Publications by authors named "Hasan Saritas"
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the vaccine hesitancy, psychological resilience, and anxiety levels of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 676 nurses working at the survey time. Sociodemographic features, the status of hesitancy against the COVID-19 vaccine, the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, and the Brief Resilience Scale were used in the questionnaire form to collect the data.
Background: The primary aim of this study was to compare liver transplant (LT) recipients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in terms of COVID-19-related depression, anxiety, and stress.
Method: A total of 504 LT recipients with (HCC group; n = 252) and without HCC (non-HCC group; n = 252) were included in the present case-control study. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) and Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) were used to evaluate the depression, stress, and anxiety levels of LT patients.
Background And Aim: Many clinical studies have shown that the COVID-19 case fatality rate is higher in older patients, those with comorbidities, those with immunosuppressive conditions, and those who stay in the intensive care unit. This study aims to evaluate the clinical outcomes of 66 liver transplant (LT) patients with primary liver cancer who were exposed to COVID-19 infection.
Methods: Demographic and clinical data of 66 patients with primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma = 64, hepatoblastoma = 1, cholangiocarcinoma = 1) who underwent LT in our institute and were exposed to COVID-19 infection between March 2020 and November 2021 were analyzed in this cross-sectional study.
Knowledge levels, attitudes, and awareness of nurses toward organ donation.
North Clin Istanb
September 2022
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses in Turkiye concerning organ donation.
Methods: This survey-based, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2020 to March 2020, recruiting 560 of 850 nurses currently working in a tertiary university hospital with a face-to-face interview technique. The questionnaire consisted of 35 questions evaluating sociodemographic features, organ donation knowledge level, attitude, and nurses' awareness.
It is important to vaccinate individuals working in the field of health who are more at risk compared to society during the pandemic period. The aim of this study was to evaluate the vaccine hesitancy and anxiety levels of hospital cleaning staff and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This descriptive type cross-sectional study was conducted with 460 hospital cleaning staff and caregivers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This survey study aimed to evaluate medical students' attitudes, knowledge, and awareness toward organ donation.
Methods: For this questionnaire-based cross-sectional study, 1000 medical students were interviewed, out of which 950 students agreed to participate in the study and were enrolled. A questionnaire form consisting of 29 questions was used to determine the students' socio-demographic characteristics and rate their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about organ donation.
Background And Aim: The most important factors affecting organ donation are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes, knowledge levels, and behaviors of school teachers toward organ donation METHODS: This study surveyed 2400 school teachers working in official public schools. Turkey was divided into 26 regions based on the similarity of social, economic, and geographic factors identified by the Turkish Statistical Institute.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Depression, anxiety, and altered self-care ability are among the most important factors affecting the quality of life of liver transplant recipients. Depending on the severity of the underlying liver disease, signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression may become more pronounced.
Aim: To evaluate the factors affecting depression, anxiety and self-care abilities of liver transplant recipients.
Aim: The aim of the to determine the risk factors associated with increased risk of peptic ulcer perforation (PUP).
Material And Methods: The demographic, clinic, and biochemical parameters of 65 patients (PUP group) who underwent PUP surgery at our clinic between June 2009 and September 2016 were compared with the data of 134 patients (control group) who underwent endoscopy at a gastroenterology clinic for dyspeptic complaints. The control group were matched at random in a 1 : 2 ratio with the PUP group.
Background: The most important factors affecting attitudes on organ donation are socioeconomic, educational, cultural, and religious factors in many countries.
Aim: To evaluate the attitudes, awareness, and knowledge levels of the Turkish adult population toward organ donation.
Methods: This nationwide study surveyed 3000 adults (≥ 18 years) in Turkey.
Background: With advancements in the treatment of chronic liver disease (CLD), including liver transplantation (LT), quality of life and satisfaction after LT have become an important issue for pediatric patients and their parents. More evidence-based information is needed to describe and assess the impact of pediatric CLD on parents and the satisfaction of parents with treatment to better understand their needs.
Aim: To assess the satisfaction of parents of pediatric LT patients and that of parents of pediatric CLD patients.
Background: The most important factors affecting the decision of organ donation are socioeconomic, educational, cultural, and religious factors.
Aim: To evaluate Islamic religious officials' attitudes and behaviors toward and level of knowledge on organ donation and transplantation.
Methods: This study surveyed 2350 Islamic religious officials in Turkey.