Türk Toplumunda Engelli Bireylere Karşı Bakış Açısının Değerlendirilmesi: Zonguldak Örneği

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırma, Zonguldak ilinde yaşayan bireylerin engelli bireylere yönelik tutumlarını değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır.  Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırmanın örneklem grubunu sekiz Aile Sağlığı Merkezine başvuran 18 yaş ve üzeri, araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 608 katılımcı oluştur-muştur. Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş, eğitim, çalışma durumları, protez kullanma durumları, kendi sağlıklarını değerlendirmeleri, engelli birey-lerle yaşama durumlarına göre engelli bireylere yönelik tutum puan ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar olduğu belirlendi. engelli bireylerin aynı evdeki ve ailelerinde engelli bireylerin varlığından günlük yaşamlarını nasıl etkilediği durumları (p<0.05). Sonuç: Katılımcılar, genel olarak engellilere sağlanan hizmet ve yardımları yetesiz olduğunu ifade etmişlerdir.

Keywords

• Engellilik
• Sosyal algı
• Tutum

Evaluation of the Attitudes towards Disabled Individuals in Turkish Society: Example of Zonguldak

Abstract

Background: This study was performed to evaluate the attitudes of the people living in a city center in the Zonguldak City towards disabled individuals.  Material and Methods: Sample group of the study was composed of 608 participants who admitted to eight Family Health Centers, who were 18 years old and more who approved to participate in the study. Results: It was determined that there were statistically significant differences between mean scores of the participants for their attitudes towards disabled individuals based on their age, education, employment states, their states of using prosthesis, evaluating their own health, their states of living with a disabled individuals at the same house and the states of how their daily lives are affected by the presence of disabled individuals within their families (p<0.05). Conclusion: Participants generally stated that services and aids provided for the disabled as insufficient.

Keywords

• Disability
• Social perception
• Attitudes

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