@article{article_376163, title={Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Patients with Thalassemia Major}, journal={Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={7}, pages={77–86}, year={2018}, author={İşler Dalgıç, Ayşegül and Efe, Emine and Kaya, Ayla and Sarvan, Süreyya and Başer, Hayriye}, keywords={Talasemi major,sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları}, abstract={<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.2pt;line-height:normal;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> promotion purposes usual
health and wellness position of the persons. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">No previous studies have been
reported to determine healthy lifestyle behaviors in patients with thalassemia
major. Therefore, this study is suggested to contribute to the recent
literature by providing significant data about patients with thalassemia major
for nurses. Because there is a limited number of studys in the literature, this
study aims to investigate the healthy lifestyle behaviors in patients with
thalassemia major. </span> </h1> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:14.2pt;line-height:normal;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">This
descriptive study was conducted with 151 follow-up and treated patients with
thalassemia major (9 years old and above) in two hospitals in Antalya. The
study data was analyzed with a Personal Information Form and the Healthy
Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II. <b> </b> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:14.2pt;line-height:normal;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">The
Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient was 0.93. The total scale score was
2.48±0.03. There was a statistically significant difference between the mean
scores and educational level, employment status, number of siblings, place of
residence of participants (p<0.05). </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:14.2pt;line-height:normal;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">The mean total score of </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">patients with thalassemia major </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us"> healthy lifestyle behaviours scale </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">was
found to be </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">a moderate level </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">.
Therefore, health professionals especially nurses who work with <b> </b> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">patients with thalassemia
major are considered to undertake a great responsibility to assist them to
maintain healthy lifestyle behaviors. According to the results obtained from
the research, it is suggested that training and consulting programs be prepared
for the improvement of lifestyles in patients with thalassemia major and the
effectiveness of this training be evaluated, information about the factors
affecting and their healthy lifestyle behaviours be reflected to practical
processes by nurses.  </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Gümüşhane Üniversitesi}