeks in a semester under the supervision of
instructors. Students visit their families at least once a week and 45 minutes a week. The data
of the study was collected by a semi-structured interview form by face to face interview at the
end of the application. An interview lasted 15-20 minutes on average. Qualitative data were
evaluated using content analysis and statements of individuals were given. The purpose of the
study was explained to the parents and verbal consent was obtained.
Results
The views of the participants about the home visits offered by the student nurses were
interpreted under 2 themes. 84.3% of the participants' opinions about home visits were
evaluated with positive opinions. The themes under this theme are; ”Contribution to health
promotion le, irelik effect on care”, ”recognition of nursing profession“. Some of the
participants' statements under this theme are as follows. “For the first time in my life, I see
something like this. Thanks to you, I changed a lot of things I did wrong in the care of
children. I wish my sister would be in another city, and there would be such a service “,” It is
so difficult that the son of a man is dependent on the bed. On the one hand it ruins breast
cancer. You have given care to my son and reduced the duty, my back pain has passed with
your help yap, yap Nurses can only measure blood pressure, do an injection and scold the
patients, I know that nursing is doing so much work, I'm learning new Hem. Other attendees'
views on home visits are organized under the theme of prejudice (15.4%). The sub-themes
under this theme are; "prejudice ”and“ unnecessary sight “. Some of the expressions that are
evaluated under this theme are: “I don't need you. The doctor's doing everything. I don't need
you but you have me yok. “Home visit she distress house visit trouble let me know how you
are not a thief”. “You come because you are a student, normal nurses do not survive, this
order goes like this”.
Conclusion
As a result; the majority of families were positive about home visits
Perspective of elderly people using ıntegrative health practices: A qualitative study
Introduction • Integrative health practices are extensively used in addition to pharmacologic treatments by elderly individuals who has chronic diseases to relieve or overcome symptoms. Methods • This qualitative study was performed on 12 elderly individuals with the aim of determining the reasons for the use of integrative health practices and identifying their thoughts regarding these practices. Face to face interview method was used for data collection. Data were collected with information forms that include informations about elderly individuals and semistuctured interview forms. All interviews with elderly individuals are made with in-depth interview method. The data was evaluated using qualitative content analysis. Results • As a result of in-depth interviews, three main themes and eight sub-themes were identified, with the main themes being the feelings before using integrative health practices, the sources of information, and the experiences after use. The majority of the individuals reported that they used integrative health practices due to feelings of helplessness/hopelessness, depression and fear; that their sources of information were not professional sources; and that, in the end, the majority of them experienced negative emotions. It can hence be recommended that healthcare personnel should carefully evaluate the elderly. Conclusion • In this study; It is determined that elderly individuals were using integrative metods in addition to pharmacologic methods for symptom management. It can hence be recommended that healthcare personnel should carefully evaluate the elderly in geriatric assessmen