Health Sciences Students' Attitudes Towards Older People
This study investigated Turkish health sciences students' attitudes toward older adults. Data were collected using Kogan's Attitudes Toward Old People Scale (KAOPS). The sample consisted of 369 students from a public university in Turkey. Participants had low-level positive attitudes toward older adults. Age, grade level, income, curriculum on old age, and willingness to work for healthcare institutions and social services for older people affected their attitudes. Participants' KAOPS scores differed by desired distance from parents after marriage, the introduction of a curriculum on old age, and their willingness to live ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zeynep Aca Şirin Özkan G özde Yeşilaydin Source Type: research
Associations between Psychological Resilience and Social Support with Posttraumatic Growth in Breast Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 13:1-16. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2316876. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis cross-sectional study examined the associations of psychological resilience, perceived social support, and posttraumatic growth (PTG) in breast cancer (BC) patients (N = 203). The participants' mean age was 43.14 ± 9.06, 80.3% were married, 40.9% had a university degree, 61.6% were unemployed, and 72.4% reported a moderate economic status. No significant correlation was found between PTG and psychological resilience, while a moderate and positive correlation was observed between PTG and perceived social support...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: P ınar Harmancı Erman Y ıldız Source Type: research
Exploring the Mental Health Challenges of Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Vietnam: A Qualitative Study
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 14:1-12. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2315176. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBreast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among Vietnamese women. This qualitative study describes and discusses the mental health challenges of women with breast cancer in Vietnam. Two-rounds of semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted among thirteen women with breast cancer and four caregivers from northern and southern Vietnam. Participants were recruited using purposive sampling technique. Data was collaboratively analyzed by qualitative content analysis using the Open Code Software version ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ngoc Nguyen Bao Ngan Thu Tran Chris Jenkins Hoang Van Minh Phuong Tran Bich Helene Johansson Source Type: research
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Covid-19 Outbreak in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 9:1-11. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2316242. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 infection, which has been increasing all over the world since December 2019 and has experienced its second and third waves in 2020 and 2021, has created fear in the society. Despite the fact that this infection has been fought for about 3 years, it is very important to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills of the society against disease X (i.e. an unidentified future pandemic) epidemic such as COVID-19 in terms of infection control. The research was cross-sectional in the period that we can call the...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Huri Seval G önderen Çakmak Özlem Kiziloğlu Source Type: research
Family Functioning and Community Resilience During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period in Turkey
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 7:1-13. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2315186. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 outbreak has left families with many adverse effects that can disrupt functioning. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between family functioning and community resilience during the COVID-19 lockdown. An online survey was conducted with community-dwelling adult people (n= 411) based on quantitative descriptive-correlational research. According to the results, families show dysfunctional trends during the COVID-19 outbreak (%56), especially in affective involvement, problem-solving, and ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Emine Özmete Melike Pak Source Type: research
Adolescent Perceptions of Adult-Mediated Healthcare Communication
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 6:1-16. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2314022. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAdolescence is a time of rapid growth and development and may be accompanied by increased risk-taking behaviors and independence. Youth are particularly at risk for high levels of stress, decreased physical activity, unsafe sexual activity, abuse, depression, and suicide. Considering the unique health risks adolescents face, healthcare service access and utilization can play a pivotal role in promoting positive long term health outcomes throughout adulthood. At the same time, adolescents must often rely on parents/car...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aleksa Owen Randall Owen Ruby Batz Jade Marasco-Wetzel Source Type: research
A Case Study on Community Treatment Center for Response to COVID-19 in Korea: Focusing on Surge Capacity 4S Component Analysis and Social Well-Being Perspective
In this study, it was identified based on the 4S factor that evaluates the surge capacity to meet the medical needs of CTC. And how the CTC was operated from a medical and social welfare perspective and what problems appeared to patients during the operation were analyzed. Three dormitories of a national training center were used as the CTC. Each patient used a room equipped with a toilet, a shower, and a washbasin. Medical staff and government officials with various backgrounds were dispatched. Telemedicine was also used to prevent the spread of infection. The CTC made a significant contribution to both medical and social...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: WonSuk Chung SooMin Shin EunA Choi JinSoo Kim Source Type: research
People with Disabilities' Access to Medical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study explored people with disabilities' access to medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed United States Census Bureau COVID-19 Household Pulse Survey data from the second year of the pandemic (April-July 2021) from people with (n = 38,512) and without (n = 296,260) disabilities. During the second year of the pandemic, 30.8% of people with disabilities delayed getting medical care and 28.9% forwent needed care. People with disabilities were also significantly more likely to delay and forgo medical care than people without disabilities. Attention must be drawn to the unmet needs of people with disabiliti...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - November 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Carli Friedman Laura VanPuymbrouck Source Type: research
