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Publication Metadata only The pharmacists' awareness, knowledge and attitude about childhood autism in Istanbul(SPRINGER, 2016) ÜNAL, ÇAĞRI; Luleci, Nimet Emel; Hidiroglu, Seyhan; Karavus, Melda; Karavus, Ahmet; Sanver, Furkan Fatih; Ozgur, Fatih; Celik, Mehmethan; Celik, Samed CihadBackground Being one of the key players in healthcare, pharmacists could have an important role in the early detection and care of children with autism, by familiarizing themselves with autism-related resources and helping families to find relevant professional resources. Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the awareness of pharmacists about autism, and their knowledge and attitude towards autism. Setting A degrees stanbul Province of Turkey. Method This descriptive study was carried out in pharmacists working in Istanbul Province of Turkey in 7 municipalities out of 39. One hundred forty-one out of 150 pharmacists who agreed to participate in our study were interviewed with the help of questionnaires. Main outcome measure Knowledge about childhood ASD and the social characteristics thereoff amongst pharmacists. Results Minimum 33.4 and maximum 73.1 % of the pharmacists gave correct answers to each question. Furthermore pharmacists' knowledge about causative factors of childhood ASD proved to be lacking and they tend to believe in outdated theories. The percentage of pharmacists believing that autism holds social stigma in this community was 66.0 %. Conclusion Pharmacists' knowledge regarding ASD needs to be improved. Enhancing their awareness, especially about basic social characteristics of childhood ASD will help pharmacists direct families of children with ASD to responsible health authorities.Publication Open Access A study exploring the autism awareness of students attending the department of pre-school teacher education of a public University in Istanbul, Turkey(MARMARA UNIV, FAC MEDICINE, 2020-05-31) KARAVUŞ, MELDA; Hidiroglu, Seyhan; Luleci, Nimet Emel; Karavus, Melda; Gorcin Karaketir, Seyma; Karavus, AhmetObjectives: Early detection of autism might largely depend on pre-school teachers' awareness and their prompt referral of these children to health authorities for accurate diagnosis. The purpose of our study was to assess the awareness about childhood autism among students attending the Department of Pre-school Teacher Education of a public university. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out on 181 out of 218 students. Results: The best known characteristic of a child having autism was having a hard time in social relations (90.1%). The majority (85.6%) of the study group believed that autism was curable and thought that a child having autism could pursue a family life in the future with his/her spouse (51.3%). Around 60.7% of all participants were of the opinion that a child with autism cannot participate in conversations. Conclusion: The idea of a child with autism disturbing the teaching environment (50.8%) exists which might be a very important obstacle for his/her education; thus interfering with his/her treatment. Autism awareness of respondents could be considered to be relatively good among the senior students.Publication Open Access A Cross-sectional Study Evaluating Childhood Autism Awareness of Residents Otorhinolaryngology Department in Istanbul(ISTANBUL TRAINING & RESEARCH HOSPITAL, 2019-10-24) LÜLECİ, NİMET EMEL; Karavus, Melda; Karaketir, Seyma Gorcin; Hidiroglu, Seyhan; Luleci, Nimet Emel; Cetinkaya, Candan Yeter; Hosgor, Ezel Bersu; Karaketir, Semih; Karavus, AhmetIntroduction: Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) physicians may be effective in the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of this study was to investigate the awareness of ENT residents in Istanbul about recognizing ASD. Methods: The type of the study was cross-sectional. The study population consisted of 97 ENT residents, and 83 (85%) of these residents were included in the study. The questionnaire consisted of questions about the sociodemographic data of the participants and Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Questionnaire. Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Questionnaire contains the findings of ASD reported in the literature. This questionnaire includes observable findings of possible ASD in a child during routine examination of the ENT physician. Results: In our study, the most known finding of childhood autism was found to be difficulty in making eye contact (97.5%). Regarding work experience, difficulty in making eye contact (100%) and lack of age-appropriate language development (91.5%) findings were well-known findings among residents with less than four years of experience. On the other hand, very sensitive vision, hearing and touch senses (95.8%) and seem unable to hear even if hearing tests are normal (91.7%) findings were more prominent among residents with four or more years of experience. Conclusion: The ASD awareness of the ENT residents participating in our study can be considered as relatively good. The Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Questionnaire developed by the researchers is planned to be validated with the studies to be carried out later and developed to be used for ENT specialists. Such questionnaires can also be used to raise awareness among ENT residents and specialists.Publication Open Access Adaptation of the Knowledge about Childhood Autism among Health Workers (KCAHW) Questionnaire: Turkish version(KARE PUBL, 2019) SAVE, DİLŞAD; Ozdemir, Mikail; Ilgin, Can; Karavus, Melda; Hidiroglu, Seyhan; Luleci, Nimet Emel; Ay, Nadiye Pinar; Sarioz, Abdullah; Save, DilsadOBJECTIVE: Many checklists and scales have been developed to diagnose the autism spectrum disorder in childhood. However, self-applied questionnaires/scales that can be filled out by health professionals for assessing their knowledge and consciousness of this disorder are still limited. The Knowledge about Childhood Autism among Health Workers self-administered survey was developed by Bakare et al. in 2008. This survey was recruited by many study groups in developing countries. In these countries, knowledge regarding childhood autism is inadequate within community healthcare professionals. METHODS: In our study, the agreed-upon Turkish version of the questionnaire was distributed to the 61 primary care physicians working in Maltepe District of Istanbul Province for the adaptation and validation. RESULTS: The internal consistency coefficient (Kuder-Richarson coefficient of reliability-KR20) of the measurements attained from the Turkish version of the questionnaire was 0.70. The split-half reliability analysis demonstrated that the Guttman Split-half value was 0.84. According to the principal factor analysis of the tetrachoric correlation matrix, the three factors with the highest Eigenvalues were associated with (i) Relatively easy clinical observations, (ii) the signs which require a longer observation time and detailed anamnesis, and (iii) the signs, which require detailed examination and observation. The factors explained cumulatively 65.98% of the total variance. CONCLUTION: The findings obtained in this study showed that the adapted questionnaire addressed in the scope of this study is a valid measure for Turkish society.