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Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Deri Kanseri ve Güneş Bilgisi Durumlarının Belirlenmesi

Year 2024, Issue: 23, 854 - 864, 31.08.2024

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin güneş bilgisi ve cilt kanseri konusundaki farkındalıklarını değerlendirmektir.
Yöntem: Araştırma kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı niteliktedir. Çevrimiçi bir anket kullanılarak, 272 hemşirelik öğrencisi çalışmanın verilerini sağlamıştır. Veriler Deri Kanseri ve Güneş Bilgisi Ölçeği ve katılımcıların kişisel bilgilerini tanımlamalarını isteyen bir form kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verileri analiz etmek için IBM SPSS 26.0 istatistiksel uygulaması kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Deri Kanseri ve Güneş Bilgi Ölçeği toplam puanının (14,51±3,24) orta düzeyin üzerinde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ölçekten alınan toplam puan ile öğrencilerin yaşı, sınıf düzeyi, deri kanseri hakkındaki ön bilgileri ve ailede hastalık öyküsü olup olmaması arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır (p>0,05). Ancak, cinsiyet ile ölçek toplam puanı arasında anlamlı bir korelasyon (p<0,05) vardı. Öğrencilerin yaşları ile ölçeğin toplam puanı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır (p>0,05).
Sonuç: Çalışmanın bulgularına göre, katılımcıların çoğu orta seviyenin üzerinde bilgiye sahiptir. Çalışmanın sonuçları genel olarak olumlu bir tablo çizse de, daha fazla gelişme ihtiyacını da ortaya koymaktadır. Bu noktada, hemşirelik eğitim programlarının yöntem ve içeriğinin değerlendirilmesi ve güncellenmesiyle deri kanseri konusunda daha etkili bir toplum bilinci oluşturulabilir. Gelecekteki çalışmalar, bu alandaki bilgi düzeyini artırmaya yönelik daha spesifik stratejilerin geliştirilmesine odaklanabilir.

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Determination of Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Status of Nursing Students

Year 2024, Issue: 23, 854 - 864, 31.08.2024

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess nursing students' awareness of sun knowledge and skin cancer.
Method: The research is cross-sectional and descriptive. Through the use of an online questionnaire, 272 nursing students provided the study's data. Data were gathered using the Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Scale and a form asking participants to describe their personal information. The statistical application IBM SPSS 26.0 was utilized to analyze the data.
Results: The Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Scale total score (14.51±3.24) was determined to be higher than the middle level. The total score of the scale did not significantly correlate with the students' age, grade level, prior knowledge of skin cancer, or the existence of a family history of the disease (p>0.05). However, there was a significant correlation (p<0.05) between gender and the scale's total score. The students' ages and the scale's overall score did not significantly correlate (p>0.05).
Conclusion: According to the study's findings, most respondents have knowledge that is above the intermediate level. Even though the study's conclusions paint a generally positive picture, they also demonstrate the need for further development. At this point, more effective community awareness of skin cancer may result from evaluating and updating the methods and content of nursing education programs. Future work could focus on the development of more specific strategies to increase knowledge in this area.

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  • 3. Rushton L, Hutchings S. The burden of occupationally-related cutaneous malignant melanoma in Britain due to solar radiation. Br J Cancer. 2017;116(4):536-539.
  • 4. World Health Organization. How common is skin cancer? Radiation: Ultraviolet Radiation (UV) and Skin Cancer; 2020. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/radiation-ultraviolet-(uv)-radiation-and-skin-cancer#. Accessed 17 December 2023.
  • 5. Altunel CT, Kartal SP. Skin changes (photoaging) and dermatoses (photodermatoses) due to sunlight. Turkiye Klinikleri Geriatrics-Special Topics. 2019;5(1):9-13.
  • 6. Cheng S, Lian S, Hao Y, et al. Sun‐exposure knowledge and protection behavior in a North Chinese population: a questionnaire‐based study. Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine. 2010;26(4):177-181.
  • 7. Ecevit ED, Ateş NA. Çocuklarda deri muayenesi; hemşirenin rol ve sorumlulukları. Paramedik ve Acil Sağlık Hizmetleri Dergisi. 2023;4(2):57-65.
  • 8. Arslan YT. Güneş ışınlarının cilt üzerindeki etkileri ve fotoyaşlanma. Journal of Innovative Approaches in Medicine. 2022;3(1):20-27.
  • 9. Day AK, Wilson C, Roberts RM, Hutchinson AD. The skin cancer and sun knowledge (scsk) scale: validity, reliability, and relationship to sun-related behaviors among young western adults. Health Educ Behav. 2014;41(4):440-448. doi: 10.1177/1090198114529129.
  • 10. Ozturk Haney M, Bahar Z, Beser A, Arkan G, Cengiz B. Psychometric testing of the Turkish version of the skin cancer and sun knowledge scale in nursing students. J Cancer Educ. 2018;33(1):21-28. doi: 10.1007/s13187-016-1041-2.
  • 11. Kartal M, Karakaş N. Skin cancer and solar knowledge level of seasonal agrıcultural women workers. Gevher Nesibe Journal of Medical & Health Sciences. 2022;7(18):42-48. doi: 10.46648/gnj.422
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  • 13. Ergul S, Ozeren E. Sun protection behavior and individual risk factors of Turkish primary school students associated with skin cancer: A questionnaire-based study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2011;12(3):765-770.
  • 14. Joseph A, Kindratt T, Pagels P, Gimpel N. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding skin cancer and sun exposure among homeless men at a shelter in Dallas, TX. J Cancer Educ. 2020;35(4):682-688. doi: 10.1007/s13187-019-01511-8.
  • 15. Ozturk Haney MO, Ordin YS, Arkan G. Skin cancer-sun knowledge and sun protection behaviors of liver transplant recipients in Turkey. J Cancer Educ. 2019;34(1):137-144. doi: 10.1007/s13187-017-1279-3.
  • 16. Kus C, Kus MM, Keten HS, et al. Knowledge and protective behaviors of teachers on skin cancer: A cross-sectional survey study from Turkey. Children (Basel). 2023;10(2):291. doi: 10.3390/children10020291.
  • 17. Çelik A, Öztürk A. Investigating the knowledge levels about skin cancer and sun health of ındividuals aged
  • 18 and over: A descriptive study. Ordu Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Çalışmaları Dergisi. 2023;7(1):29-37.
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Primary Language English
Subjects ​Internal Diseases Nursing​
Journal Section Articles
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Neşe Kıskaç 0000-0003-3058-6201

Early Pub Date August 31, 2024
Publication Date August 31, 2024
Submission Date December 17, 2023
Acceptance Date June 26, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Issue: 23

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JAMA Kıskaç N. Determination of Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Status of Nursing Students. IGUSABDER. 2024;:854–864.

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