Browsing by Author "Zengin O."

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    Quality of life, coping, and social support in patients with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study; [Multipl skleroz hastalarında yaşam kalitesi, baş etme ve sosyal destek: Pilot çalışma]
    (Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 2017) Zengin O.; Erbay E.; Yıldırım B.; Altındağ Ö.
    Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain information concerning the relationship between the sociodemographic attributes, social support systems, coping strategies, and quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Materials and Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional study. The research was conducted with 214 patients from the MS Society of Turkey. Results: Sociodemographic variables have an impact on the coping styles of patients with MS. When the relationship between coping and quality of life is examined, there is a positive correlation between the use of problem-focused coping strategies and quality of life, whereas there is a negative correlation between the use of emotion-focused coping strategies and quality of life. The scores of active coping, planning, use of emotional support, and use of instrumental support of patients who received social support were higher, whereas their denial scores were lower. Conclusions: According to the findings of our study, the sociodemographic attributes and social support mechanisms of patients have an impact on their quality of life, as well as the way they cope with MS. © 2017 by Turkish Neurological Society.
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    Evolution of Social Work Education in Turkey: A Critical Perspective
    (Springer International Publishing, 2020) Zengin O.; Yıldırım B.
    This chapter is about social work development in Turkey. Social work education in Turkey started in the 1950s via United Nations experts. When these experts meet with government officials, they decided to start social work education under the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance. After this decision, the Social Work Academy was established in 1959 to provide education for four years after high school graduation under the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance, in accordance with the Law No. 7355 on the Establishment of the Social Work Institute. In 1982, the academy was admitted to Hacettepe University in accordance with the Law on Higher Education and received the name of School of Social Work. In 2002, Baskent University has started social work education, too. This was a milestone because Hacettepe University School of Social work was the only organisation providing social work education in Turkey for 41 years. Since 2006, there has been a large increase in the number of social work departments and there are now nearly 70 departments. But today there are huge problems about curriculum that not specifically developed for Turkey (especially consist of American thoughts), non-social work educated academics, open education system, and increased unemployment in parallel with increasing number of graduates. This chapter will focus on these problems. © The Author(s) 2021.