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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 Suicide among doctors in Turkey: Differences across gender, medical specialty and the method of suicide(2023-03-01) YILDIZ, MESUT; HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; YILDIZ M., Batun K. D., Sahinoglu H., Eryilmaz M. S., Ozel B., Ataoglu B., HIDIROĞLU S.Background. Doctors have higher rates of mental illness and suicide than the general population worldwide. Suicides of doctors are known to be underreported in developing countries. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies investigating suicides among medical students and doctors in Turkey.Objectives. To investigate the characteristics of suicides in medical school students and doctors in Turkey.Materials and methods. In this retrospective study, newspaper websites and Google search engine were searched for information on medical school student and doctor suicides in Turkey between 2011 and 2021. Cases of suicide attempt, parasuicide or deliberate self-harm were not included in the study.Results. Sixty-one suicides were reported between 2011-2021. There was a male predominance (45 (73.8%)), and more than half of the suicides (32 (52.5%)) occurred among specialist doctors. Self poisoning, jumping from heights and firearms were the most common methods of suicide (18 (29.5%), 17 (27.9%) and 15 (24.6%), respectively). Cardiovascular surgery, family medicine, gynecology, and obstetrics specialties had the highest numbers of suicide deaths. Depression/mental illness was the most common speculated etiology. These results show that suicides among medical students and doctors in Turkey have characteristics that differ from both suicided among the general population in Turkey and doctor suicides in other countries.Conclusions. In this study, we identified the suicidal characteristics of medical students and doctors in Turkey for the first time. The results help us to better understand this understudied topic and provide an avenue for future studies. The data also indicate that it is important to monitor the individual and systemic difficulties experienced by doctors, starting from the medical education stage, and to provide individual and environmental support to help decrease the risk of suicide.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 Delivering the thinking healthy programme as a universal group intervention integrated into routine antenatal care: a randomized-controlled pilot study(2023-12-01) BORAN, PERRAN; DÖNMEZ, MELİKE; BARIŞ, HATİCE EZGİ; ALTAŞ, ZEYNEP MEVA; HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; SAVE, DİLŞAD; BORAN P., DÖNMEZ M., Barış E., Us M. C., ALTAŞ Z. M., Nisar A., Atif N., Sikander S., HIDIROĞLU S., SAVE D., et al.© 2023, The Author(s).Background: Women with perinatal depression and their children are at increased risk of poor health outcomes. There is a need to implement non-stigmatizing interventions into existing health systems which reduce psychosocial distress during pregnancy and prevent perinatal depression. We adapted the WHO-endorsed Thinking Healthy Programme (THP) to be delivered universally to all women attending routine online pregnancy schools in Istanbul, Turkey. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of this intervention. Methods: This mixed-methods study incorporated a two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial and qualitative evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of the adapted THP – Brief Group version (THP-BGV) to a range of stakeholders. We recruited pregnant women at 12-30 weeks’ gestation through pregnancy schools within the University Hospital’s catchment area. Women in the intervention arm received five online sessions of the THP-BGV delivered by antenatal nurses. The intervention employed principles of cognitive behaviour therapy to provide psychoeducation, behaviour activation, problem-solving strategies and group support to participants. In the control arm, women received usual care consisting of routine online educational pregnancy classes aided by the antenatal nurses. The women were assessed for depressive symptoms with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at baseline and 4-6 weeks post-intervention and also evaluated for anxiety, perceived social support, partner relationship, level of disability and sleep quality. In-depth interviews were conducted with women and other key stakeholders. Results: Of the 99 consecutive women referred to the pregnancy schools, 91 (91.9%) were eligible and 88 (88.8%) consented to participate in the study and were randomized. Eighty-two (83%) completed the final assessments. Our main findings were that this preventive group intervention was feasible to be integrated into routine antenatal educational classes and it was valued by the women and delivery-agents. While the study was not powered to detect differences between intervention and control conditions, we found small trends towards reduction in anxiety and depressive symptoms favoring the intervention arm. No serious adverse events were reported. Conclusions: Given the paucity of preventive interventions for perinatal depression in low and middle-income countries, a fully powered definitive randomized controlled trial of this feasible and acceptable intervention should be conducted. Trial registration: The study was registered at Clinical Trails.gov (NCT04819711) (Registration Date: 29/03/2021).Publication Open Access The emotions experienced by family medicine residents and interns during their clinical trainings: a qualitative study(2023-01-01) HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; YILDIZ İNANICI, SİNEM; GÜLPINAR, MEHMET ALİ; Tanrıöver Ö., Peker Ş., Hıdıroğlu S., Kitapçıoğlu D., Yıldız İnanıcı S., Karamustafalioğlu N., Gülpınar M. A.Background: The family medicine residents and final year medical students are challenged with increased workload and they experience various emotions during their clinical trainings. They are confronted with uncertainties in their role descriptions and they witness illness, suffering and deaths as part of their everyday duties which may lead to burnout. Only several studies have focused on these experiences to find out what the family medicine residents and medical students were literally feeling. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the family medicine residents’ and final year medical students’ emotions during their clinical trainings. Method: This qualitative study was performed with 15 family medicine residents and 24 final-year medical students using a convenience sample from two medical faculties to explore and analyze their emotions. Data were gathered by means of focus group interviews, including six interviews conducted and recorded through online meetings. Data were analyzed for themes using a thematic analysis approach. Since the interviews reached saturation in terms of content, the interviews were terminated at the end of sixth focus group meetings. Each interview took an average of 45–60 min. Results: Three main themes emerged from the data regarding residents’ and interns’ emotions. These were the \"clinical climate’s role\", \"emotions during patient encounters\" and \"coping strategies with negative emotions\". The most commonly encountered emotions were tension and anxiety followed by frustration and uncertainty. Conclusions: The family medicine residents and final-year medical students are challenged with emotions during their clinical trainings. Therefore, medical educators have to be aware of the need to support them in reflecting their emotions by prioritizing residents’and interns’ well-beingPublication Open Access QUALITY OF LIFE AND COVID-19 PHOBIA OF CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY IN A STATE HOSPITAL DURING PANDEMIC: CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY(2022-01-01) HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; Hidiroglu S., Ataoglu B. N. , Pastirmacioglu E., Cakir G., Yorganci S., Ghachem A.Objective: COVID-19 pandemic has become a global public health problem and led to phobia among people. There is also no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on the quality of people\"s lives. The goal of this study was to assess the factors that might be affecting the quality of life and COVID-19 phobia of the cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2021 and April 2022 in an outpatient chemotherapy unit within a state hospital in Istanbul. Participants\" data was gathered by a questionnaire that had 3 components: participants\" characteristics, the COVID-19 phobia scale, and the WHOQOL-BREF scale. Results: The results showed that perceived economic status, education level, having comorbidities, having a caregiver and who is the caregiver had an impact on the Quality of Life, and people who have an acquaintance who died due to COVID-19 had higher COVID-19 phobia total score. Furthermore, it was seen that as the age or COVID-19 phobia total score increased, each component of the Quality of Life score decreased. Conclusions: Quality of life and COVID-19 phobia of cancer patients were observed to be inversely proportional in chemotherapy receiving patients in a state hospital in Istanbul.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.Publication Open Access Untitled Reply(2022-01-01) KARAVUŞ, MELDA; ILGIN, CAN; AY, NADİYE PINAR; LÜLECİ, NİMET EMEL; SAVE, DİLŞAD; HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; Ozdemir M., Ilgin C., KARAVUŞ M., HIDIROĞLU S., LÜLECİ N. E., AY N. P., Sarioz A., SAVE D.Publication Open Access Evaluation of a school of medical students' attitudes towards violence against women in Istanbul(2022-05-01) DAVUN, SELİN; KURNAZ AY, MERVE; KARAVUŞ, MELDA; HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; Davun S., Kurnaz Ay M., Hıdıroğlu S., Karavuş M.Introduction: Violence against women has become an important public health and human rights issue. In this study, we aimed to determine and evaluate the attitudes of students in a medical school in Istanbul towards violence against women. Material and Methods: This is a descriptive study. The population of the study consists of 1523 undergraduate students studying at the Faculty of Medicine of a university on the Anatolian side of Istanbul in the 2020-2021 academic year. The sample size was calculated as a minimum of 307 people with a 95% confidence interval and 5% margin of error and %50 prevalance (since the prevalence of medical students' attitudes towards violence against women is not known exactly, it was taken as 50%). This study was carried out with 504 participants in total. The research data were collected using a questionnaire designed to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and the "Attitudes towards Violence Scale (SITO)", which evaluates the attitudes of the participants towards violence. Results: Among the participants %65.3 were female and 34.7% were male. While 41.9% of the participants in this study were preclinical medical students, 58.1% were clinical medical students. There is a statistical significant difference between the total scores of men and women from the SITO (Attitudes towards Violence Scale) scale (p<0.001). While the mean SITO(Attitudes towards Violence Scale) total score of preclinical medical students was 32.38±0.37, the mean SITO(Attitudes towards Violence Scale) total score of clinical medical students was 33±0.47. Considering the scores obtained from the all SITO(Attitudes towards Violence Scale) subscales, there was a significant difference between whether the students were preclinical or clinical and the scores they got from the SITO(Attitudes towards Violence Scale) emotional subscale (p<0.05). When the scale scores of the participants were examined according to the region they were born, a significant difference was observed between the participants in terms of the scores obtained from the SITO (Attitudes towards Violence Scale) economic subscale according to the region of birth (p<0.05). Conclusion: Sex, class level, place of residence, region of birth, economic status of the students and their parents' work and education levels affect their attitudes towards violence against women