Publications by authors named "Guelbahar Korkmaz-Aslan"

Aim: The Family Support Scale is a used scale to assess family support in older people. The purpose of this study was to test the Family Support Scale for older people in Turkish and to examine its validity and reliability.

Methods: This was a methodological study.

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The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between eHealth literacy and healthy lifestyle behaviours among pregnant women. This cross-sectional study was conducted in five family health centres in a city in the western part of Turkey. The study sample consisted of 201 pregnant women who were admitted to the five family health centres between September and December 2022.

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The aim of this study is to reveal female university students' knowledge and perceptions about cervical cancer (CC) and human papillomavirus (HPV), and relationship with e-health literacy (e-HL). It also aims to determine the predictors affecting CC and HPV. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 589 female university students in Türkiye.

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Aim: This study aimed to determine knowledge and attitudes of nursing students about dementia and factors affecting them.

Background: With the increased aging population in the world including Turkiye, the prevalence of dementia is on the rise. Nursing students must have knowledge of dementia to offer high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to people who have dementia.

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Aims: This study aimed to examine differences in xenophobia, prosocial behavior tendency, and sociodemographic characteristics among nursing students.

Materials & Methods: The participants were 227 nursing students (29.1% male, 70.

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The aim of this study is to examine the perceptions and experiences of older people regarding health promotion. Using a phenomenological design, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 older people. Data analysis was carried out according to the Colaizzi's method.

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Objective: This study aimed at assessing the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Spiritual Health Scale-Short Form (SHS-SF).

Methods: The methodological research was conducted with Turkish nursing students ( = 310). The sociodemographic question form and the SHS-SF were used as data collection instruments.

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions imposed to eradicate it have affected healthy lifestyle-related behaviours.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of COVID-19 on lifestyle-related behaviours.

Methods: This cross-sectional web-based survey research was performed with a convenience sample of 1020 adults residing in Turkey.

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Aim: This study aimed to determine the electronic health (e-health) literacy level of high school students and its relationship with their health-promoting behaviours.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted between April and May 2018. The study sample consisted of 409 students, who were aged between 14 and 19 years old, in three high schools located in the city centre of Denizli.

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Background: A measure for healthy lifestyle behaviours of older adults would enable the development of effective and target-based health promotion strategies.

Aim: This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Geriatric Health Promotion scale among older people in Turkey.

Design: This was a methodological study that was conducted between June and August 2018.

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Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of falls among community-dwelling older adults and the impact of pain and insomnia on falls.

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 659 older adults. Pain was assessed by the Geriatric Pain Measure, and insomnia was assessed by the Insomnia Severity Index.

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Aim: This study was carried out to determine cultural sensitivity levels and affecting factors among the students who were studying at health-related departments.

Method: The study had a cross-sectional design. The universe of the study consisted of 1127 students who were studying at 1 and 4 years in nursing department of institute of health sciences, school of physical therapy and rehabilitation and medical faculty of a state university.

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Aim: Experienced by many older adults, insomnia is a significant public health problem that requires the attention of health-care professionals and researchers. This study aimed to identify insomnia and its risk factors among community-dwelling older adults.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Denizli, Turkey.

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Background: This study was performed to determine the prevalence of elder abuse among community-dwelling older adults and its associated risk factors.

Methods: The sample in this cross-sectional study consisted of 691 older adults. Data were collected with an elder abuse and neglect assessment form, which had been prepared by the researchers in accordance with the literature.

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Aim: With the increase in life expectancy, it has become necessary to expand our knowledge of how older individuals perceive their own ageing and how ageing affects their quality of life. The aim of the study was to determine older adults' attitudes towards ageing and the relationship between attitudes and quality of life among community-dwelling older adults in Turkey.

Methods: This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted in Zonguldak, Turkey.

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Background: Identifying the factors that are associated with health-promoting behaviours in older adults is necessary to increase their willingness and motivation to participate in health-promotion activities. Understanding context-specific attitudes in relation to their influence on health-promoting behaviours is crucial in designing efficient interventions that foster health-promoting behaviours among older adults.

Aim: This study aimed to examine the relationships between attitudes towards aging and health-promoting behaviours in older adults in Turkey.

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