Investigation of Nurses' Fatalist Beliefs in Health and Attitudes towards Epilepsy

Abstract

Aim: Prejudiced attitudes of healthcare professionals towards individuals with epilepsy, their negative attitudes and behaviors, cause these individuals to experience serious problems can be. This study was conducted to evaluate the official’s view of epilepsy and their attitudes toward people of with epilepsy. Method: The research was conducted at Atatürk University Research Hospital between April 2021 and January 2022. 138 volunteers among 180 nurses working in internal clinical units were included in the study. Study data were collected online by the "Demographic Survey Form" consisting of 11 questions, the "Health Fatalism Scale" consisting of 17 questions, and the "Epilepsy Attitude Scale" consisting of 14 questions. SPSS 21.0 program was used for data analysis. Results: Of 138 nurses included in the study, the epilepsy attitude scale scores of the nurses aged 21-25 (n: 45) and the single nurses (n: 65) are significantly higher than the other groups (p<0.05). It was determined that there was a statistically insignificant negative correlation between the mean scores of the two scales. It was observed that positive attitude decreased with age and working year, and single nurses had a more positive attitude. Conclusion: As a result of this study, it was found that nurses had a positive attitude towards epilepsy and had a high level of fatalism. Although it is seen in the literature that having a high level of fatalism can affect health behaviors positively or negatively, this study did not find a significant relationship between nurses' fatalism thoughts and their attitudes towards patients.

Keywords

• Nursing
• Epilepsy
• Fatalism

Hemşirelerin Sağlıkta Kadercilik İnancı ve Epilepsiye Yönelik Tutumlarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Sağlık çalışanlarının epilepsili bireylere karşı önyargılı tutumları, olumsuz yaklaşım ve davranışlar sergilemeleri bu bireylerin ciddi sıkıntılar yaşamasına sebep olabilmektedir. Bu çalışma hemşirelerin epilepsiye bakışı ve epilepsisi olan kişilere yönelik tutumlarını değerlendirmek amacı ile yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma Nisan 2021-Ocak 2022 tarihleri arasında Atatürk Üniversitesi Araştırma Hastanesinde yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya dahili klinik birimlerde çalışan 180 hemşire arasından gönüllü olan 138 kişi dahil edilmiştir. Çalışma verileri 11 sorudan oluşan “Demografik Anket Formu”, 17 sorudan oluşan “Sağlıkta Kadercilik Ölçeği” ve 14 sorudan oluşan “Epilepsi Tutum Ölçeği” kullanılarak online olarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizi için SPSS 21.0 programı kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya dahil edilen 138 hemşireden 21-25 yaş arası olan hemşirelerin (n: 45) ve bekâr hemşirelerin (n:65) Epilepsi tutum ölçeği puan ortalamaları diğer gruplara göre anlamlı derecede yüksek bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Yaş arttıkça olumlu tutumun azaldığı görülmüştür. İki ölçeğin puan ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmayan negatif yönlü bir kolerasyon olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Bu çalışma sonucunda hemşirelerin epilepsiye yönelik olumlu bir tutum sergilediği ve yüksek düzeyde kaderciliğe sahip olduğu bulunmuştur. Yüksek kadercilik düzeyine sahip olmanın sağlık davranışlarını olumlu veya olumsuz etkileyebileceği literatürde görülmekle birlikte bu araştırmada hemşirelerin kadercilik düşüncesi ile hastalara karşı olan tutumları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır.

Keywords

• Hemşirelik
• Epilepsi
• Kadercilik

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