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Öğe The Burden of Caregivers of Stroke Patients and the Factors Affecting the Burden(Galenos Yayincilik, 2013) Yildirim, Serap; Engin, Esra; Baskaya, Vesile AycanObjective: The study was designed to determine the burden of caregivers of stroke patients and the factors affecting the burden. Methods: This descriptive research was conducted at Turkey Izmir Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Clinic for Neurology with the participation of 80 caregivers who agreed to take part in the research between January 15 and March 15, 2007. Data were collected using an introductory information form and the Caregiver Burden Inventory. Results: The average Caregiver Burden Inventory subscales scores were time-addiction burden 15.31 +/- 4.07, developmental burden 8.19 +/- 4.46, physical burden 6.88 +/- 3.93, social burden 5.55 +/- 4.40, emotional burden 3.44 +/- 4.25. The average total burden score was 39.36 +/- 13.83. There was found relationship between the ages of caregivers and the time-addiction burden; the social security and emotional and total burden; the requesting state to receive caregiver training and emotional burden; and the encountered difficulties in coping strategies and the average score for the physical burden subscale (p<0.05). Conclusion: In accordance with the aforementioned results, it has been concluded that taking care of a family member in need is perceived as a task and responsibility in Turkish society. Parallel to this, caregivers are not aware of their burden throughout the process and have difficulty in expressing the hardships they experience.Öğe The Burden of Caregivers of Stroke Patients and the Factors Affecting the Burden(Galenos Yayincilik, 2013) Yildirim, Serap; Engin, Esra; Baskaya, Vesile AycanObjective: The study was designed to determine the burden of caregivers of stroke patients and the factors affecting the burden. Methods: This descriptive research was conducted at Turkey Izmir Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Clinic for Neurology with the participation of 80 caregivers who agreed to take part in the research between January 15 and March 15, 2007. Data were collected using an introductory information form and the Caregiver Burden Inventory. Results: The average Caregiver Burden Inventory subscales scores were time-addiction burden 15.31 +/- 4.07, developmental burden 8.19 +/- 4.46, physical burden 6.88 +/- 3.93, social burden 5.55 +/- 4.40, emotional burden 3.44 +/- 4.25. The average total burden score was 39.36 +/- 13.83. There was found relationship between the ages of caregivers and the time-addiction burden; the social security and emotional and total burden; the requesting state to receive caregiver training and emotional burden; and the encountered difficulties in coping strategies and the average score for the physical burden subscale (p<0.05). Conclusion: In accordance with the aforementioned results, it has been concluded that taking care of a family member in need is perceived as a task and responsibility in Turkish society. Parallel to this, caregivers are not aware of their burden throughout the process and have difficulty in expressing the hardships they experience.Öğe Caregiver Burden in Chronic Mental Illness: A Systematic Review(Kare Publ, 2017) Yildirim, Serap; Yalciner, Nihan; Guler, CansuObjectives: This systematic review analyzes caregiver burden in chronic mental illness and the factors associated with it. Methods: The study was conducted by checking the Turkish Psychiatry Index, the Turkish Medical Index, the Turkish Medline, the National Council of Higher Education Thesis Center and the PubMed databases. The database research was performed in English and Turkish using keywords and synonyms for them. Twenty-three studies were included in this study. Results: The majority of the studies included in the review were descriptive and studied schizophrenic patients' caregivers. They used a variety of measurement instruments. It was found that the burden perception of caregivers was moderate to severe and was influenced by different variables. Conclusion: Experimental studies are insufficient to determine the burden of caregivers in Turkey, so experimental and qualitative studies should be conducted with different specific samples.Öğe The Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale for healthcare professionals: A Turkish study of validity and reliability(Wiley, 2020) Yildirim, Serap; Cavcav, FundaPurpose The purpose of this study was conducted to adapt the Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale (CF-Short Scale) for Turkish healthcare professionals and determine its validity and reliability. Design and Methods This methodological study was conducted with 132 healthcare professionals. The CF-Short Scale, the Burnout Measure-Short Version, and the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale were used in the study. Results The CF-Short Scale has a two-factor structure: job burnout and secondary traumatic stress. It was determined that the consistency of the structural equation model designed for the scale was good and acceptable. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was calculated as 0.91 for the whole scale. Practice Implications The Turkish version of the CF-Short Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool for determining the compassion fatigue of healthcare professionals.Öğe Determination of the Mental Disorder Beliefs of Students in a Nursing Faculty(Kare Publ, 2016) Gunay, Seren; Bekitkol, Tugba; Beycan Ekitli, Gizem; Yildirim, SerapObjectives: This study planned to determine nursing students' beliefs toward mental disorders and effective factors on these beliefs. Methods: A descriptive study carried out 240 students which was studying at Ege University during the academic year 2014-2015 and was taking mental health nursing course. The data were collected by "Descriptive Information Form" and "Beliefs toward Mental Illness Scale (BMI)". In the analyses of the data student t test and One Way Anova analysis were used. Results: The average age of students were 22.47-1.37 years; of all participants' were 86.2% women, 69.2% in third and 30.8% in fourth grade, 67.9% not fulfill mental health nursing course's practice, % 82.1 had any family member suffer from mental disorders, 62.5% had anyone with suffer from mental disorders, 92.1% had any mental disorder diagnosis for him/herself ever and 94.2% worked with any civil society organization related with mental disorders. Students' average score of BMI subscales was 27.05-7.69 for "Poor social and interpersonal skills and incurability", 18.54-5.17 for "Dangerousness", 2.03-2.59 for "Shame" and 50.55-12.64 for total scale. It is found that students' distribution of BMI total score was statistically significant only if they have any family member or know someone around him/her with mentally ill (p<0.05); there was no significantly difference in age, gender, grade, carrying on any mental health nursing practice, having any mental disorders diagnoses and working with a civil society organization. Conclusion: Because of having an impact directly on clients' treatment and care and indirect impact on community burden, it's important to identify students' beliefs toward mental disorders as a future's health professional and to strengthen students' self-awareness in this field.Öğe The effects of communication skills on resilience in undergraduate nursing students in Turkey(Wiley, 2020) Yildirim, Serap; Kazandi, Ebru; Cirit, Kadriye; Yagiz, HaticePurpose This study was conducted to investigate the effects of communication skills on resilience in undergraduate nursing students in Turkey. Design and Methods The research was completed with a total of 687 students. The Introductory Information Form, the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA), and the Communication Skills Scale (CSS) were used as data collection tools. in evaluating the data, the Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and linear regression test were used. Results The mean RSA scores of the students were found to be significant according to some sociodemographic variables. The total correlation between the RSA and CSS was (R) 0.643; the CSS positively affected the RSA, and it explained 41.4% of the total variance (p < 0.001). Practice Implications The resilience and communication skills of the undergraduate nursing students were correlated, and their communication skills affected their resilience.Öğe Examination of the knowledge and practices of nurses about consultation liaison psychiatry nursing(Kare Publ, 2019) Yildirim, Serap; Simsek, Ebru; Geridonmez, Koza; Basma, Serife; Vurak, UbeyitObjectives: This study was conducted to examine the knowledge and practices of nurses in CLP nursing. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out with 136 nurses working in Ege University internal medicine and surgical units between April and June 2017. The study data were collected with an Introductory Information Form and a CLP Nursing Questionnaire. The number and percentage distribution were used in the evaluation of the data. Results: The average age of the nurses participating in the study was 33.94 +/- 5.69, 91.2% of them were women, all of them had license degrees, 70.6% were in internal medicine clinics, 29.4% were in surgical units, 42.6% were in clinics and 31.6% had worked between one and five years. The study determined that 65.4% of the nurses encountered a patient suffering from mental distress, 32.4% encountered a health professional suffering from mental distress, and 44.9% had difficulties while giving care to patients suffering from mental distress. The study found that 44.9% of the nurses could define biopsychosocial care, 27.2% could define psychosocial care and 96.3% considered psychosocial care to be important. Of the nurses, 4.4% knew the definition of CLP nursing, 94.9% had not worked with consultation-liaison psychiatric nurses before, and 74.3% needed the CLP nurse to work with them in the clinic. Conclusion: The study concluded that the nurses had difficulty in giving care to patients suffering from mental distress, they needed support from a professional in this field, and they needed information regarding biopsychosocial care, psychosocial care, consultation-liaison psychiatric nursing. In light of these results, it has been proposed to open and disseminate master programs for the training of consultation-liaison psychiatric nurses to meet the need.Öğe Investigation of beliefs and attitudes of emergency service staff towards mental illnesses(Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2018) Yildirim, Serap; Ersoysal, Funda; Guler, CansuObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate the beliefs and attitudes of emergency service staff towards mental illnesses. Method: The descriptive study was conducted between March and June 2017 with 57 volunteer health staff working in the emergency room of a university hospital. The data were collected through the Introductory Information Form and the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale (BMI). In the analysis of the data, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test were used. Results: The mean scores of BMI subscale scores of emergency workers were 22.54 +/- 5.58 for "Dangerousness", 27.81 +/- 7.65 for "Poor social and inte personal skills and incurability", 2.07 +/- 2.08 for "Shame", and 52.42 +/- 11.74 for total scale score. It is found that emergency service staff' distribution of "Shame" subscale score was statistically significant only gender variable (U: 267.0, p<0.05). Discussion: It was concluded that emergency service staff participating in the study had moderate positive attitudes toward mental illnesses, whereas variables other than education status did not affect these attitudes. It is recommended to conduct a study with a larger sample group of emergency staff.Öğe The level of awareness regarding conflict and violence in university students and the affective factors in Turkey(Drunpp-Sarajevo, 2012) Dulgerler, Seyda; Polat, Oguz; Yildirim, Serap; Ozer, SerapObjective: The study was to investigate the awareness level regarding conflict and violence in nursing and medical faculty students, whom in the future will be providing health care, and thus be in direct contact with human beings. Designs: This study was conducted during 2010-2011 educational year, upon 584 students from Ege University, Nursing and Medical Faculties. Any other sampling method was not used. Students who were at the faculties during the school period and voluntarily accepted to participate in the study constituted the sample group (584). Results: A total of 584 students, 362 (62%) from Nursing Faculty, and 222 (38%) from Medical Faculty, participated in the study. 390 (66.8%), were female, and 194 (33.2%) were male. The age of the participants ranged between 19-30 years old, and the mean age was 22.2. The lowest score in the ACVS was 27, and the highest 135, with a mean of 102.81, which shows that the level of awareness of conflict and violence in nursing and medical faculty students was quite high. The difference in the level of awareness of conflict and violence between female and male students was not statistically significant (t=-0.36; p=.71). The level of awareness of conflict and violence was found to be quite high in both groups. Conclusions: According to the results, it was established that the level of awareness of conflict and violence was higher in nursing faculty students compared to medical faculty students, and in the 22-30 age group compared to 19-21 age group. There was no significant difference in the level of awareness of conflict and violence when compared according to gender. In order to solve conflicts by constructive methods and also prevent violence, it is of utmost importance to establish the level of awareness of conflict and violence in individuals.Öğe Predictor variables that affect the resilience of university students: The effect of chronotypes(Wiley, 2022) Eker, Simge Nazan; Yildirim, SerapAim The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chronotypes and other variables as predictors of resilience in university students. Method The study was conducted with 1040 students studying at Ege University in Turkey. Results The mean total Adult Resilience Scale (ARS) score of the students was found to be 120.23 +/- 17.54 and the mean total score of the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) was 47.56 +/- 8.95 and 63.0% of the students had intermediate type chronotype. It was determined that the variables explaining 21.9% of the ARS were the students' gender, school, income status, health assessment, and MEQ subtypes. Conclusion It was concluded that the students' resilience was above the average, that more than half of them had the intermediate type chronotype, and that the independent variables determined in the study partially explained their psychological resilience.Öğe The relationship between psychiatric patients' caregiver burden and anger expression styles(Wiley, 2018) Yildirim, Serap; Akyuz, Ozge; Engin, Esra; Gultekin, KadriyeAims and objectivesTo examine the relationship between psychiatric patients' caregiver burden and anger expression styles. BackgroundIn the caregiving process, when coping with problems, caregivers may exhibit emotional and behavioural responses, which can produce distressful results. One of these responses is angry. Examining the relationship between psychiatric patients' caregiver burden and caregivers' anger expression styles is necessary for quality of care. DesignA descriptive and relational study. MethodsThe sample for study included 60 family caregivers who were stayed with patient in psychiatry clinic during the treatment of inpatient setting of a university hospital. Data for the study were collected using the Caregiver Burden Inventory and the Trait Anger and Anger Expression Scale. The analysis of variance, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis and Pearson correlation analysis were used. ResultsThe caregivers' Caregiver Burden Inventory score was found to be 24.601.57. Gender, working status, level of intimacy with patient, status of whether or not caregiver was living with patient and status of whether or not caregiver experienced difficulties in providing care had a significant effect on the Caregiver Burden Inventory scale as a whole, as well as its subscales. This study found a positive relationship between caregiver burden and caregivers' anger expression styles (p<.05, p<.01). ConclusionThe total Caregiver Burden Inventory mean score of caregivers was concluded to be low, with some introductory characteristics and anger expression styles having an impact on the burden experienced by caregivers. Relevance to clinical practiceKnowing the anger expression styles of caregivers is important for reducing caregiver burden and improving quality of care.Öğe A Study on the Frequency of Violence to Healthcare Professionals in a Mental Health Hospital and Related Factors(Yerkure Tanitim & Yayincilik Hizmetleri A S, 2015) Kocabiyik, Nurdan; Yildirim, Serap; Turgut, Emel Ozturk; Turk, Melek Kayaci; Ayer, AhmetA study on the frequency of violence to healthcare professionals in a mental health hospital and related factors Objective: The research was carried out to investigate the violence situations that health staff in a mental health hospital is exposed to and the effective factors regarding those situations. Method: This descriptive study was carried out with 178 healthcare provider working in Manisa Mental Health Hospital, who accepted to participate in the study between March and May 2011. A questionnaire form that was designed by the researchers was used for data collection. Number-percentage distribution and chi-square methods were used for analysis. Results: Among healthcare providers, 73% were exposed to violence in their workplace; 51.1% were exposed to physical violence, 51.1% were exposed to verbal violence, 87.2% were exposed to violence by patients and 39.8% did not react after the act of violence. Conclusion: It was found that a great majority of healthcare providers were exposed to violence. Physical and verbal violence were the most common type of violence, the offenders of violence were mostly patients whereas the victims of the violence were mostly nurses as well as the staff working in contained wards. Investigating violence risk factors in psychiatric work environment, implementing an effective and systematically working security system, training of employees about the management of violence, improving the recording procedures for violence events, and developing written policies were suggested.Öğe A Study on the Frequency of Violence to Healthcare Professionals in a Mental Health Hospital and Related Factors(Yerkure Tanitim & Yayincilik Hizmetleri A S, 2015) Kocabiyik, Nurdan; Yildirim, Serap; Turgut, Emel Ozturk; Turk, Melek Kayaci; Ayer, AhmetA study on the frequency of violence to healthcare professionals in a mental health hospital and related factors Objective: The research was carried out to investigate the violence situations that health staff in a mental health hospital is exposed to and the effective factors regarding those situations. Method: This descriptive study was carried out with 178 healthcare provider working in Manisa Mental Health Hospital, who accepted to participate in the study between March and May 2011. A questionnaire form that was designed by the researchers was used for data collection. Number-percentage distribution and chi-square methods were used for analysis. Results: Among healthcare providers, 73% were exposed to violence in their workplace; 51.1% were exposed to physical violence, 51.1% were exposed to verbal violence, 87.2% were exposed to violence by patients and 39.8% did not react after the act of violence. Conclusion: It was found that a great majority of healthcare providers were exposed to violence. Physical and verbal violence were the most common type of violence, the offenders of violence were mostly patients whereas the victims of the violence were mostly nurses as well as the staff working in contained wards. Investigating violence risk factors in psychiatric work environment, implementing an effective and systematically working security system, training of employees about the management of violence, improving the recording procedures for violence events, and developing written policies were suggested.Öğe A Study on the Frequency of Violence to Healthcare Professionals in a Mental Health Hospital and Related Factors(Yerkure Tanitim & Yayincilik Hizmetleri A S, 2015) Kocabiyik, Nurdan; Yildirim, Serap; Turgut, Emel Ozturk; Turk, Melek Kayaci; Ayer, AhmetA study on the frequency of violence to healthcare professionals in a mental health hospital and related factors Objective: The research was carried out to investigate the violence situations that health staff in a mental health hospital is exposed to and the effective factors regarding those situations. Method: This descriptive study was carried out with 178 healthcare provider working in Manisa Mental Health Hospital, who accepted to participate in the study between March and May 2011. A questionnaire form that was designed by the researchers was used for data collection. Number-percentage distribution and chi-square methods were used for analysis. Results: Among healthcare providers, 73% were exposed to violence in their workplace; 51.1% were exposed to physical violence, 51.1% were exposed to verbal violence, 87.2% were exposed to violence by patients and 39.8% did not react after the act of violence. Conclusion: It was found that a great majority of healthcare providers were exposed to violence. Physical and verbal violence were the most common type of violence, the offenders of violence were mostly patients whereas the victims of the violence were mostly nurses as well as the staff working in contained wards. Investigating violence risk factors in psychiatric work environment, implementing an effective and systematically working security system, training of employees about the management of violence, improving the recording procedures for violence events, and developing written policies were suggested.
