Browsing by Author "Kaçan, Havva"

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Attitudes promoting coping with death anxiety among parents of children with disabilities.
(2021-07-29) Kaçan, Havva; Sakiz, Halis; Bayram Değer, Vasfiye
We investigated death anxiety among parents of children with disabilities and its associations with coping attitudes and psycho-demographic factors. Surveys were administered to 382 parents of children who possess a severe disability and data were analyzed via descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that parents experienced high levels of death anxiety; the level of death anxiety changed according to some psycho-demographic factors, such as external support, type of disability, and death-related beliefs; and death anxiety was significantly explained by demographic variables, death-related thoughts, and experiences, and adaptive and maladaptive coping attitudes.
Compassionate communication levels of nursing students: Predictive role of empathic skills and nursing communication course.
(2022-01-01T00:00:00Z) Öztürk, Ayfer; Kaçan, Havva
This study aims to determine the compassionate communication levels of nursing students and the predictive roles of empathic skills and nursing communication courses.
The effect of education given to Turkish adolescents with Familial Mediterranean fever on anxiety, depression, and quality of life.
(2023-04-18T00:00:00Z) Kaçan, Havva; Kaş Alay, Gamze; Yildiz, Eren
To examine the effects of individual education given to Turkish adolescents with Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) on anxiety, depression, and quality of life. The randomized controlled experimental study was performed on 70 adolescents aged 12-18 years who were diagnosed as having FMF between October 2021 and April 2022 in Turkey. The disease management education was offered individually to adolescents in the intervention group with a booklet entitled "FMF is under my control;" no intervention was applied to adolescents in the control group. The training booklet was prepared by the researchers in a multidisciplinary team and was finalized by taking expert opinions. In the data collection process, a personal information form, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAI-CH), the children's depression inventory (CDI), and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) were used. After applying the scales specified in the pretest, individual training was given and the posttest was performed 2 months later using the same scales. After the education, there was a statistically significant decrease in the mean CDI score of the intervention group (p < 0.05), whereas there were statistically significant increases in mean scores obtained on PedsQL and its sub-scales (p < 0.05). However, the decrease in the mean STAI-CH score of the intervention group was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the mean STAI-CH, CDI, and PedsQL scores of the control group after the education (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The effectiveness of the individual education program for adolescents with FMF in improving quality of life and reducing levels of depression within the scope of disease management has been confirmed. It is recommended that all health professionals working with children with FMF regularly provide individual or group-planned education programs. What is Known: • The unpredictability of FMF attacks has a very negative effect on adolescents. • Individual education programs on FMF focus on children with a holistic approach. What is New: • To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first study to evaluate disease management education given to adolescents with FMF. • This is a pioneering study of the use of nurses in the education of adolescents with FMF and in fulfilling their educational roles.
The effect of internalized stigmatization on care burden in adolescent psychiatric patients and their parents.
Gümüş, Funda; Kaçan, Havva
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of internalized stigma perceived by adolescents with mental disorders and their families, on the burden of care on their families.
The Relationship Between the Knowledge of Nursing Students About Suicide and Their Stigmatizing Attitudes Towards People Committing Suicide, and Associated Factors: A Sample of Nursing Students from Turkey
(2023-04-27) Kaçan, Havva
Aim: The present study was designed to examine the relationship between the knowledge of nursing students about suicide and their stigmatizing attitudes towards people committing suicide, and the factors affecting it. Methods: The study had a cross-sectional and descriptive-correlational design and was conducted with 446 nursing students. The data were collected using the Socio-Demographic Data Form, the Suicide Stigmatization Scale (SSS), and the Literacy of Suicide Scale (LOSS). Findings: The mean LOSS score was at a moderate level, and was at the lowest level in the dimension of “knowing the symptoms” (1.738±1.267). Students who applied to a psychiatrist before and reported that they had a psychiatric diagnosis had a high mean score on the LOSS. Those who said that they needed psychological support had a higher level of knowledge on suicide than those who did not (p=0.001). The mean ILSS score was at a moderate level and the most approved sub-dimension was “isolation/depression” (3.015±0.459). The stigmatization sub-dimension of the students who did not have a family history of psychiatric treatment was found to be higher and significant when compared to the students who had a family history of psychiatric treatment (p=0.001). A relationship was detected between the students’ total scale mean scores on LOSS and the mean scores of the Stigmatization (r=-0.471), isolation/depression (r=-0.37), and sublimation/normalization (r=-0.363) sub-dimensions (p=0.001). A significant relationship was detected between the level of knowledge on suicide and stigmatization (F=126, 260; p=0.000<0.05). Conclusion: The level of knowledge about suicide is effective in reducing stigmatization towards suicide. There is a need for psychoeducational programs to reduce the stigmatizing attitudes of nursing students, who will have important roles in healthcare practices and patient care in the future, and to ensure the adequacy of their knowledge about suicide.
The Relationship Between the Knowledge of Nursing Students About Suicide and Their Stigmatizing Attitudes Towards People Committing Suicide, and Associated Factors: A Sample of Nursing Students from Turkey
(2023-04-27) Kaçan, Havva
Aim: The present study was designed to examine the relationship between the knowledge of nursing students about suicide and their stigmatizing attitudes towards people committing suicide, and the factors affecting it. Methods: The study had a cross-sectional and descriptive-correlational design and was conducted with 446 nursing students. The data were collected using the Socio-Demographic Data Form, the Suicide Stigmatization Scale (SSS), and the Literacy of Suicide Scale (LOSS). Findings: The mean LOSS score was at a moderate level, and was at the lowest level in the dimension of “knowing the symptoms” (1.738±1.267). Students who applied to a psychiatrist before and reported that they had a psychiatric diagnosis had a high mean score on the LOSS. Those who said that they needed psychological support had a higher level of knowledge on suicide than those who did not (p=0.001). The mean ILSS score was at a moderate level and the most approved sub-dimension was “isolation/depression” (3.015±0.459). The stigmatization sub-dimension of the students who did not have a family history of psychiatric treatment was found to be higher and significant when compared to the students who had a family history of psychiatric treatment (p=0.001). A relationship was detected between the students’ total scale mean scores on LOSS and the mean scores of the Stigmatization (r=-0.471), isolation/depression (r=-0.37), and sublimation/normalization (r=-0.363) sub-dimensions (p=0.001). A significant relationship was detected between the level of knowledge on suicide and stigmatization (F=126, 260; p=0.000<0.05). Conclusion: The level of knowledge about suicide is effective in reducing stigmatization towards suicide. There is a need for psychoeducational programs to reduce the stigmatizing attitudes of nursing students, who will have important roles in healthcare practices and patient care in the future, and to ensure the adequacy of their knowledge about suicide.