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• MakaleAçık Erişim2025/r/gumushane/12409
  Parents’ experiences on the management of the process after sexual abuse of their children in northern region of Turkey: Qualitative study

  Bayrak, Nurten G.; Uzun, Sevda

  Background: Child abuse is a universal problem with medical, legal, and psychosocial dimensions that every child is at risk of encountering all over the world. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the experiences of parents regarding the management of the process after sexual abuse of their children using a qualitative approach. Methods: In this qualitative study, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with the parents of 15 children who were exposed to qualified sexual abuse living in a city in Northern Turkey. Criterion sampling method, one of the purposive sampling methods, was used to reach the sample group. Interviews continued until data saturation was achieved. All interviews were audio recorded and then transcribed. The data of the study were evaluated using thematic analysis. The study was conducted and reported according to the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) checklist. Results: In the analysis of the data, three themes (effects of child sexual abuse on the family, sexual abuse and process management, and attitudes and approaches to the child after sexual abuse), and nine sub-themes (mental, physical, social, reactions, difficulties experienced, coping, cognitive dimension, emotional dimension, behavioral dimension) were identified. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that parents were negatively affected psychologically by the sexual abuse of their children. This study reveals that the concept of family is very important in all aspects of the sexual abuse of children. As a result of the study, it was determined that families were not very effective in process management and some parents blamed themselves for the incident they experienced.

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• MakaleAçık Erişim2024/r/gumushane/10301
  Role of culture and religious beliefs on non-medical help-seeking behavior among patients with chronic mental illnesses (CMIs) in Türkiye

  Ediz, Cicek; Uzun, Sevda; Mohammadnezhad, Masoud; Erdas, Mehmed B.

  Background:Cultural beliefs significantly shape societal attitudes toward mental illness, and these social attitudes profoundly impact help-seeking behaviors. Therefore, it is important to focus on understanding and addressing these social behaviors.Aim:This study aimed to evaluate the effect of chronic mental illness interpretations based on culture and religious beliefs on non-medical help-seeking behaviors among patients in T & uuml;rkiye.Methods:The study was conducted from September to October 2023 using an inductive qualitative approach. In-depth face-to-face interviews were carried out with individuals diagnosed with chronic mental illness and their relatives, registered in a state-owned Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) in T & uuml;rkiye. Using purposive sampling, 13 individuals who met the criteria were interviewed. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes.Results:Three main themes and eight sub-themes were identified, including the reasons for seeking non-medical help (psychological challenges, subjective norms, physical requirements), factors contributing to seeking non-medical help (predisposing factors, enabling factors, and myths), and reflections on the benefits of non-medical practices (perceived physical benefits, perceived psychological benefits).Conclusions:It was concluded that individuals with chronic mental illness and their relatives living in the Eastern Anatolia Region of T & uuml;rkiye engaged in non-medical help-seeking behaviors and mostly turned to traditional religious practices. Culture and religious beliefs emerged as primary factors leading patients to seek non-medical treatment approaches. Consequently, there is a perceived need to explore non-medical alternative methods across various mental health settings and with diverse samples in future research endeavors.

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