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- MakaleAçık Erişim2023Reflection of COVID-19 in The Context of Posttraumatic Growth in Turkish Society
Yiğitbaş, Çağla; Elkoca, Ayşe; Özcan, Handan
The aim of the study was to determine whether the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on posttraumatic growth and to identify the influential factors. Quantitative method was used. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. Permissions were obtained before the research. The sample size was calculated with the formula t2xs2/d2. After the calculation, 106 people who consented to participate in the study were reached. Data were collected by convenience sampling method. The mean age of the participants was 31.61 ± 11.05 years. 58.5% of the participants were female and 44.3% were married. The rate of those who said they had a high income was 9.4%. More than half of the participants stated that they experienced anxiety due to the pandemic, and more than half stated that they had this disease at home. Those who reported that they were not currently working, those who thought that their mental health was affected, and those who reported experiencing anxiety due to the pandemic had higher scores on the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Posttraumatic growth and its sub-dimensions were found to make a difference in terms of some sociodemographic characteristics. Repeating this research in different cultural societies will be decisive and clarifying in terms of results.
- MakaleYalnız künye2022Complementary and Alternative Medicine Used by Adolescents in Premenstrual Syndrome. A Cross-Sectional Study
Elkoca, Ayşe; Kahraman, Beliz Yekeler; Ozcan, Handan; Aydin, Muhammet Ali; Karakas, Sevda
Study Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the treatment methods used by adolescents with premenstrual syndrome. Premenstrual syndrome is a common disorder among women of childbearing age. It influences women’s quality of life and economic and social performance. In addition to the conventional treatments by modern medicine, women frequently prefer complementary and alternative medicine practices to cope with the problem. Methods: Quantitative and descriptive design study and 367 people were icluded in this study. A questionnaire consisting of three parts was used to collect the data. The first part includes sociodemographic characteristics and information about the menstrual cycle, the second part is the “Premenstrual Syndrome Scale”, the third part is the “Complementary and Alternative Medicine Scale (CAMS)”. Results: 43.3% of the participants had a family history of PMS, and 64.9% had regular menstrual cycles. 23.2% consulted a physician for their complaints, 10.9% used medication for their complaints. The most preferred complementary and alternative medicine herbal supplementary was green tea (49.5%), chamomile (32.5%), sage (23.8%), and thyme (18.6%). The most used mind-body practices are prayer (65.5%), exercise (54.4%), and namaz (32.4%). Conclusion: It is concluded that 73% of adolescents diagnosed with premenstrual syndrome used complementary and alternative medicine practices, so it is necessary to investigate their effectiveness.
- MakaleYalnız künye2021Health research in vegan women
Özcan, Handan; Elkoca, Ayşe; Şahan, Özlem; Yilmaz, Sibel; Erişen, Begüm
Study Objectives: This planned research aimed to identify the conditions for women’s health in women who prefer vegan diets. Method: The study consists of vegan women and the sample consists of a total of 150 women who agreed to participate in the study. The data was collected through a questionnaire consisting of 34 questions. Associations and vegan women were reached out via social media. Results: The average age of the participants was 28.96±8.50 and 33.3% were married. The average year in which women continue to eat vegan is 3.29±5.25. 62% of vegan women stated that their menstrual periods were painless, 87.3% stated that their menstrual periods were regular, and 75.3% stated that they did not have any gynecological diseases. The most common complaints in vegan women are stress and anxiety (27.1%), continuous discharge (27.1), depression (25), polycystic ovary syndrome (20.8), urinary tract infection (20.8), and fibroids (12.5). 18% of vegan women had been diagnosed with anemia, of which 18.8% used anemia treatment. Conclusion: It was found that vegan women did not have many complaints in terms of gynecology while existing complaints were similar or even lower in terms of disease rates seen in the total population. The study group’s high level of education and awareness and regular health checkups are among the factors affecting the results. The low vegan diet averages of the women covered in the study and the fact that a greater number of women were out of reach show the limitations of the study.
- MakaleYalnız künye2019Hemşirelik Mesleğinin Geliştirilmesinde Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Görüşleri
Özcan, Handan; Elkoca, Ayşe
Bu çalışma Gümüşhane Üniversitesi’ndehemşirelik bölümünde okuyan öğrencilerin, hemşirelikmesleğinin gelişimi için önerilerini değerlendirmekamacı ile tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır.Gerekli kurum izinleri alındıktan sonra çalışmayagönüllü olarak katılmayı kabul eden, 242 hemşireliköğrencisi ile görüşüldü. Veriler SPSS paketprogramında, frekans ve ki kare testleri ile analiz edildi.Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 20,91±1,82 (min:17,max:26) dir. Öğrencilerin %64’ü kadın, %94,6’sıçalışmıyor, %37,2’si 1. sınıftır. Öğrencilerin %71,1’ibölümü isteyerek seçmiş, %95’i mesleğiniönemsemekte, %47,5’i güncel hemşirelikuygulamalarını ve girişimlerini takip ettiklerinibelirtmişlerdir. Öğrencilerin bölümü isteyerek seçmeve mesleklerini önemseme durumlarına göre güncelhemşirelik uygulama ve girişimlerini takip etme,hemşirelik yönetmeliğini bilme durumları arasındaistatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark belirlendi.Katılımcıların %33,6’sı meslek motivasyonu içinödüllendirmenin gerekli olduğunu savunurken, %31’imesleğin gelişimi için alana özgü eğitimlerin verilmesigerektiğini ifade etmiştir.Öğrenciler hemşirelik bölümünü isteyerekseçmekte ve mesleklerini önemsemektedirler. Ekipbilinci ile hemşirelik alanında branşlaşmanın veörgütlenmenin sağlanması, kanıt temelli uygulamalarıiçeren hizmet içi eğitimlerin verilmesi mesleğingelişmesi için önemli faktörlerdir.