Browsing by Author "Cetinkaya, AC"

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    The association of self-esteem, depression and body satisfaction with obesity among Turkish adolescents
    Ozmen, D; Ozmen, E; Ergin, D; Cetinkaya, AC; Sen, N; Dundar, PE; Taskin, EO
    Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to examine the effects of actual weight status, perceived weight status and body satisfaction on self-esteem and depression in a high school population in Turkey. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 2101 tenth-grade Turkish adolescents aged 15 - 18 was conducted. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated using weight and height measures. The overweight and obesity were based on the age- and gender-spesific BMI cut-off points of the International Obesity Task Force values. Self-esteem was measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and depression was measured using Children's Depression Inventory. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine relationships among the variables. Results: Based on BMI cut-off points, 9.0% of the students were overweight and 1.1% were obese. Logistic regression analysis indicated that ( 1) being male and being from a higher socio-economical level were important in the prediction of overweight based on BMI; ( 2) being female and being from a higher socio-economical level were important in the prediction of perceived overweight; ( 3) being female was important in the prediction of body dissatisfaction; ( 4) body dissatisfaction was related to low self-esteem and depression, perceived overweight was related only to low self-esteem but actual overweight was not related to low self-esteem and depression in adolescents. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that school-based adolescents in urban Turkey have a lower risk of overweight and obesity than adolescents in developed countries. The findings of this study suggest that psychological well-being of adolescents is more related to body satisfaction than actual and perceived weight status is.
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    Factors that predict the perception of spirituality and spiritual care of nurses working in high-risk units and the effect of death anxiety
    Rahman, S; Elbi, H; Cetinkaya, AC; Altan, S; Ozan, E; Pirincci, E
    Purpose Spirituality contributes to the health and well-being of individuals. This study investigates the factors that predict the spirituality perceptions and the effect of death anxiety of nurses. Design and Methods This was a cross-sectional study, 382 nurses working in four public hospitals intensive care and emergency departments setting in two different cities in Turkey. Findings Variables predicting the total and subscale scores of the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale of nurses were determined by linear multiple regression analysis. Except for the religiousness subscale, the satisfaction level of nurses was found to be a significant predictor in total of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Scale. Practice Implications Nurses working in high-risk units are unclear about their perception of spirituality and spiritual care.
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    The Reflections of Final Year Medical Students About Nursing Home: Loneliness and Abandonment
    Elbi, H; Altan, S; Cetinkaya, AC; Rahman, S
    Background: Population aging is a global phenomenon with opportunities and challenges. The numbers and proportions of older people are increasing in almost every country. This study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of nursing homes among final-year medical students. Methods: This qualitative study used the word association test as a data collection tool to obtain the reflections regarding nursing homes among final-year students, and the concept of nursing homes was defined in face-to-face interviews of the volunteer students. Results: Analysis of data collected from 51 students regarding nursing homes resulted in five main categories (old age [frequency, f=74], positive affect emotions [f=66], negative affect emotions [f=165], loneliness [f=75], and abandonment [f=46]) based on the reflections that the term nursing home evoked among the students. In the present study, the final-year students primarily used more negative expressions. Conclusion: Qualitative studies with students, such as those included in the present study, can provide important clues for the development of educational curriculum and social health policies.
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    Knowledge and views of students of the Celal Bayar University Manisa School of Health towards organ donation
    Özmen, D; Cetinkaya, AC; Sarizeybek, B; Zeybek, A
    Objective: The study was carried out to investigate the knowledge and opinions on organ donation of students in the Celal Bayar University School of Health (Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Official). Material and Methods: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of all students enrolled in the school (n= 394) and 75.1% of the students (n= 296) were present at the school on the day of filling out the questionnaire which included 25 items. Data were collected between January and February 2006 by face-to-face interview. SPSS 10.0 for Windows was used for the analysis of the data. Results: The mean age of the students was 20.87 +/- 1.7 and 72.3% were females. Overall, 66.9% stated that they were not informed on organ donation and 36.1% were willing to donate their organs. The major reasons for organ donation were to serve humanity (82.2%) and conscience satisfaction (41.2%). In addition, 51.7% of the students indicated that religion allowed organ donation. Statistical analysis was carried out by chi-square analysis. Female students and the students with relatives and close friends who had donated their organs were more willing to donate their organs compared to other groups. Conclusion: The results of this study suggested that training of health care professionals on organ donation was essential.
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    Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in School-Age Children
    Akil, IO; Ozmen, D; Cetinkaya, AC
    Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and urinary incontinence (UI) in elementary school aged children in Manisa. Materials and Methods: Dysfunctional Voiding and Incontinence Scoring System (DVIS) which was developed in Turkey is used. A total of 416 children, 216 (51.9%) male and 200 (48.1%) female were recruited in this study. Results: Mean age of children was 10.35 +/- 2.44 years (median10 years). Daytime UI frequency was 6.7% (28 child), nocturnal incontinence 16.6% (69 child) and combined daytime and nocturnal incontinence 4.1% (17 child). There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of nocturnal and or daytime UI between male and female gender. Mean DVIS score was 2.65 +/- 3.95 and gender did not affect total DVIS points. The mean ages of achieving daytime bowel and bladder control were all significantly correlated with DVIS points. DVIS points were positively correlated with the history of UI of the family. Total points were increased when the father was unemployed. Conclusion: UI negatively influences health related quality of life of the family and child, so it is important that awareness of the UI and symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction.