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BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding skin cancer are important for reducing the future impact of the disease. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated university students' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about skin cancer and examined the variables influencing their attitudes and beliefs about the disease. DESIGN AND SETTING: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. METHOD: A total of 960 students participated in this study. Data were collected using the Student Introduction Form, Fitzpatrick Skin Type Scale, Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Scale (SCSKS), and Health Belief Model Scale for Skin Cancer (HBMSSC). RESULTS: The mean SCSKS score of the participants was 14.91 ± 4.23. The mean HBSSC scores of the participants were 23.58 ± 7.79 for perceived susceptibility, 14.79 ± 4.59 for perceived severity, 20.64 ± 6.60 for perceived benefits, 15.93 ± 4.09 for perceived barriers, and 21.78 ± 7.14 for self-efficacy. The mean SCSKS total scores of the university students were significantly and positively correlated with the HBMSSC subdimensions. Gender explained 1.58 of the variance in perceived benefits and 1.65 of the variance in self-efficacy, whereas the SCSKS score explained most other variables. CONCLUSION: The students' knowledge of skin cancer and sun protection was moderate. Their attitudes and beliefs regarding skin cancer were unexpected. This study identified students' knowledge of skin cancer and sun protection as the most important variables for improving their attitudes and beliefs about skin cancer.
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Neoplasias Cutâneas , Humanos , Estudos Transversais , Masculino , Turquia , Feminino , Neoplasias Cutâneas/psicologia , Neoplasias Cutâneas/prevenção & controle , Adulto Jovem , Adulto , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adolescente , Estudantes/psicologia , Universidades , Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde/psicologia , Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding skin cancer are important for reducing the future impact of the disease. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated university students' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about skin cancer and examined the variables influencing their attitudes and beliefs about the disease. DESIGN AND SETTING: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. METHOD: A total of 960 students participated in this study. Data were collected using the Student Introduction Form, Fitzpatrick Skin Type Scale, Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Scale (SCSKS), and Health Belief Model Scale for Skin Cancer (HBMSSC). RESULTS: The mean SCSKS score of the participants was 14.91 ± 4.23. The mean HBSSC scores of the participants were 23.58 ± 7.79 for perceived susceptibility, 14.79 ± 4.59 for perceived severity, 20.64 ± 6.60 for perceived benefits, 15.93 ± 4.09 for perceived barriers, and 21.78 ± 7.14 for self-efficacy. The mean SCSKS total scores of the university students were significantly and positively correlated with the HBMSSC subdimensions. Gender explained 1.58 of the variance in perceived benefits and 1.65 of the variance in self-efficacy, whereas the SCSKS score explained most other variables. CONCLUSION: The students' knowledge of skin cancer and sun protection was moderate. Their attitudes and beliefs regarding skin cancer were unexpected. This study identified students' knowledge of skin cancer and sun protection as the most important variables for improving their attitudes and beliefs about skin cancer.
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Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the spiritual needs and practices among family caregivers of patients with cancer. Methods: This study which is descriptive and cross sectional was conducted with 230 family caregivers at the hematology-oncology clinic hospitalize and outpatients in a university hospital in Manisa, Turkey (West Anatolian). The data were collected by means of sociodemographic and Spiritual Needs Assessment Scale. Arithmetic averages, standart deviation (SD), pergentage were used in statistical analysis. The mean age of family caregivers were 44.9±14.7 (19-84) years, 61.7% were female, and 74.8% were married. Results: Family caregivers described as spiritual practices that 33.3% saying prayers (Namaz), 28.2% prayer, 16.9% saying prayers and prayer, 14.7% saying prayers (Namaz) and reciting the Holy Quran (Koran), 6.9% Holy Quran (Koran). When family care givers were asked common spiritual needs, the participations stated that "For companionship" (59.6%), "To experience or appreciate beauty" (58.6%), and "To be accepted as a person" (58.0%). Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that care process should be planned to provide with spiritual needs and practices among family caregivers of patients with cancer.