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- MakaleAçık Erişim2022STATE-TRAIT ANXIETY CONDITION AND ITS AFFECTING FACTORS IN PREGNANT WOMEN LINKED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Ozcan, Handan; Elkoca, Ayse; Yigitbas, Cagla; Kartal, Yasemin Aydin
Background: This study intends to address the COVID-19 pandemic process with specific regard to pregnant women, aiming to determine their state-trait anxiety levels. Subjects and methods: The study has a quantitative design. Ethical permissions were obtained, data were collected digitally, and power analysis was performed for sample size. The sample size was calculated as 656 pregnant women. In the collection of the data, the Personal Information Form, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were used. Results: In our study, the majority of pregnant women (86.3%) were concerned about the pandemic process, with more than half thinking that their pregnancy (62.9%) and delivery processes would be affected (66.2%). In the meantime, 60.2% of the pregnant women postponed their health checks and they indicated being most concerned about their babies (57.1%). In 51.2% of the pregnant women, the state anxiety levels were low, and 89.8% of the trait anxiety levels were moderate. Conclusions: In crisis periods like the pandemic, pregnant women are among the priority groups. Screening, prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of affective disorders in the prenatal period are important for maternal and fetal health.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2021Men's Choice of Contraception Method
Ozcan, Handan; Yigitbas, Cagla; Karaca, Mucahit Talha
Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the contraception choices of men, aged between 18-60 and living in the center of a province in the Gumushane. Methods: The study is of a descriptive type. As a data collection form, an Individual Information Form consisting of a total of 32 questions was used. This form questions the demographic-physical-biological-social-health histories of the participants and their knowledge, attitudes, behaviors about contraception methods. Averages were given together with standard deviations. Results: 20.8 % of the participants are aged between 26-33. It was seen that 25.3% of the participants had knowledge about contraception methods and 64.7% did not use any methods. When the variables of the age and the marital status are approached in terms of having sufficient knowledge about contraception and still using contraception methods, there is a statistical significance between the variable of 'is the use of contraception methods harmful to health?' with the status of still using contraception methods. A statistical significance is also found between the variable of being sexually active with the status of having sufficient knowledge about contraception and still using contraception methods (p<0.05). Conclusion: In this study, It has been determined that men who had sufficient information about contraceptions had higher age and higher education levels, were sexually active and married. It has been seen that the age, the marital status, the perception of contraception as harmful to health, the status of being sexually active did not affect receiving any training about contraception.
- BildiriAçık Erişim2017The Relationship between Types of Bullying experienced by Primary School Students and Their Anxiety, State-Trait, Self-Esteem And Certain Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Demirbag, Birsel Canan; Çiçek, Zeynep; Yigitbas, Cagla; Özkan, Cigdem Gamze; Dinçer, Ahmet; Soriano, E; Sleeter, C; Casanova, MA; Cala, VC
Bullying experienced by children causes negative emotions which lead to failure in their lives. This study aims to determine the relationship between types of bullying and anxiety, state-trait, self-esteem and certain socio-demographic characteristics of primary school students who exposed to bullying at least two times. A primary school in the city center of eastern part of Turkey was selected by simple random sampling method. A socio-demographic questionnaire, which was developed by the researchers, and state-trait anxiety inventory and self-esteem scales were provided to 595 students in this school by explaining how to fill out the questionnaires between January 1 and January 31, 2015. The most common types of bullying expressed by children were kicking and slapping in the physical bullying 11.7%, kidding in the verbal bullying 14.1%, discrimination in the emotional bullying 7.3% and sexually explicit expressions in the sexual bullying type 4.2%. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
- MakaleYalnız künye2014The relationship between serum lipid levels, high blood pressure and obesity in children
Kürtüncü, Meltem; Tanır, İbrahim Murat; Yigitbas, Cagla; Demirbag, Birsel Canan
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı sağlıklı çocuklarda serum lipit, kolesterol ve obezite seviyesini tespit ederek, bunlar arasında ilişki olup olmadığını araştırmaktır. Yöntemler: Örneklem grubunu Nisan-Mayıs 2011 tarihleri arasında Zonguldakta Gelik ilköğretim okuluna devam eden, hekim tarafından tanı konulmuş kronik hastalığı ve sürekli kullandığı bir ilacı olmayan ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 103 öğrenci oluşturdu. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin yaşları ile VKİ (Vücut Kitle İndeksi) ortalamalarına bakıldığında; 13 yaşta VKİ ortalaması (21,03 ± 0,23), 14 yaşa göre (20,05 ± 0,20) daha yüksek olup bu farklılığın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu bulundu (p=0,002). Öğrencilerin boy, ağırlık, VKİ, tansiyon, AKŞ (Açlık Kan Şekeri), kolesterol, LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein), HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) seviyeleri arasındaki ilişkiye bakıldığında; boy-ağırlık (r=0,472; p<0,001); boy-tansiyon (r=0,432; p<0,001) ile boy-AKŞ (r=0,332; p=0,001) arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişki görüldü. Sonuçlar: Sonuç olarak, çocukluk çağında yapılacak sağlık muayenelerinde kan basıncı, kolesterol, LDL, HDLnin izlenmesi yalnız obezite için değil; çocuklara yö- nelik beslenme alışkanlıklarındaki yanlışlık ve eksikliklerin erken teşhisinde de önemli olduğu kanısına varıldı.
- MakaleYalnız künye2014Nonmedical Methods to Relieve Low Back Pain Caused by Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Descriptive Study in Northeastern Turkey
Cilingir, Dilek; Hintistan, Sevilay; Yigitbas, Cagla; Nural, Nesrin
Low back pain due to the effects of lumbar disc herniation is a common complaint of patients who often subsequently seek help from medical professionals. It is also a significant health problem which is quite difficult to treat. This descriptive study was conducted to determine nonmedical methods used by patients with lumbar disc herniation to relieve low back pain; the patients' intensity of low back pain when they were admitted to the hospital was also explored. Ninety-two patients with lumbar disc herniation participated in this study, which was carried out at a university hospital in northeastern Turkey. Data were collected using a patient information form and the visual analog scale (VAS). When the patients were admitted to hospital, their mean VAS score was 6.56 ± 2.45. The study results showed that as a first choice nearly all of the patients (94.6%) with lumbar disc herniation preferred consulting with their physicians before to obtain relief for low back pain. However, in addition to seeing their physician, more than one-half of these patients (57.6%) also used nonmedical methods. The primary nonmedical methods were hot/cold compresses, wrapping various substances on the back, and herbal preparations. An increase in pain was noted by 17.0% of patients after using nonmedical methods. Findings indicated that more than two-thirds of patients experienced either no change or an increase in pain after using nonmedical methods to find relief.