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Yaşlı Bireylerin COVID-19 Salgınına Yönelik Bilgi Düzeyleri ile Önleyici Uygulamaları Arasındaki İlişki

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 224 - 236, 30.11.2021

Fuat Yalman Betül Akalın Tekin Sancar

https://doi.org/10.35341/afet.984803

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, yaşlı bireylerin COVID-19 salgınına yönelik bilgi düzeyleri ile önleyici uygulamalarını analiz etmek ve COVID-19 salgınına yönelik bilgi düzeyleri ile önleyici uygulamaları arasındaki yapısal ilişkiyi yapısal eşitlik modellemesi ile test etmektir. Araştırmanın evrenini Sakarya il merkezinde faaliyet gösteren eczanelerden sağlık hizmeti alan 60 yaş üstü hasta ve hasta yakınları oluşturmuştur. Veriler yüz yüze anket tekniği ile araştırmacı tarafından bizzat toplanmıştır. Değerlendirmeye alınan ve verilerin analizinde kullanılan toplam anket sayısı 680’dir. Verilerin analizinde
SPSS ve AMOS paket programları kullanılmıştır. Verilere tanımlayıcı istatistikler, bağımsız örneklem t testi, ANOVA analizi ve yapısal eşitlik modellemesi uygulanmıştır. Yaşlı bireylerin COVID-19 salgınıyla ilgili bilgi düzeyleri ve önleyici uygulamaları yüksek düzeydeydi. Ayrıca yaşlı kadınların yaşlı erkeklere göre, düzenli ilaç kullananların kullanmayanlara göre ve genel sağlık durumu orya düzeyde olanların düşük düzeyde olanlara göre COVID-19 salgınına yönelik önleyici uygulamaları daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Yapısal eşitlik analizi, COVID-19 bilgi düzeyi ile COVID-19 salgınına yönelik önleyici uygulamalar arasındaki olumlu ilişkinin kabul edilebilir bir uyum indeksine sahip olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. COVID-19 bilgi düzeyi ile COVID-19'a yönelik önleyici uygulamalar arasında karşılıklı ve pozitif bir ilişkinin var olduğu görülmüştür.

Keywords

Yaşlı Bireyler Bilgi Düzeyi Önleyici Uygulamalar COVID-19

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Destekleyen bir kuruluş yoktur.

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The Relationship Between the Knowledge Levels of Elderly Individuals on the COVID-19 Outbreak and Their Preventive Practices

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 224 - 236, 30.11.2021

Fuat Yalman Betül Akalın Tekin Sancar

https://doi.org/10.35341/afet.984803

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to analyze the knowledge levels and preventive practices of the elderly people regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and to test the structural relationship between the knowledge levels and preventive practices towards COVID-19 pandemic with structural equation modeling. The population of the study consisted of patients over the age of 60 and their relatives who received health services from pharmacies operating in Sakarya city center. The data were collected personally by the researcher using the face-to-face survey technique. The total number of questionnaires evaluated and used in data analysis is 680. SPSS and AMOS package programs were used in the analysis of the data. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, ANOVA analysis and structural equation modeling were applied to the data. Elderly individuals had a high level of knowledge and preventive practices regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition, it was found that the preventive practices for the COVID-19 pandemic were higher in elderly women than in old men, regular drug users compared to non-users, and those with moderate general health status compared to those with low levels. Structural equation analysis revealed that the positive relationship between COVID-19 knowledge level and preventive practices for the COVID-19 outbreak has an acceptable fit index. It has been observed that there is a reciprocal and positive relationship between COVID-19 knowledge level and preventive practices towards COVID-19.

Keywords

Elderly Individuals Knowledge Level Preventive Practices COVID-19

References

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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Fuat Yalman 0000-0002-1041-1837

Betül Akalın 0000-0003-0402-2461

Tekin Sancar 0000-0002-5277-3449

Publication Date November 30, 2021
Acceptance Date November 24, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 4 Issue: 2

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APA Yalman, F., Akalın, B., & Sancar, T. (2021). The Relationship Between the Knowledge Levels of Elderly Individuals on the COVID-19 Outbreak and Their Preventive Practices. Afet Ve Risk Dergisi, 4(2), 224-236. https://doi.org/10.35341/afet.984803
AMA Yalman F, Akalın B, Sancar T. The Relationship Between the Knowledge Levels of Elderly Individuals on the COVID-19 Outbreak and Their Preventive Practices. Afet ve Risk Dergisi. November 2021;4(2):224-236. doi:10.35341/afet.984803
Chicago Yalman, Fuat, Betül Akalın, and Tekin Sancar. “The Relationship Between the Knowledge Levels of Elderly Individuals on the COVID-19 Outbreak and Their Preventive Practices”. Afet Ve Risk Dergisi 4, no. 2 (November 2021): 224-36. https://doi.org/10.35341/afet.984803.
EndNote Yalman F, Akalın B, Sancar T (November 1, 2021) The Relationship Between the Knowledge Levels of Elderly Individuals on the COVID-19 Outbreak and Their Preventive Practices. Afet ve Risk Dergisi 4 2 224–236.
IEEE F. Yalman, B. Akalın, and T. Sancar, “The Relationship Between the Knowledge Levels of Elderly Individuals on the COVID-19 Outbreak and Their Preventive Practices”, Afet ve Risk Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 224–236, 2021, doi: 10.35341/afet.984803.
ISNAD Yalman, Fuat et al. “The Relationship Between the Knowledge Levels of Elderly Individuals on the COVID-19 Outbreak and Their Preventive Practices”. Afet ve Risk Dergisi 4/2 (November 2021), 224-236. https://doi.org/10.35341/afet.984803.
JAMA Yalman F, Akalın B, Sancar T. The Relationship Between the Knowledge Levels of Elderly Individuals on the COVID-19 Outbreak and Their Preventive Practices. Afet ve Risk Dergisi. 2021;4:224–236.
MLA Yalman, Fuat et al. “The Relationship Between the Knowledge Levels of Elderly Individuals on the COVID-19 Outbreak and Their Preventive Practices”. Afet Ve Risk Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 2, 2021, pp. 224-36, doi:10.35341/afet.984803.
Vancouver Yalman F, Akalın B, Sancar T. The Relationship Between the Knowledge Levels of Elderly Individuals on the COVID-19 Outbreak and Their Preventive Practices. Afet ve Risk Dergisi. 2021;4(2):224-36.
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