Browsing by Author "Sari H.Y."

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    The effects of parental attitudes on health behaviors of adolescents attending 6th to 8th grades in Turkey
    (2010) Altiparmak S.; Sari H.Y.; Yardimci F.
    Background: This study aims to determine the relationship between parental attitudes and health behaviors of adolescents attending 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in Turkey. Methods : The population of this cross-sectional study includes the 6th, 7th and 8th grades of primary schools located in the city of Manisa (n = 63,424). The sample size was calculated as 759 by taking the pattern effect as 2 and considering the standard error as 0.05 at 50 % prevalence and 95 % confidence interval. In the study, three questionnaires including questions consistent with the goal of the study were used. The questionnaires used included a socio-demographic questionnaire, parental attitudes inventory and the health behavior questionnaire of HBSC (Health Behavior in School-aged Children) survey instrument. Results : It was found that 70.8 % of the adolescents participating in the study did not have a regular diet. Furthermore, 19.9 % of the adolescents had at least a 60-min physical activity daily. Of the adolescents in the study, 45.1 % watched television for 2 or more h/day. A total of 38.3 % of the participants in the study had experienced injuries requiring medical attention and treatment over the past year. Furthermore, 61.2 % of the participants in the study had been involved in fights during the past year. It was revealed that 2.1 % of the adolescents in the study were smokers and 13.1 % of the adolescents in the study had tried alcohol. The results of the study revealed a statistically significant difference between parental attitudes of smokers/nonsmokers and those who had been involved in or had not been involved in fights over the past year (p< 0.05). Conclusions : In conclusion, it is suggested that training parents on parental attitudes can influence students ' health behaviors in a positive manner. © 2010 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York.
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    Asthma and quality of life in adolescents in Manisa, Turkey
    (2011) Altiparmak S.; Altiparmak O.; Sari H.Y.
    Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma and the association between asthma and quality of life in sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in the city of Manisa. Method: The population of this cross-sectional study includes the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of primary schools located in the city of Manisa (n=59, 135). The study sample included 763 students from nine schools with different socioeconomic features selected by the Directorate of National Education. Data were collected under the supervision of the researcher with a socio-demographic questionnaire, International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire and Kiddo-KINDL, a quality of life scale. Descriptive statistics, Student's t-test and χ 2-test were used for the evaluation of the data. Results: In total, 83 children (10.9%) were diagnosed with asthma by doctors and 82 children (10.7%) had wheezing or asthmatic attacks in the past 12 months. The children with life-long asthma had significantly lower scores for quality of life than those without asthma (p<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of asthma is different in different geographical regions in Turkey. Our results are similar to the results of Western society and asthma has a negative effect on the quality of life of children. © 2011 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston.
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    Emotıonal burden of mothers of chıldren wıth developmental dısabılıty
    (Drunpp-Sarajevo, 2012) Sari H.Y.; Altiparmak S.
    Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the elements comprising the emotional burden of mothers of children with developmental disability. Method: The research was conducted using the in-depth interview method, one of the qualitative research methods. In the study, the purposive sampling method was used to select the sample, 12 mothers were interviewed. The interviews were ended since data saturation was obtained. Inductive content analysis was performed. Results: The themes identified in this qualitative study are as follows: motherly love, joy and sorrow, hope-hopelessness, anger, a constant and desperate problem, supervision and control, and challenge.