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Background A rapid increase has been observed in aesthetic surgery procedures in recent years and... more Background A rapid increase has been observed in aesthetic surgery procedures in recent years and it has been determined that females have more aesthetic procedures. While different groups of female groups were taken as a sample in the studies, no study on female nurses was found. In this study, it is thought that psychological reasons such as stress, anxiety, desire to be liked and lack of self-confidence that lead women to plastic surgery will reduce the professional performance of nurses and this situation will create additional workload for other colleagues. Therefore, the aim of the study is to reveal the effect of desire to be liked and social appearance anxiety on the acceptance of female nurses to plastic surgery. Methods The population of the cross-sectional study consisted of 243.565 nurses working in public, private and university hospitals in Turkey. A questionnaire form was used as a data collection tool in the study. In the first part of the form, there are statements aiming to reveal the socio-demographic characteristics, social media usage levels and aesthetic surgery experiences of nurses, and in the second part, there is a desire to be liked scale, social appearance anxiety scale and aesthetic surgery acceptance scale. The 1004 questionnaire forms collected as a result of the study were subjected to percentage, frequency, correlation and regression analysis. Results 41.2% of the nurses have had aesthetic procedures before and 68.4% of them want to have aesthetic procedures when there is an area they do not like in their body. A strong positive relationship was found between the desire to be liked, social appearance anxiety, and aesthetic surgery acceptance (r > 0.500, p < 0.01). Aesthetic surgery acceptance is affected by the desire to be liked and by social appearance anxiety. Conclusion In the study, it was determined that social appearance anxiety and the desire to be liked led female nurses to plastic surgery. According to the results of similar studies conducted in different groups, it may be recommended that awareness training be organized both in schools and through digital media about the consequences of unnecessary plastic surgery.

DergiPark (Istanbul University), Jan 19, 2024

The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of postoperative socio-demographic characteristics ... more The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of postoperative socio-demographic characteristics and body image perceptions on patient satisfaction and quality of life of individuals who underwent bariatric metabolic surgery in Turkey within the scope of medical tourism. Methods: The population of the study consisted of 329 medical tourists who underwent bariatric surgery between 2015 and 2022 in private hospitals having health tourism authorization certificate in Samsun. Data were collected between September 01, 2021 and November 30, 2022 using the Personal Information Form, Body Image Scale, Quality of Life Scale and Patient Satisfaction Scale. Results: Of the participants, 37.4% were men and 62.6% were women. Their mean age was 39.74±10.063 years. According to the results obtained from the present study, patient satisfaction was affected by the variables such as age, education level, family type, monthly income, income status, exercise status, chronic disease status and perceived body image (p<0.05). On the other hand, the quality of life was affected by the variables such as perceived body image, marital status,

DergiPark (Istanbul University), Mar 28, 2021

Aim: Interoception, defined as the perception of internal bodily changes. The aim of this study i... more Aim: Interoception, defined as the perception of internal bodily changes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the Turkish validity and reliability study of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-2 (MAIA 2) scale developed by William Mehling et al. (2018). Material and Method: The research is methodological. Research data was collected between April 2020 and May 2020 (n=400). Forward and backward translation were used to translate the MAIA 2 into Turkish. We conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to analyze the psychometrics of the MAIA 2 in a 70:30 split sample. Statistical analysis were done with R Project. Results: The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value (KMO=0.910) was acceptable, and there exists a significant correlation structure with Bartlett's test of sphericity (χ2=5134.120, p<0.001). We observed six factors with Horn's Parallel analysis. The Cronbach Alphas of these six factors were acceptable (α>0.60). Standardized loadings were positive and >0.40 with significant results (p<0.05) (r=0.71, p<0.05). The RMSEA is nearly zero and SRMR is extremely low. Conclusions: As a result, the Turkish version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Scale (MAIA 2) developed by Mehling et al. and originally in English is valid and reliable according to our results.

Doğu ülkelerinden gelen medikal turistlerin Samsun ilinde hizmet veren hastaneleri tercih nedenle... more Doğu ülkelerinden gelen medikal turistlerin Samsun ilinde hizmet veren hastaneleri tercih nedenlerinin araştırılmasını amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmanın kapsamını, Samsun ilinin Canik ilçesinde hizmet veren iki özel hastaneye 1 Ocak 2020-29 Şubat 2020 tarihleri arasında gelen medikal turistler oluşturmaktadır. Bu süre içerisinde belirtilen hastanelere gelen 111 medikal turiste anket uygulaması yapılmıştır. Katılımcılara demografik faktörler ve Samsun ilini tercih sebepleriyle ilgili sorular sorulmuş ve elde edilen veriler SPSS v.25 programında değerlendirilmiştir. Yapılan değerlendirmeler sonucunda, Amerika, Avrupa ve Orta Asya ülkelerinden gelen katılımcıların Samsun ilinde hizmet veren hastaneleri ziyaret tercihlerinin, tedavi ücretlerinin uygun olması, teknolojik ekipmanların yeterliliği, hekimlerin uluslararası tanınırlığının olması olduğu görülmüştür. Amerika ve Avrupa ülkelerinden gelen turistler konaklama hizmetlerinin yeterli seviyede olduğunu ve aracı kurumlarla olan iletişimin iyi seviyede olduğunu ifade etmişlerdir. Orta Doğu ülkelerinden gelen medikal turistlerin ise Samsun ilini seçmelerinin dini yakınlıktan dolayı olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlık çalışanlarının sanal kaytarma davranışları ve örgütsel bağlılık düzey... more Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlık çalışanlarının sanal kaytarma davranışları ve örgütsel bağlılık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi ve bu davranışların çeşitli demografik özelliklere göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğini ortaya koymaktır. Bu kapsamda bir kamu hastanesinde çalışan 202 sağlık çalışanından veriler toplanmıştır. Yapılan analiler sonucunda; sanal kaytarma puanlarının yüksek olduğu ve çalışanların örgütsel bağlılık düzeylerinin demografik değişkenlere göre genellikle farklı algılanmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler incelendiğinde kadınların ve erkeklerin sadece duygusal bağlılığı farklı algıladığı anlaşılmıştır. Katılımcıların mesai saatleri içerisinde eğlence aktiviteleri (online oyun oynamak, online arkadaşlık sitelerine girmek, sosyal medyada gezinmek, internetten video izlemek vb.), gerçekleştirdikleri ve ayrıca katılımcıların internet üzerinden bilgi edinme isteklerinin kuruma olan duygusal bağlılıklarını güçlendirdiği görülmektedir.

INTERNATIONAL REFEREED ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF SPORTS

Öz: Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı gebelerin COVID-19 fobisini ve belirleyicilerini incelemektir. Yöntem:... more Öz: Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı gebelerin COVID-19 fobisini ve belirleyicilerini incelemektir. Yöntem: Araştırma verileri; bireylerin kişisel özelliklerini belirlemeye ilişkin "Kişisel Bilgi Formu" ve "COVID-19 fobisi ölçeği" kullanılarak toplandı. Bulgular: Gebelerin covid-19 fobisi ölçeği puan ortalaması 66,30±9,603 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Sosyo-demografik özelliklerle COVID-19 fobisi ölçeği karşılaştırıldığında; eğitim durumu, aşı durumu, Covid-19 geçiren ve ailesi veya yakınlarından Covid-19 geçirenler ile COVID-19 fobisi ölçeği arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlılık tespit edilmiştir (p=,000). Sonuç: Covid-19 salgınının gebeler üzerinde olumsuz duygusal etkisi kaygı, fobi, anksiyete ve korku yaratma konusunda önemli bir potansiyele sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Gebeler ile ilgili olarak görsel ve yazılı medyadan bilgilendirici çalışmaların yapılması, hastaneler içinde bulunan gebe sınıfı ve gebe okulları aracılığı ile pandemi kurallarına riayet ederek eğitimlerin sürekliliğinin sağlanması gebelerin endişelerini gidereceği düşünülmektedir.

Central European Journal of Public Health

Objective: The aim of this study was to reveal pregnant women's beliefs about third-hand smoke an... more Objective: The aim of this study was to reveal pregnant women's beliefs about third-hand smoke and their exposure to tobacco smoke. Methods: The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of patients attending the obstetrics and gynaecology outpatient clinic of the hospital in Samsun, a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast (annual average 4,000 pregnant women). The minimum sample size of the study was determined as 350 at a confidence interval of 95%, prevalence of 50% and margin of error 0.05. The study data were collected with the personal information form used to determine the personal characteristics of the participants, and the Beliefs about Third-Hand Smoke (BATHS-T) scale. The data were analysed in the SPSS 25.0 program using the descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean age of the participating pregnant women was 26.84 ± 4.372 years. Of them, 48.4% were high school graduates and 86% did not work. Their mean gestational age was 29.85 ± 9.238 weeks, and 69.8% of them were in the third trimester. Of them, 9.8% were smokers, and the average number of cigarettes they smoked per day was 6.97 ± 4.931. The mean score they obtained from the BATHS-T scale was 3.79 ± 0.859. There was a significant relationship between the mean score obtained from the BATHS-T scale and the variables such as education and smoking status. As the level of education increased, exposure to third-hand smoke decreased (p < 0.05). The mean score the smoking pregnant women obtained from the BATHS-T scale was lower than that of the non-smoking pregnant women. Conclusion: High level of education decreases exposure to third-hand smoke. Belief in third-hand smoke is an important factor affecting pregnant women's smoking habit.

International Journal of Health Management and Tourism, 2020

Health tourism, which is defined as travels for treatment, staying fit, protecting and improving ... more Health tourism, which is defined as travels for treatment, staying fit, protecting and improving health, has become an important source of income for countries in the last 20 years. Depending on globalization and the development of technology, the number of tourists traveling for health purposes is increasing rapidly in the world. In parallel with these increases, the demand for traditional and complementary medicine applications and products in the world is increasing. In Europe, more than 100 million people are traveling to receive these applications, and 25 million people are using traditional and complementary medicine products. These travels and expenditures provide significant income to the national economies. In Turkey, there has been an increase in both investments in health tourism and investments in traditional and complementary medicine applications and products in recent years. Turkey aims to gain more economic gains through its natural beauties, advanced medical infrast...

Bu sonuçlara göre Samsun ilinde çalışan hekimlerin Samsun'un medikal turizm potansiyeli ve hastan... more Bu sonuçlara göre Samsun ilinde çalışan hekimlerin Samsun'un medikal turizm potansiyeli ve hastanelerin kurumsal yeterliliği konusunda kararsız oldukları anlaşılmaktadır. Hekimlerin demografik özellikleri ile hastanelerin kurumsal yeterliliklerini algılamaları arasında farklılık olup olmadığı ve hastanelerin kurumsal yeterlilikleri ile medikal turizm potansiyelleri arasında ilişki olup olmadığı analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda hastanelerin kurumsal yeterliliğinin medikal turizm potansiyelini etkilediği ve hastanelerin kurumsal yeterliliği ile medikal turizm potansiyelleri arasında ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Başka bir deyişle hastanelerin kurumsal yeterliliğinin artması medikal turizm potansiyelini artırmaktadır.

International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy, 2021

The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards Coron... more The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards CoronaVac and BioNTech vaccines applied in Turkey without the completion of phase 3 studies and to contribute to the policies that will be developed for the vaccine. The data in the study were collected between 01.03.2021 and 31.03.2021. The population consists of healthcare workers working in primary and secondary healthcare institutions in Samsun (N= 11.840). In determining the sample size, the unknown prevalence was taken as 50% and the margin of error as 3% by using the Open Epi Calculator program and it was determined as 979 with an error level of 0.05 and a power of 80%. Two forms were used for data collection namely Personal Introductory Information Form and Vaccination Attitude Scale. The data were evaluated with regression model and descriptive analysis such as number and percentage. The average age of the participants in the study was 38.33 ± 8.852, the average working year was 14.99 ± 8.920, 61.7%. 79% of the healthcare professionals were vaccinated for Covid 19, and all of them were vaccinated with CoronaVac vaccine. The vaccine acceptance average for CoronaVac vaccine is 3.81 ± 0.870, and the vaccine acceptance average for BioNTech vaccine is 3.76 ± 0.778. The attitude of those with more education and working years is better than others towards the BioNTech vaccine. An important finding of the study is that 79% of the healthcare workers in the research group were vaccinated; in other words, 21% of them corresponding to one out of five people were not vaccinated. The second important finding of the study is that those with higher education and more working years have a better attitude towards BioNTech vaccine than others.

Psychogeriatrics, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the physical and mental health of individuals. The e... more The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the physical and mental health of individuals. The elderly are a special group that is affected by this condition. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults in terms of disability, state-trait anxiety and life satisfaction. The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of individuals aged 65 and over who presented to a family health centre in Samsun a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast (N = 3950). The study data were collected with the following five forms: Personal Information Form, Quality of Life Questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Brief Disability Questionnaire and Life Satisfaction Scale. In the analysis of the study data, descriptive statistics, Student's t-test, paired t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis were used. The mean age of the participants was 70.88 ± 4.818 years. There was a significant difference between the participants' pre- and post-pandemic health status and quality of life levels. In the study, a significant relationship was determined between the scores obtained from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Brief Disability Questionnaire and between the scores obtained from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the variables such as income and marital status (P < 0.05). A significant result of the study is that the older adults' perceptions of health status and quality of life were adversely affected by the pandemic. Another significant result is that disability increased the level of anxiety. The other significant result of the study is that socioeconomic status was an important determinant of anxiety.

The aim of the study is to determine the emotional labor levels of nurses and the factors related... more The aim of the study is to determine the emotional labor levels of nurses and the factors related them. Method: The data of the research, which is a descriptive study, were collected between January and February 2020. 310 nurses participated in the study. To collect research data, socio-demographic characteristics questionnaire, Emotional Labor Scale (Nurses) was used in nurses. Results: 90.3% of the participants are in the position of clinic nurses. 60% work both day and night. The overall average of the emotional labor behavior scale was 3.88 ± 0.56; It was found that the average of in-depth, superficial and emotional labor behavior dimensions were 3.87 ± 0.61, 3.86 ± 0.59 and 3.96 ± 0.66 respectively. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that nurses display the highest level of sincere behavior and the least level of superficial behavior. In addition, it has been determined that the unit studied, age, education level and working style have an effect on emotional labor behavior.

Background A rapid increase has been observed in aesthetic surgery procedures in recent years and... more Background A rapid increase has been observed in aesthetic surgery procedures in recent years and it has been determined that females have more aesthetic procedures. While different groups of female groups were taken as a sample in the studies, no study on female nurses was found. In this study, it is thought that psychological reasons such as stress, anxiety, desire to be liked and lack of self-confidence that lead women to plastic surgery will reduce the professional performance of nurses and this situation will create additional workload for other colleagues. Therefore, the aim of the study is to reveal the effect of desire to be liked and social appearance anxiety on the acceptance of female nurses to plastic surgery. Methods The population of the cross-sectional study consisted of 243.565 nurses working in public, private and university hospitals in Turkey. A questionnaire form was used as a data collection tool in the study. In the first part of the form, there are statements aiming to reveal the socio-demographic characteristics, social media usage levels and aesthetic surgery experiences of nurses, and in the second part, there is a desire to be liked scale, social appearance anxiety scale and aesthetic surgery acceptance scale. The 1004 questionnaire forms collected as a result of the study were subjected to percentage, frequency, correlation and regression analysis. Results 41.2% of the nurses have had aesthetic procedures before and 68.4% of them want to have aesthetic procedures when there is an area they do not like in their body. A strong positive relationship was found between the desire to be liked, social appearance anxiety, and aesthetic surgery acceptance (r > 0.500, p < 0.01). Aesthetic surgery acceptance is affected by the desire to be liked and by social appearance anxiety. Conclusion In the study, it was determined that social appearance anxiety and the desire to be liked led female nurses to plastic surgery. According to the results of similar studies conducted in different groups, it may be recommended that awareness training be organized both in schools and through digital media about the consequences of unnecessary plastic surgery.

DergiPark (Istanbul University), Jan 19, 2024

The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of postoperative socio-demographic characteristics ... more The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of postoperative socio-demographic characteristics and body image perceptions on patient satisfaction and quality of life of individuals who underwent bariatric metabolic surgery in Turkey within the scope of medical tourism. Methods: The population of the study consisted of 329 medical tourists who underwent bariatric surgery between 2015 and 2022 in private hospitals having health tourism authorization certificate in Samsun. Data were collected between September 01, 2021 and November 30, 2022 using the Personal Information Form, Body Image Scale, Quality of Life Scale and Patient Satisfaction Scale. Results: Of the participants, 37.4% were men and 62.6% were women. Their mean age was 39.74±10.063 years. According to the results obtained from the present study, patient satisfaction was affected by the variables such as age, education level, family type, monthly income, income status, exercise status, chronic disease status and perceived body image (p<0.05). On the other hand, the quality of life was affected by the variables such as perceived body image, marital status,

DergiPark (Istanbul University), Mar 28, 2021

Aim: Interoception, defined as the perception of internal bodily changes. The aim of this study i... more Aim: Interoception, defined as the perception of internal bodily changes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the Turkish validity and reliability study of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-2 (MAIA 2) scale developed by William Mehling et al. (2018). Material and Method: The research is methodological. Research data was collected between April 2020 and May 2020 (n=400). Forward and backward translation were used to translate the MAIA 2 into Turkish. We conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to analyze the psychometrics of the MAIA 2 in a 70:30 split sample. Statistical analysis were done with R Project. Results: The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value (KMO=0.910) was acceptable, and there exists a significant correlation structure with Bartlett's test of sphericity (χ2=5134.120, p<0.001). We observed six factors with Horn's Parallel analysis. The Cronbach Alphas of these six factors were acceptable (α>0.60). Standardized loadings were positive and >0.40 with significant results (p<0.05) (r=0.71, p<0.05). The RMSEA is nearly zero and SRMR is extremely low. Conclusions: As a result, the Turkish version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Scale (MAIA 2) developed by Mehling et al. and originally in English is valid and reliable according to our results.

Doğu ülkelerinden gelen medikal turistlerin Samsun ilinde hizmet veren hastaneleri tercih nedenle... more Doğu ülkelerinden gelen medikal turistlerin Samsun ilinde hizmet veren hastaneleri tercih nedenlerinin araştırılmasını amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmanın kapsamını, Samsun ilinin Canik ilçesinde hizmet veren iki özel hastaneye 1 Ocak 2020-29 Şubat 2020 tarihleri arasında gelen medikal turistler oluşturmaktadır. Bu süre içerisinde belirtilen hastanelere gelen 111 medikal turiste anket uygulaması yapılmıştır. Katılımcılara demografik faktörler ve Samsun ilini tercih sebepleriyle ilgili sorular sorulmuş ve elde edilen veriler SPSS v.25 programında değerlendirilmiştir. Yapılan değerlendirmeler sonucunda, Amerika, Avrupa ve Orta Asya ülkelerinden gelen katılımcıların Samsun ilinde hizmet veren hastaneleri ziyaret tercihlerinin, tedavi ücretlerinin uygun olması, teknolojik ekipmanların yeterliliği, hekimlerin uluslararası tanınırlığının olması olduğu görülmüştür. Amerika ve Avrupa ülkelerinden gelen turistler konaklama hizmetlerinin yeterli seviyede olduğunu ve aracı kurumlarla olan iletişimin iyi seviyede olduğunu ifade etmişlerdir. Orta Doğu ülkelerinden gelen medikal turistlerin ise Samsun ilini seçmelerinin dini yakınlıktan dolayı olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlık çalışanlarının sanal kaytarma davranışları ve örgütsel bağlılık düzey... more Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlık çalışanlarının sanal kaytarma davranışları ve örgütsel bağlılık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi ve bu davranışların çeşitli demografik özelliklere göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğini ortaya koymaktır. Bu kapsamda bir kamu hastanesinde çalışan 202 sağlık çalışanından veriler toplanmıştır. Yapılan analiler sonucunda; sanal kaytarma puanlarının yüksek olduğu ve çalışanların örgütsel bağlılık düzeylerinin demografik değişkenlere göre genellikle farklı algılanmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler incelendiğinde kadınların ve erkeklerin sadece duygusal bağlılığı farklı algıladığı anlaşılmıştır. Katılımcıların mesai saatleri içerisinde eğlence aktiviteleri (online oyun oynamak, online arkadaşlık sitelerine girmek, sosyal medyada gezinmek, internetten video izlemek vb.), gerçekleştirdikleri ve ayrıca katılımcıların internet üzerinden bilgi edinme isteklerinin kuruma olan duygusal bağlılıklarını güçlendirdiği görülmektedir.

INTERNATIONAL REFEREED ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF SPORTS

Öz: Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı gebelerin COVID-19 fobisini ve belirleyicilerini incelemektir. Yöntem:... more Öz: Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı gebelerin COVID-19 fobisini ve belirleyicilerini incelemektir. Yöntem: Araştırma verileri; bireylerin kişisel özelliklerini belirlemeye ilişkin "Kişisel Bilgi Formu" ve "COVID-19 fobisi ölçeği" kullanılarak toplandı. Bulgular: Gebelerin covid-19 fobisi ölçeği puan ortalaması 66,30±9,603 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Sosyo-demografik özelliklerle COVID-19 fobisi ölçeği karşılaştırıldığında; eğitim durumu, aşı durumu, Covid-19 geçiren ve ailesi veya yakınlarından Covid-19 geçirenler ile COVID-19 fobisi ölçeği arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlılık tespit edilmiştir (p=,000). Sonuç: Covid-19 salgınının gebeler üzerinde olumsuz duygusal etkisi kaygı, fobi, anksiyete ve korku yaratma konusunda önemli bir potansiyele sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Gebeler ile ilgili olarak görsel ve yazılı medyadan bilgilendirici çalışmaların yapılması, hastaneler içinde bulunan gebe sınıfı ve gebe okulları aracılığı ile pandemi kurallarına riayet ederek eğitimlerin sürekliliğinin sağlanması gebelerin endişelerini gidereceği düşünülmektedir.

Central European Journal of Public Health

Objective: The aim of this study was to reveal pregnant women's beliefs about third-hand smoke an... more Objective: The aim of this study was to reveal pregnant women's beliefs about third-hand smoke and their exposure to tobacco smoke. Methods: The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of patients attending the obstetrics and gynaecology outpatient clinic of the hospital in Samsun, a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast (annual average 4,000 pregnant women). The minimum sample size of the study was determined as 350 at a confidence interval of 95%, prevalence of 50% and margin of error 0.05. The study data were collected with the personal information form used to determine the personal characteristics of the participants, and the Beliefs about Third-Hand Smoke (BATHS-T) scale. The data were analysed in the SPSS 25.0 program using the descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean age of the participating pregnant women was 26.84 ± 4.372 years. Of them, 48.4% were high school graduates and 86% did not work. Their mean gestational age was 29.85 ± 9.238 weeks, and 69.8% of them were in the third trimester. Of them, 9.8% were smokers, and the average number of cigarettes they smoked per day was 6.97 ± 4.931. The mean score they obtained from the BATHS-T scale was 3.79 ± 0.859. There was a significant relationship between the mean score obtained from the BATHS-T scale and the variables such as education and smoking status. As the level of education increased, exposure to third-hand smoke decreased (p < 0.05). The mean score the smoking pregnant women obtained from the BATHS-T scale was lower than that of the non-smoking pregnant women. Conclusion: High level of education decreases exposure to third-hand smoke. Belief in third-hand smoke is an important factor affecting pregnant women's smoking habit.

International Journal of Health Management and Tourism, 2020

Health tourism, which is defined as travels for treatment, staying fit, protecting and improving ... more Health tourism, which is defined as travels for treatment, staying fit, protecting and improving health, has become an important source of income for countries in the last 20 years. Depending on globalization and the development of technology, the number of tourists traveling for health purposes is increasing rapidly in the world. In parallel with these increases, the demand for traditional and complementary medicine applications and products in the world is increasing. In Europe, more than 100 million people are traveling to receive these applications, and 25 million people are using traditional and complementary medicine products. These travels and expenditures provide significant income to the national economies. In Turkey, there has been an increase in both investments in health tourism and investments in traditional and complementary medicine applications and products in recent years. Turkey aims to gain more economic gains through its natural beauties, advanced medical infrast...

Bu sonuçlara göre Samsun ilinde çalışan hekimlerin Samsun'un medikal turizm potansiyeli ve hastan... more Bu sonuçlara göre Samsun ilinde çalışan hekimlerin Samsun'un medikal turizm potansiyeli ve hastanelerin kurumsal yeterliliği konusunda kararsız oldukları anlaşılmaktadır. Hekimlerin demografik özellikleri ile hastanelerin kurumsal yeterliliklerini algılamaları arasında farklılık olup olmadığı ve hastanelerin kurumsal yeterlilikleri ile medikal turizm potansiyelleri arasında ilişki olup olmadığı analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda hastanelerin kurumsal yeterliliğinin medikal turizm potansiyelini etkilediği ve hastanelerin kurumsal yeterliliği ile medikal turizm potansiyelleri arasında ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Başka bir deyişle hastanelerin kurumsal yeterliliğinin artması medikal turizm potansiyelini artırmaktadır.

International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy, 2021

The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards Coron... more The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards CoronaVac and BioNTech vaccines applied in Turkey without the completion of phase 3 studies and to contribute to the policies that will be developed for the vaccine. The data in the study were collected between 01.03.2021 and 31.03.2021. The population consists of healthcare workers working in primary and secondary healthcare institutions in Samsun (N= 11.840). In determining the sample size, the unknown prevalence was taken as 50% and the margin of error as 3% by using the Open Epi Calculator program and it was determined as 979 with an error level of 0.05 and a power of 80%. Two forms were used for data collection namely Personal Introductory Information Form and Vaccination Attitude Scale. The data were evaluated with regression model and descriptive analysis such as number and percentage. The average age of the participants in the study was 38.33 ± 8.852, the average working year was 14.99 ± 8.920, 61.7%. 79% of the healthcare professionals were vaccinated for Covid 19, and all of them were vaccinated with CoronaVac vaccine. The vaccine acceptance average for CoronaVac vaccine is 3.81 ± 0.870, and the vaccine acceptance average for BioNTech vaccine is 3.76 ± 0.778. The attitude of those with more education and working years is better than others towards the BioNTech vaccine. An important finding of the study is that 79% of the healthcare workers in the research group were vaccinated; in other words, 21% of them corresponding to one out of five people were not vaccinated. The second important finding of the study is that those with higher education and more working years have a better attitude towards BioNTech vaccine than others.

Psychogeriatrics, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the physical and mental health of individuals. The e... more The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the physical and mental health of individuals. The elderly are a special group that is affected by this condition. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults in terms of disability, state-trait anxiety and life satisfaction. The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of individuals aged 65 and over who presented to a family health centre in Samsun a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast (N = 3950). The study data were collected with the following five forms: Personal Information Form, Quality of Life Questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Brief Disability Questionnaire and Life Satisfaction Scale. In the analysis of the study data, descriptive statistics, Student's t-test, paired t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis were used. The mean age of the participants was 70.88 ± 4.818 years. There was a significant difference between the participants' pre- and post-pandemic health status and quality of life levels. In the study, a significant relationship was determined between the scores obtained from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Brief Disability Questionnaire and between the scores obtained from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the variables such as income and marital status (P < 0.05). A significant result of the study is that the older adults' perceptions of health status and quality of life were adversely affected by the pandemic. Another significant result is that disability increased the level of anxiety. The other significant result of the study is that socioeconomic status was an important determinant of anxiety.

The aim of the study is to determine the emotional labor levels of nurses and the factors related... more The aim of the study is to determine the emotional labor levels of nurses and the factors related them. Method: The data of the research, which is a descriptive study, were collected between January and February 2020. 310 nurses participated in the study. To collect research data, socio-demographic characteristics questionnaire, Emotional Labor Scale (Nurses) was used in nurses. Results: 90.3% of the participants are in the position of clinic nurses. 60% work both day and night. The overall average of the emotional labor behavior scale was 3.88 ± 0.56; It was found that the average of in-depth, superficial and emotional labor behavior dimensions were 3.87 ± 0.61, 3.86 ± 0.59 and 3.96 ± 0.66 respectively. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that nurses display the highest level of sincere behavior and the least level of superficial behavior. In addition, it has been determined that the unit studied, age, education level and working style have an effect on emotional labor behavior.