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Gevher Nesibe Journal IESDR

This study aims to identify the psychosocial difficulties experienced by the healthcare professio... more This study aims to identify the psychosocial difficulties experienced by the healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study utilized a qualitative research method, and the data were collected in June 2020. The sample consisted of 31 healthcare professionals who provided care and treatment to individuals with suspected or confirmed coronavirus and agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected through 7 open-ended questions inquiring how healthcare professionals' work, family, and social lives as well as psychological status were affected by the pandemic. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The results revealed that while providing care and treatment, healthcare professionals had difficulties due to wearing protective equipment; they reportedly had problems in breathing or seeing the procedures they performed. It was also found that the participants experienced high levels of anxiety and various psychological, physical, social and familial probl...

Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022

Amaç: Araştırma toplumda akıllı telefon kullanan bireylerde nomofobi ile fiziksel sağlık sorunlar... more Amaç: Araştırma toplumda akıllı telefon kullanan bireylerde nomofobi ile fiziksel sağlık sorunları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte tasarlanan araştırma Kasım- Aralık 2020 tarihleri arasında yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Ağrı il merkezinde yaşayan bireyler, örneklemini ise kolayda örnekleme yöntemi ile ulaşılabilen 746 kişi oluşturmuştur. Veriler “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” ve “Nomofobi Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizi SPSS-25 paket programında yapılmış olup, önemlilik düzeyi p<0,05 olarak kabul edilmiştir. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan bireylerin yaş ortalamasının 32,63±11,31 olduğu, %63,0’ünün kadınlardan oluştuğu ve %31,5’inin günlük olarak 5 saatten fazla telefon kullandığı bulunmuştur. Katılımcıların orta düzeyde nomofobik olduğu bulunmuştur. Yaşın, günlük telefon kullanım süresinin ve çeşitli fiziksel sorunlar (Baş ağrısı, uykusuzluk, sinirlilik, yorgunluk, bel boyun sırt ağrısı ve göz ağrısı) yaşamanın nomofob...

Sağlık Akademisi Kastamonu, 2022

Amaç: Araştırma Sars-Coronavirus-2 salgınında bireylerde nomofobi ve psikolojik sağlamlığın bazı ... more Amaç: Araştırma Sars-Coronavirus-2 salgınında bireylerde nomofobi ve psikolojik sağlamlığın bazı değişkenlere göre incelenebilmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte yapılan araştırma, Ağustos- Eylül 2020 tarihleri arasında, kartopu örnekleme yöntemi ile ulaşılabilen ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 1047 kişi ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler “Sosyodemografik Bilgi Formu”, “Nomofobi Ölçeği” ve “Kısa Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin istatistiksel analizi SPSS-25 paket programında yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Sars-Coronavirus-2 salgınında katılımcıların %69.5’inin telefon kullanımının önceye oranla artığı tespit edilmiştir (p<0.05). Cinsiyet, aile tipi, ekonomik durum, vücut ağırlığı, telefon kullanım süresi değişkenlerinin psikolojik sağlamlıkla; yaş, telefon kullanım süresi, vücut ağırlığı değişkenlerinin ise nomofobi ile ilişkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Nomofobi ile psikolojik sağlamlık arasında düşük düzeyde negatif yönde ...

değişimler üzerinde etkili olmaktadır. Hastalıkların erken dönemde teşhis ve tedavisinin sağlanar... more değişimler üzerinde etkili olmaktadır. Hastalıkların erken dönemde teşhis ve tedavisinin sağlanarak önlenmesi, koruyucu sağlık hizmetlerinin geliştirilmesi, doğurganlık hızının ve bebek ölümlerinin azalması ve ortalama yaşam süresinin artması sonucunda toplumda yaşlı nüfusu da artmaktadır. Değişen demografik yapıya göre yaşlı, yaşlanma ve yaşlılığın hiçbir dönemde şimdiki kadar ilgi odağı olmadığı görülmektedir.1

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2021

Background: This prevalence study involved participants from various cities in Turkey was conduct... more Background: This prevalence study involved participants from various cities in Turkey was conducted in April 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey, with a view to evaluate the pandemic-related anxiety, generalized anxiety, and depression in the society. Method: The study was conducted with 1267 people in more than 70 cities in Turkey. The study data were obtained by means of online data collection forms, due to the risks posed by the contagious COVID-19 disease in face to face interviews. The Demographic Properties Form, the Utkan Pandemic Anxiety (UPA) scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale, and the Beck Depression Inventory for Primary Care (BDI-PC) were utilized as data collection tools. Results: The average value for the UPA scale for the sample was calculated as 10.5 +/- 0.257 points, for the GAD-7 scale as 5.5 +/- 0.153 points, and for the BDI-PC as 3.8 +/- 0.095 points. The cut-off threshold for the UPA scale was exceeded by 34%, for the GAD-7 scale b...

Geriatrik Bilimler Dergisi, 2020

Amaç: Bu çalışma ile bireylerin yaşlılık inançları ve etkileyen etmenlerin incelenmesi amaçlanmış... more Amaç: Bu çalışma ile bireylerin yaşlılık inançları ve etkileyen etmenlerin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı olarak planlanan bu çalışma 2018 yılında Artvin, Ağrı ve Erzincan illerinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmanın örneklemini 1180 kişi oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak “Kişisel bilgi formu” ve “Lomaşen Yaşlılık İnanç Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Bu çalışmanın bulgularına göre; örneklemin Lomaşen Yaşlılık İnanç Ölçeği (LYİÖ) puan ortalaması 76,6 ± 0,500 olarak bulundu. Kadınların LYİÖ puan ortalaması erkeklerinkine benzerdir (p>0,05). Bekârlar evlilerden, geniş aile ve diğer aile tipine sahip olanlar çekirdek aileye sahip olanlardan, ilçe ve şehirde yaşayanlar köyde yaşayanlardan daha olumlu yaşlılık inancına sahiptirler (p<0,05). Ayrıca şu an yaşlıyla yaşayanlar yaşamayanlardan, yaşlı bir bireyle yaşamayı isteyenler istemeyenlerden ve huzur evi ziyareti yapmış olanlar yapmamış olanlardan daha olumlu yaşlılık inancına sahiptirler (p<0,05). Bu...

Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmacıları Dergisi, 2020

The study was conducted to examine the relationship between the humor styles and personality trai... more The study was conducted to examine the relationship between the humor styles and personality traits of health college students. This descriptive study, in the 2018-2019 academic year, was conducted in a university's Health Sciences in the east of Turkey. The universe of the study was composed of all students studying at school, and 212 students studying in the nursing department were included in the study without choosing a sample from the population. The data were collected using the sociodemographic information form, Humor Styles Scale, and Eysenck Personality Inventory. The analysis of the data was made with descriptive statistics and correlation analysis in SPSS 22.0 package program, and p <0.05 was taken. The mean scores of the students from the Eysenck Personality Inventory sub-dimensions were 3.56 ± 1.96, lying 3.74 ± 1.66, neuroticism 3.46 ± 1.65, psychoticism 1.49 ± 1.20, respectively. . Mean scores from the sub-dimensions of the Humor Style Scale were determined to ...

Gevher Nesibe Journal IESDR, 2022

This study was done to determine the level of conscience perception and compassion fatigue among ... more This study was done to determine the level of conscience perception and compassion fatigue among the nurses who worked at pandemic clinics. This study was conducted with 172 nurses who worked at a pandemic clinic of a city hospital. To collect the data; “personal information request form”, “perceptions of conscience questionnaire”, and “compassion fatigue-short scale” were employed. To analyze the data; percentage, averages, t test, one way variance and correlation analysis were used. 70.9% of the nurses were female, 79.1% of them had undergraduate degrees, 49.4% of them were married, 46.5% of them had children and 78.5% had a clear conscience during the time that they worked at pandemic clinics. The participating nurses received 65.04±10.10 in perceptions of conscience questionnaire and 72.34±22.15 in compassion fatigue-short scale. Gender and the school from which the participants graduated affected perceptions of conscience while age, the school from which the participants gradua...

Archives of Basic and Clinical Research, 2019

Archives of Basic and Clinical Research (Arch Basic Clin Res) is the scientific, peer reviewed, o... more Archives of Basic and Clinical Research (Arch Basic Clin Res) is the scientific, peer reviewed, open access journal of the Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University School of Medicine. The journal is a triannual publication, published in January, May, and September. The journal's publication languages are English and Turkish. Archives of Basic and Clinical Research aims to contribute to the literature by publishing original clinical and experimental research articles at the highest scientific quality in all fields of medicine. The journal also publishes rare case reports, reviews, letters to the editor, and images of interest. The target audience of the journal includes physicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals who are interested or working in all fields of medicine.

Psychological Reports

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of “internet addiction level” on “aggress... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of “internet addiction level” on “aggression level” among teenagers and to examine the mediating role of “social anxiety level” on this effect. The study participants consisted of 958 students attending private teaching institutions for university preparation in Turkey. Data was collected from voluntary participants through data collection forms delivered to the management of these institutions. “Sociodemographic Characteristics Questionnaire Form”, “Young’s Internet Addiction Test”, “Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire” and “Social Anxiety Scale” were used as data collection tools. A regression analysis based on the bootstrap method was implemented to test whether “social anxiety level” had a mediating role on the influence of students’ “internet addiction level” on “aggression level”. According to the findings, it was determined that the indirect effect of “internet addiction” on “aggression” was significant, and therefore, “...

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, Apr 12, 2022

OBJECTIVE We analyzed the nomophobia concept to develop the "Fırat Nomophobia Scale" to... more OBJECTIVE We analyzed the nomophobia concept to develop the "Fırat Nomophobia Scale" to determine the level of nomophobia in individuals aged 15-65 years. DESIGN AND MEASURES A linguistically and psychometrically validated trial form consisting of 13 statements was applied to a sample of 678 individuals (69% women). RESULTS The "Nomophobia Scale" that we developed consisted of a single dimension and eight items, explicating 55.9% of the variance concerning nomophobia. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the Fırat Nomophobia Scale is an economical scale with a low number of items and high variance. In addition, it provides valid and reliable measurements. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The present study signifies the importance of research on nomophobia and determining the risk groups and protection strategies.

OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

PURPOSE The present study aimed to determine the level of Netlessphobia in the general population... more PURPOSE The present study aimed to determine the level of Netlessphobia in the general population by developing the "Fırat Netlessphobia Scale." DESIGN AND MEASURES Trial form consisting of 19 items, which was tested in terms of language and psychometric validity, was applied to a sample group of 690 people. The reliability of the scale was verified by evaluating Cronbach's α reliability coefficient and test-retest consistency. RESULTS The developed "Fırat Netlessphobia Scale" can account for 60.7% of the variance related to Netlessphobia. Cronbach's α reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated as 0.93. CONCLUSIONS According to the findings, the Fırat Netlessphobia Scale is a cost-effective scale that facilitates the valid and reliable estimation of high variance and a low number of items. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS This practical and cost-effective scale is widely applied owing to its small number of items and short expressions. The present study emphasizes the importance of exploring Netlessphobia and the need for future research in this area to recognize the risk groups and establish protection strategies.

Aim: This study was aimed to examine the media use stat us and mental status of women and their r... more Aim: This study was aimed to examine the media use stat us and mental status of women and their relationshi p with each other. Material and Method: This study was made as sectional on the date betwe en 01.01.2016-01.12.2016. The research’s universe consists of women ages ranged f rom 15 to 49 years that apply to the five different Family Health Center in Erzurum province in Turkey. The al l population was taken by sampling and the research was completed with 747 women. The personal questionnair e form, which was formed after searching the litera ture by the authors and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)12 and were used collecting tool. Results: It was occurred women scored average 1.87±2.39 fro m GHQ-12 and the %41.6 of women took ≥2 points that means their mental health is risky. It has been determined that situations such as low inc ome, living in fragmented families, not following the news, and no t keeping up to current events adequately affect wo men's mental health (p<0...

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2021

Aim This study aimed to the smoking levels of the healthcare personnel (n = 761) in Turkey, the c... more Aim This study aimed to the smoking levels of the healthcare personnel (n = 761) in Turkey, the changes in their smoking levels, and their mental well‐being levels. Design and Methods Data were collected via social networks from various cities in Turkey using a personal information form, the Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence, the Warwick–Edinburgh mental well‐being scale. Findings Their mean nicotine dependence score was 3.50 ± 2.57 and mental well‐being score was 25.01 ± 5.44. The frequency of smoking during the pandemic was increased in 22.4% of the participants and was the same as that before the pandemic in 57.4% of the smokers. Practice Implications It is an introductory study of the current situation for healthcare professionals and researchers. It suggests protecting mental well‐being and reducing smoking.

Galician Medical Journal, 2021

The objective of the research was to study the factors affecting depression in general population... more The objective of the research was to study the factors affecting depression in general population. Materials and Methods. A total of 1,291 individuals at the age of 15-68 years participated in this cross-sectional study. The Demographic Information Form, the Beck Depression Inventory for Primary Care and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale were used as data collection tools. The data obtained were evaluated in the SPSS 23 package program. Missing data were validated for extreme values, and, then, tested for normality and homogeneity. Testing for the research model was implemented by structural equation modeling using the AMOS program. Results. The following goodness-of-fit values were determined for the revised model predicting the factors influencing depression: χ2 = 535.62, χ2/df = 4.74, the normed fit index = 0.95, the Tucker-Lewis index = 0.95, the comparative fit index = 0.96, the goodness-of-fit index = 0.95, the adjusted goodness-of-fit index = 0.94, the root-mean-square e...

Purpose: This study was carried out with the aim of exposure college students levels of cyberbull... more Purpose: This study was carried out with the aim of exposure college students levels of cyberbullying, application levels of cyberbullying and determine the relationship between these demographic variables. Procedure: The scope of this study which is having identifier type formed 6625 student who is teaching at day school at Erzincan University in the spring semester of the 2013-2014 academic year . The selection from the population has not been examined and 1864 students which are reachable were included in the study. Datas were collected with the questionnaire form and Virtual Bully/Victim Scale by the researchers. The survey forms collected from students installed in the computer with the SPSS 22.0 program and statistical analysis procedures were reviewed. In the analysis of the data, percentage distributions, correlation, Kruskal Wallis, Mann Whitney U and Cronbach Alpha analysis tests were used. Findings: Student's exposure to cyberbullying scores was higher than making cyb...

Objective: The current study was semi-experimentally designed in order to identify the effect of ... more Objective: The current study was semi-experimentally designed in order to identify the effect of peer education upon breast self-examination (BSE) behaviors and self-esteem among university students. Materials and methods: The study was undertaken with 100 female students who studied at Erzincan University. Peer educators were recruited from the 4th year students. The data were collected with a questionnaire form, BSE skill form and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale in two phases one month before and after the BSE peer education. For the data assessment; percentage distributions, frequency, mean, standard deviation and Simple T test were employed. Results: The mean age of the participant students was 20.45±1.67 year and all of them were single. It was found that during the first data collection phase, only 16 % of the students performed BSE while during the final data collection phase, the rate of the students performing BSE rose to 77 %. During the first data collection phase, students received a mean score of 2.36±4.13 from BSE skill form while during the last data collection phase they had a mean score of 10.70±3.40 from BSE skill form. When the scores obtained from Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale by the students were examined, it was seen that they received a mean score of 1.20±1.34 during the first data collection phase while they had a mean score of 0.84±1.07 during the final data collection phase. Conclusion: Although short-term feedback was obtained, it was noted that students' BSE knowledge and skills increased considerably.