Papers by GÜLSEREN ÇITAK TUNÇ
Conclusions Third wave cognitive behavioural therapy is an emerging approach born from the need t... more Conclusions Third wave cognitive behavioural therapy is an emerging approach born from the need to improve and complement first and second waves. Although very promising, it is still a recent approach and data to support its superiority over the conventional therapies is missing. Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
Journal of Religion & Health, Aug 2, 2018
This research aims to examine the personal values of the first-year university students studying ... more This research aims to examine the personal values of the first-year university students studying in different departments. This is a descriptive cross-sectional survey study. Research population is composed of first-grade students approving to participate and studying in the Nursing Department in the School of Health, Biology Department in the Faculty of Science and Letters and the Department of Early Childhood Education in the Faculty of Education of Uludag University. ''Student Information Form'' and ''Schwartz Values Inventory'' were used for data collection. When the values inventory is examined, it is seen that the point averages of the students are the highest in safety sub-dimension and the lowest in power sub-dimension. Power, achievement, and hedonism and tradition point averages of the students in the Nursing Department of Health Sciences are higher than those of the students in the departments of science and educational sciences, and the difference in between was found out to be statistically significant. Point average in the achievement sub-dimension was found out to be high among male students (p \ 0.01). It was found out that the point averages of female students for hedonism, universalism, benevolence and conformity are higher than those of male students, while the achievement point averages were higher among male students.
Psychology in the Schools, Jan 24, 2022
Nurse Education in Practice, 2017
European Psychiatry, 2017
Objective.This study investigates the case of a female patient, who was experiencing marital prob... more Objective.This study investigates the case of a female patient, who was experiencing marital problems and had separated from her spouse, with whom an art (drawing) therapy process was carried out.Aim.It was aimed to address the relationship of the couple by supporting the ego and increasing self-awareness skills by means of art materials (drawings) in the process of the situational crisis.Method.Case study.Result.With this case study, it was aimed to make emphasis on the impact of drawing sessions as a means of using art in therapeutic relationships for self-awareness and opportunity for development in a situational crisis during marriage.Conclusion.During the process of individual art therapy, nine sessions and eight drawing tasks were conducted. The case patient, OS, had been separated from her spouse for 2 months. In the first session, a personal history was taken, the scores of the state-trait anxiety scale was evaluated and a therapy plan was jointly developed. Each action was ...
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
BACKGROUND: Self-management is an active approach to coping and assuming responsibility on the pa... more BACKGROUND: Self-management is an active approach to coping and assuming responsibility on the part of a person, independently or in collaboration with medical specialists, to manage his/her health status. In cases of chronic diseases, the stigma of an uncertain future is a norm; it dominates and often suppresses the everyday routine. In this context, the need of training in self-management appears to be a pressing one in socially significant diseases, and is aimed at helping patients, especially elderly and old ones, cope with the clinical symptoms, with the psycho-social consequences in the way of life and with the changes in risky behavior. AIM: Researching the level of informity of people aged 65 or more, considering activities for self-observation and self-control and resources of health information. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An anonymous survey of randomly selected 340 people aged 60 and over was conducted in the period from April 2020 to February 2021. Methods applied: Descripti...
International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 2021
Objective: Parents are key partners in preventing child sexual abuse (CSA). Body safety tarining ... more Objective: Parents are key partners in preventing child sexual abuse (CSA). Body safety tarining (BST) aims to preventing CSA. The first aim is to examine parents knowledge of CSA and interventions of the BST. Secondly, to ev aluate the effect of parents' BST interventions on giving the child self-protection skills. Method: Sample included 92 parents and their 3-to 6 year-old preschool children. In the first stage of the study, WIST (What If Situations Test) was applied to the pre-schoolers. Secondly, data were collected from the parents about the knowledge of CSA and BST interventions. Results: Parents' have high CSA knowledge (M = 7.33 SD = 1.31). The proportion of parents who have knowledge BST is limited (32.6%). However, despite this limited knowledge, the number of those who talk to the child is higher (82.6%). There was no difference between the WIST sub-scale score; appropriate recognition, inappropriate recognition, saying, telling skills and Personal Safety Questio...
... Gülseren ÇITAK TUNÇ**, Neriman AKANSEL***, Aysel ÖZDEMİR** ÖZET ... Ancak aynı eğitim program... more ... Gülseren ÇITAK TUNÇ**, Neriman AKANSEL***, Aysel ÖZDEMİR** ÖZET ... Ancak aynı eğitim programı ile özde aynı ancak isimdeki farklılıktan dolayı farklı iki meslek grubunun yaratılmış olması hem bu mesleği seçen öğrenciler hem de toplum açısından karmaşa yaratmaktadır. ...
Pediatrics International, 2020
BackgroundThe use of a peripheral intravenous cannula is a common clinical practice, and it is kn... more BackgroundThe use of a peripheral intravenous cannula is a common clinical practice, and it is known to be a major source of pain and anxiety in children. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the use of the Buzzy® on pain and anxiety in children during peripheral cannula application.MethodsThe research sample consisted of 60 children between the ages of 8 and 16. For children in the experimental group, external cold and vibration were applied by means of the Buzzy® device. Before and during the peripheral intravenous cannula procedure, the levels of fear and anxiety relating to the procedure of the child patients in both the experimental and control groups were assessed by the children themselves and by an independent observer. Immediately after the vein entry procedure had been carried out, the level of pain felt by the children was determined.ResultsThe results of the statistical analysis showed no statistically significant difference between the anxiety levels of th...
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2018
Measurement instruments are needed to assess the child's sexual abuse prevention program. The pur... more Measurement instruments are needed to assess the child's sexual abuse prevention program. The purpose of the study was to determine the reliability and validity of the WIST (What If Situations Test) for Turkish culture. Participants were children of the 3-6 age group attending preschool education institutions and the sample size was identified by means of a power analysis. Seventy children were identified as the sample with 0.85 power and 0.05 type I error according to the power analysis. Language validity, content validity, internal validity coefficient (Cronbach alpha coefficient), and test-retest analyses were conducted in terms of validity and reliability in the scope of efforts for adaptation to Turkish culture. Firstly, Kendall W = 0.83 was the score for the expert opinions concerning the content validity of the language validity scale. It was found that the Cronbach alpha coefficients were between 0.68 and 0.90 for the scale sub-dimensions of appropriate and inappropriate recognition, saying, doing, telling, and reporting. The test-retest reliability of the scale was found to be r = 0.89 and the test-retest reliabilities for the sub-dimensions (appropriate recognition, inappropriate recognition, say skills, do skills, tell skills, and reporting skills) were between r = 0.48 and r = 0.92. The test-retest reliability for the Personal Safety Questionnaire (PSQ), as having complimentary items to the WIST, was found to be r = 0.82. The reliability and validity analysis of the 'What If' Situations Test (WIST), used to evaluate pre-schoolers' skills regarding self-protection against sexual abuse, showed that the Test's adaptation to Turkish culture was reliable and valid.
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2018
The "Body Safety Training Program" is an education program aimed at ensuring children are informe... more The "Body Safety Training Program" is an education program aimed at ensuring children are informed about their body and acquire self-protection skills. In this study, a total of 83 preschoolers were divided into experimental and control groups; based on a power analysis, 40 children comprised the experimental group, while 43 children comprised the control group. The "Body Safety Training Programme" was translated into Turkish and content validity was determined regarding the language and cultural appropriateness. The "What If Situations Test" (WIST) was administered to both groups before and after the training. Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis Variance Analysis, and the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test were used to compare between the groups and the Spearman correlation analysis was used to determine the strength of the relationship between the dependent and independent variable. The differences between the pretest and posttest scores for the subscales (appropriate recognition, inappropriate recognition, say, do, tell, and reporting skills), and the personal safety questionnaire (PSQ) score means for the children in the experimental group were found to be statistically significant (p < .001). The posttest-pretest difference score means of the experimental group children for WIST saying, doing, telling and reporting, total skills, and PSQ were found to be statistically significant as compared to that of the control group (p < .05). The "Body Safety Training programme" is effective in increasing the child sexual abuse prevention and self-protection skills in Turkish young children.
Journal of Religion and Health, 2021
This study was carried out to examine the relationship between international students' health per... more This study was carried out to examine the relationship between international students' health perceptions and their healthy lifestyle behaviors. This descriptive and relational study was conducted with 216 international students studying at a university in Turkey. Study data were collected using the descriptive information form, the Perception of Health Scale (PHS) and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II). Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. It was determined that the health perception and healthy lifestyle behaviors of the international students involved in this study were moderately positive. The study found a weak and positive relationship between PHS and the physical activity, nutrition and stress management subdimensions of HPLP, while a moderate positive relationship was identified between PHS and the spiritual growth and interpersonal relations subdimensions of HPLP. No relationship was observed between PHS and the health responsibility subdimension of HPLP. The fact that students have a positive perception of health reflects positively on their healthy lifestyle behaviors. It is important to disseminate education programs aimed at improving the health perception and healthy lifestyle behaviors of international students within the university.
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