Browsing by Author "Cetinkaya A."

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    The association of self-esteem, depression and body satisfaction with obesity among Turkish adolescents
    (2007) Ozmen D.; Ozmen E.; Ergin D.; Cetinkaya A.; Sen N.; Dundar P.; Taskin E.O.
    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. © 2007 Ozmen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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    Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Individual-Level Abortion Stigma Scale: A methodological study
    (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019) Cetinkaya A.; Özmen D.; Uyar F.; Tayhan A.
    Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Individual-Level Abortion Stigma Scale. Setting Three hospitals affiliated to Public Hospitals Union General Secretariat in Manisa, a city located in Western Turkey. Design This was a methodological study. Participants A total of 230 women aged 22-49 years who previously underwent abortion and volunteered to participate in the study. Primary and secondary outcome measures Data analysis was performed using the SPSS and LISREL software. The Content Validity Index was calculated based on the values obtained from expert opinions. In the reliability analysis, Cronbach's alpha values were calculated for the overall scale and its subscales. To test the stability of the scale over time, the scale was readministered to 30 women in the study 15 days later and the test-retest values (Pearson's correlation coefficients) were determined. In the validity analysis, the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. In the exploratory factor analysis, the principal component analysis was performed using the varimax rotation and the factor loading of the scale was examined. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to investigate the item-factor construct of the scale. Results The Content Validity Index was calculated as 0.86. The Cronbach's alpha values ranged between 0.83 and 0.94. The item-total correlation coefficients ranged between 0.36 and 0.72, and the test-retest reliability was 0.96 for the overall scale and its subscales (p<0.05). The total variance revealed by five factors was 75%. Confirmatory factor analysis of the scale revealed an acceptable compliance level (root mean square error of approximation=0.092, 2 /df=2.91, Goodness of Fit Index=0.831, Comparative Fit Index=0.928, p<0.001). Conclusions The results suggest that this scale has the potential for use in research and clinical settings to measure abortion stigma among women. © 2019 Author(s) (or their employer(s)).
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    Exploring birth experience of mothers, based on comfort theory
    (Pakistan Medical Association, 2024) Okuyan Y.C.; Bolsoy N.; Cetinkaya A.
    Objective: To analyse the phenomenon of "giving birth" on the basis of the lived experiences of women and midwives. Method: The qualitative study was conducted in the delivery room of a mother-friendly hospital in western Turkey from March 1 to December 30, 2019, and comprised primiparous women aged 18-35 years having a spontaneous vaginal birth, and midwives who delivered the babies. Data was collected through indepth interviews that were audio-recorded. Additionally, women’s written birth stories and researcher’s observation regarding the participants were used. Data was subjected to content analysis using NVIVO 12 Pro software. Results: Of the 28 subjects 15(53.6%) were lay women with mean age 24.2±3.87 years (range: 18-30 years), and 13(46.4%) were midwives with mean age 42.61±4.50 years (range: 37-50 years). The most referred conceptual themes in Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort were “enhanced comfort”, “mother-friendly hospital policy”, and “midwives’ comforting interventions.” Under the theme of "Increasing Comfort", women cared about psychological and environmental comfort. Women had the most psychospiritual comfort and environmental comfort as well as physical and sociocultural comfort. Women cared about psychological and environmental comfort that facilitated birth. Conclusion: The mother-friendly hospital policy increased and contributed to the support and comfort provided to women. Kolcaba's Comfort Theory was an appropriate and working theory for birth and midwifery care, indicating that women's comfort should be ensured in the psychospiritual, environmental, physical and sociocultural contexts. © 2024 Pakistan Medical Association. All rights reserved.