Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Sağlık Okuryazarlığı, Siberkondri Ciddiyeti ve İlişkili Faktörlerin İncelenmesi

Year 2026, Volume: 9 Issue: 1 , 81 - 95 , 25.04.2026

Emek Bakanoğlu Kalkavan , Asude Özcan , Buse Çelen , Hayriye Nur Acar

https://doi.org/10.54189/hbd.1701386

https://izlik.org/JA42FX94LU

Abstract

Amaç: Araştırma, üniversite öğrencilerinde sağlık okuryazarlığı, siberkondri ciddiyeti ve ilişkili faktörlerin incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olup, rastlantısal örnekleme yöntmiyle seçilen 396 öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler, kişisel bilgi formu, Türkiye Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği (TSOY-32) ve Siberkondri Ciddiyet Ölçeği kullanılarak çevrimiçi ve yüzyüze görüşme tekniği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Analizler SPSS 26 programında, bağımsız gruplarda t testi ve ANOVA ile yapılmıştır.
Bulgular: TSOY-32 ortalaması 35,16±8,37, Siberkondri Şiddet Ölçeği ortalaması ise 80,78±22,54 bulunmuştur. Sağlık durumlarını “çok iyi” olarak değerlendiren öğrencilerin THLS-32 puanları, kendi değerlendirmelerine göre sağlık durumu, hastalandıklarında sergiledikleri ilk sağlık davranışı, son bir yıl içindeki doktor/hastane ziyaret sayısı ve e-sağlık uygulamaları ile sağlık kurumlarının web sitelerinin kullanımı gibi değişkenler açısından, sağlık durumlarını “orta” veya “iyi” olarak değerlendiren öğrencilerin puanlarından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede yüksekti (p<0,05). Siberkondri düzeyinde, ilk sağlık arama davranışı, çevrimiçi sağlık bilgilerine güven, reçetesiz ürün kullanımı, gayri resmi tavsiyelere dayalı ilaç kullanımı ve başkalarına ilaç önerme gibi faktörlere göre anlamlı farklılıklar saptanmıştır (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Üniversite öğrencilerine verilecek eğitimlerle sağlık bilgisini okuma, anlama ve kullanma yeteneği kazandırılarak sağlıkla ilgili anksiyetelerinin azaltılması oldukça önemlidir.

Keywords

Sağlık Okuryazarlığı , Siberkondri , Üniversite Öğrencileri

Project Number

1919B012218004

Examination of Health Literacy, Cyberchondria Severity, and Related Factors Among University Students

https://izlik.org/JA42FX94LU

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to examine health literacy, cyberchondria severity, and related factors among university students.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study included 396 university students determined by ‘Random Sampling Method’. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Turkish Health Literacy Scale (THLS-32), and the Cyberchondria Severity Scale, through online and face-to-face methods. Data were analyzed using SPSS 26, and independent samples t-test and ANOVA were applied.
Results: The mean score of THLS-32 was 35.16±8.37, and the the Cyberchondria Severity Scale mean score was 80.78±22.54. The THLS-32 scores of the students who evaluated their health as very good were significantly higher than those who evaluated it as fair or good across variables including self-rated health status, initial health behaviour when ill, number of doctor/hospital visits in the last year, and use of e-health applications and health institution websites (p<0.05). Significant differences in cybercondria were found according to initial health-seeking behavior, trust in online health information, non-prescription product use, medication use based on informal advice, and recommending drugs to others (p<0.05)
Conclusion: It is essential to reduce health anxiety by allowing university students to read, understand, and use health information through education.

Keywords

College Students , Cyberchondria , Health Literacy

Ethical Statement

The Istanbul Gedik University Ethics Committee approved the research (Date: 17.01.2023, Meeting No: 2023/01, Decision No: 417). All participants were informed about the research, and their written informed consent was obtained. The authors obtained the necessary permissions to use the Turkish Health Literacy Scale (THLS-32) and the Cyberchondria Severity Scale.

Supporting Institution

Supported by TUBITAK 2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program. Project no: 1919B012218004

Project Number

1919B012218004

Thanks

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