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Publication Open Access Autism awareness of mothers scale (AAMS): A study of validity and reliability(2023-05-01) SARISALTIK, ALİCAN; HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; KARAVUŞ, MELDA; Neng B., Sarısaltık A., Hıdıroğlu S., Karavuş M.The aim of this study was to evaluate the autism awareness of mothers having typically developing children at preschool age and to investigate the validity and reliability of the Autism Awareness of Mothers Scale (AAMS). This methodological study was conducted with 136 mothers applying to a family health center in Istanbul, Türkiye. Data were collected in July-August 2021. The AAMS was a 4-point Likert-type scale and consisted of a total of 23 items. The factor structure of the scale was extracted by performing exploratory factor analysis. The median age of the participants was 32 years. Almost all the participants (91.9%) stated that they had heard the word ‘autism’ before. One-third of the mothers defined autism as a “social interaction problem” (33.1%). As a result of factor analysis, the AAMS had a two-factor structure, with Eigenvalues of 7.480 for Factor 1 and 4.978 for Factor 2 and explained 54.17% of total variance. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.947 for AAMS (0.933 and 0.876 for subscales, respectively). According to our results, AAMS is a valid and reliable measurement tool. It can be used in Türkiye and in Turkish to determine autism awareness of mothers of typically developing preschool children.Publication Open Access Autism Awareness Scale for Security Officers Working in Hospitals: A Study of Validity and Reliability(MARMARA UNIV, INST HEALTH SCIENCES, 2020-10-26) SARISALTIK, ALİCAN; Karavus, Melda; Hidiroglu, Seyhan; Sarisaltik, Alican; Ilgin, Can; Yuksel, Gulsum Hatice; Seker, Abdullah Omer; Kumru, Pinar; Save, Dilsad; Luleci, Nimet EmelObjective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and awareness toward autism among security officers working in hospitals and to explore the validity and reliability of the Autism Awareness Scale for Security Officers (AASSO) developed by the researchers. Methods: This methodological study was conducted at two Government Training and Research Hospitals in Istanbul, Turkey. A total of 135 security officers were included in the study and the data were obtained between February and April 2019. The AASSO is a 4-point Likert type scale and consists of 20 items. The factor structure of the scale was extracted by performing exploratory factor analysis. Results: Most of the participants were male (n=79; 58.5%) and high school graduates (n=86; 67.7%). Participants considered autism mostly as a kind of mental retardation (n=69; 51.9%), followed by social interaction problem (n=24; 18.0%). The AASSO reduces autism awareness into 3 factors ('Coming across', 'Communication' and `Interaction with the environment'), with eigenvalues ranging from 9.417 to 1.201 and explained 65.45% of all variance. Cronbach's alpha values for the AASSO was 0.936 and ranged from 0.921 to 0.809 for the subscales. Conclusion: According to these results AASSO is a valid and reliable scale. The consequence of further studies especially conducted on non-healthcare professionals of hospitals should be establishing autism-friendly hospitals.Publication Open Access A qualitative study of hand hygiene compliance among health care workers in intensive care units(J INFECTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, 2019-02-28) TEKER SAYIN, AYŞE GÜLSEN; Ay, Pinar; Teker, Ayse Gulsen; Hidiroglu, Seyhan; Tepe, Pinar; Surmen, Aysen; Sili, Uluhan; Korten, Volkan; Karavus, MeldaIntroduction: Studies indicate that adherence to hand hygiene guidelines is at suboptimal levels. We aimed to explore the reasons for poor hand hygiene compliance. Methodology: A qualitative study based on the Theory of Planned Behavior as a framework in explaining compliance, consisting four focus group discussions and six in-depth interviews. Results: Participants mostly practiced hand hygiene depending on the sense of dirtiness and cleanliness. Some of the participants indicated that on-job training delivered by the infection control team changed their perception of emotionally based hand hygiene to indication based. Direct observations and individual feedback on one-to-one basis were the core of this training. There was low social cohesiveness and a deep polarization between the professional groups that led one group accusing the other for not being compliant. Conclusions: The infection control team should continue delivering one-to-one trainings based on observation and immediate feedback. But there is need to base this training model on a structured behavioral modification program and test its efficacy through a quasi-experimental design. Increasing social cohesiveness and transforming the blaming culture to a collaborative safety culture is also crucial to improve compliance. High workload, problems related to work-flow and turnover should be addressed.Publication Open Access Toplumdaki genç yetişkinlerin obeziteye yaklaşımının değerlendirilmesine yönelik niteliksel bir çalışma(2023-04-01) KARAVUŞ, MELDA; HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; Ataoğlu B. N., Önder Kutlu C., Acınıklı M., Yıldırım M., Büyükyılmaz Z., Hıdıroğlu S., Karavuş M.Amaç: Bu araştırmayla genç yetişkinlerin obeziteye ve olası stigmaya ilişkin bilgi, tutum ve yaklaşımlarının derinlemesine görüşmeler ile niteliksel olarak ortaya konması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırmada yarı-yapılandırılmış soru rehberi ile derinlemesine görüşme yöntemi uygulanmıştır. Araştırmaya sağlık çalışanı olmayan genç yetişkinler (18-35 yaş) gönüllülük esasıyla dahil edilmiştir. Görüşmeler Mayıs 2021’de çevrimiçi olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Toplam 10 katılımcıyla görüşme yapılmıştır. Yapılan görüşmelerin transkriptlerinin tamamlanmasının ardından görüşmeleri yapan araştırmacılar tarafından Atlas.ti programı ile fenomenolojik analiz yapılarak kod listesi oluşturulmuş, elde edilen kodlara göre ana temalar ve alt temalar oluşturulmuştur. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılanların beşi erkek beşi kadın olup yaş ortalaması 32,9’dur. Katılımcıların yarısından fazlası obezitenin tanımına ilişkin gerçeğe yakın bilgiye sahipti. Katılımcıların yarısı obez bireylerin arkadaşlık ilişkilerinin obezitesinden etkilenmediğini ancak çoğunluğu romantik ilişkilerinin etkilendiğini düşünmekteydi. Katılımcıların çoğunluğu obez bireylerde özgüven eksikliği olduğunu düşünmekteydi. Katılımcıların neredeyse tamamı obez bireylerin fiziksel güç gerektiren işlerde zorlanacağını ve neredeyse yarısı obez bireylere masabaşı bir iş vereceklerini söylemiştir. Çoğunluk obezitenin hiçbir avantajının olmadığını yalnızca bir katılımcı askere gitmemenin, bir katılımcı cinsel tacizi önlemenin ve bir katılımcı çocuklukta heybetli durmanın avantaj olabileceği görüşündeydi. Katılımcılar, ailenin bireyleri sağlıksız beslenmeye yönlendirmesinin yanında toplumun yemek kültürünün de obezite gelişiminde etkisi olduğunu ifade etmişlerdir. Katılımcıların çoğunluğu obez erkeklerin daha az stigmatize edildiğini, kadınların ise bir kalıba sokulmaya çalışıldığını belirtmiştir. Obeziteye yönelik stigmatizasyonun aşılması için katılımcıların yarısından fazlası toplumun eğitimi ve bilinçlendirilmesi gerektiğini belirtmiştir. Sonuçar ve Öneriler: Obez bireylerin eğitim ve çalışma hayatında diğer herkesle eşit fırsatlara ulaşabilmesi önemlidir. Eğitim kurumlarının ve medyanın desteği ile obezite farkındalığı arttırılarak stigmanın önüne geçilebilir.Publication Open Access The Knowledge and Attitude about Diarrhea of Mothers of Students Attending an Elementary School in a Suburban Area in Istanbul(MARMARA UNIV, INST HEALTH SCIENCES, 2019-08-31) SAVE, DİLŞAD; Keskin, Nese; Surmen, Aysen; Save, Dilsad; Hidiroglu, Seyhan; Karavus, MeldaObjective: Diarrhea is one of the main cause of morbidity and mortality among children age under 5 years in Turkey though diarrheal disease control program has been performing and death ratio due to diarrheal disease under 5 years has been decreasing year by year in Turkey. This study is undertaken to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers about childhood diarrheal diseases in a suburban area. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in a primary school in a suburban area of Istanbul. One hundred and forty four mothers of children included accepted in the study with response rate of 85%. A questionnaire form was applied for data collection. Epi-Info programme was used for statistical analysis. In addition to the descriptive statistical methods, for the comparison of qualitative data a chi-square test was used. Results: In our study, the percentage of mothers who could define diarrhea correctly was 40%. Abdominal pain and watery defecation were the main signs which the mothers understand their children have diarrhea. Most of the mothers indicated that microbes as the cause of diarrhea. One of every two mothers stated that they would take their children to the doctor as they notice their child has diarrhea. Among the homemade treatments we asked, Potatoes cooked in boiling water and banana were the most frequent answers. Only one of mothers mentioned about using drugs at home for diarrhea and percentage of hearing about ORS was 21.5%. Eleven percent of mothers mentioned they believed to decrease liquid intake would be an effective practice in the treatment of diarrhea. Education level was very influential about knowledge and attitude about diarrheal disease. Conclusion: This study reveals the importance of continuous health education of mothers as well as the need for raising their status especially schooling in communities. Circulating of correct information is also important as well as educating population.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 Energy drink consumption among pre-clinical medical students attending a public medical school in Istanbul, Turkey(MARMARA UNIV, FAC MEDICINE, 2019-05-28) KULAK, ERCAN; Kulak, Ercan; Hidiroglu, Seyhan; Luleci, Emel; Karavus, MeldaObjective: It has been reported that energy drink usage is increasing worldwide despite reports of severe adverse health effects. This study aimed to explore pre-clinical medical students' attitudes and perceptions in relation to energy drinks. Materials and Methods: This was a questionnaire-based descriptive study of pre-clinical medical students attending a public medical school in Istanbul, Turkey. Questions covered the students' sociodemographic characteristics, personal habits (e.g., smoking and alcohol consumption), energy drink perceptions and energy drink consumption, and their experience of side effects from energy drinks. Chi-square tests were used to compare the categorical data. Results: The mean age of the participants was 21.27 +/- 1.37 (range: 19-28) years, and 54.0% (n: 81) were females and 46.0% (n: 69) were males. Overall, 68.0% (n: 102) reported that they had consumed an energy drink at least once in their lives, with 29.4% of these reporting use in combination with alcohol, 22.6% reporting use before exams, 20.6% reporting use before a physical activity, 13.7% reporting use to relieve fatigue, and 48.0% reporting that they had only tried an energy drink out of curiosity. Conclusion: A large number of participants tried energy drinks out of curiosity, but energy drink consumption was quite common in combination with alcohol. Case studies are needed to provide detailed information on the actual adverse health effects of energy drinks, but in the meantime, energy drink consumption should not be encouraged. Health care providers should educate children and families for the adverse effects of energy drinks.Publication Open Access Preclinical Medical Students' Awareness About Disabled Friendly Campus(MARMARA UNIV, INST HEALTH SCIENCES, 2021-05-05) KARAVUŞ, MELDA; Davun, Selin; Ay, Merve Kurnaz; Karavus, Melda; Kilvan, Fatma; Kuralay, Irem; Akbagra, Burce; Akalin, Onur; Hidiroglu, SeyhanObjective: The Disabled Friendly Campus is relatively new consept in the world. In this study we aimed to evaluate the awareness of preclinical medical students about the Disabled Friendly Campus. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted at a public university's Faculty of Medicine Campus. In our study, 362 students were included and the data were obtained between March and June 2019. A questionnaire was prepared in the light of the literature. In the first part of the questionnaire, socio-demographic features were questioned; In the second part of the questionnaire there were 13 questions about the arrangements required for a disabled person on a campus. Answer options such as 1= I don't agree, 2= I have no idea and 3= I agree. The score varied between 13-39, and as the total score obtained increases, it was assumed that the awareness of Disabled Friendly Campus will increase. Results: In our study 3.3% (n = 12) of the participants had any disability, and 18.2% (n = 66) had a disabled person in their family. A statistically significant difference was observed between the participants' disabled friendly campus awareness scores according to their gender, class, their participation in an activity related to disabled people and whether they found their campuses suitable for disabled people. Conclusion: It can be suggested that the questionnaire, which is assumed to evaluate the awareness of preclinical medical students on Disabled Friendly Campus, can be made into a scale with high validity and reliability.Publication Open Access A qualitative analysis evaluating how medical students perceive COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on their lives: Life in the Pandemic(2023-06-01) AYVAZ, İLKNUR; GİRGİN, ŞEVKET; LÜLECİ, NİMET EMEL; HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; TOPUZOĞLU, AHMET; SAVE, DİLŞAD; KARAVUŞ, MELDA; Ataoğlu B. N., Kesen Yurtcanlı C. H., Doğanç F. B., Çekici D., Peker Ş., Bakır Keser N., Ayvaz İ., Girgin Ş., Sandal Kılıç A., Doğan Jamil S., et al.One of the groups experiencing the pandemic’s effects were students. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of medical students and also to see their perspectives about the pandemic. This study is designed as a qualitative study. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 medical students on an online platform in February 2022, at the end of the third peak period. A semi-structured question guide used as a data collection tool. First, questions about individual characteristics then open-ended questions about their COVID-19 pandemic perception and its impact on their lives were asked. The thematic analysis method was used and \"Life in the pandemic\" were grouped into two main themes: 1.Perception of the Pandemic and Consequent Impact on Life and 2. Pandemic Period and Its Impact on Life. The median age was 22. Half of the participants have been diagnosed with COVID-19. All of the participants were vaccinated. In this study it has been observed that the majority of the medical students have perceived the COVID-19 pandemic as a difficult period and also as a new, uncertain and adverse situation. Another adverse effect perceived by the majority was restriction of social life. Fear and anxiety were most commonly used to express their mood during the pandemic. During the pandemic students individual, mental and social lives are highly affected. While negative effects are generally seen during the social isolation process, this situation has eased with the normalisation of the process.Publication Open Access A qualitative analysis evaluating how medical students perceive covid-19 pandemic and its impact on their lives: life in the pandemic(2023-06-01) HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; SAVE, DİLŞAD; KARAVUŞ, MELDA; Ataoğlu B. N., Kesen Yurtcanlı C. H., Hıdıroğlu S., Save D., Karavuş M.One of the groups experiencing the pandemic’s effects were students. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of medical students and also to see their perspectives about the pandemic. This study is designed as a qualitative study. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 medical students on an online platform in February 2022, at the end of the third peak period. A semi-structured question guide used as a data collection tool. First, questions about individual characteristics then open-ended questions about their COVID-19 pandemic perception and its impact on their lives were asked. The thematic analysis method was used and "Life in the pandemic" were grouped into two main themes: 1.Perception of the Pandemic and Consequent Impact on Life and 2. Pandemic Period and Its Impact on Life. The median age was 22. Half of the participants have been diagnosed with COVID-19. All of the participants were vaccinated. In this study it has been observed that the majority of the medical students have perceived the COVID-19 pandemic as a difficult period and also as a new, uncertain and adverse situation. Another adverse effect perceived by the majority was restriction of social life. Fear and anxiety were most commonly used to express their mood during the pandemic. During the pandemic students individual, mental and social lives are highly affected. While negative effects are generally seen during the social isolation process, this situation has eased with the normalisation of the process.