Publications by authors named "Hulya Kulakci Altintas"

Objective: This study aimed to measure health literacy and successful aging level and their predisposing factors among older adults.

Methods: A predictive correlational design was performed. The study was completed with 450 older individuals, resulting in a participation rate of 94.

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Objective: The present study aimed to identify the prevalence and predisposing factors of frailty and social inclusion among community-dwelling older adults.

Design: The study was conducted using a cross-sectional design.

Sample: The target population consisted of older adults registered in five family health centers in a city in Turkey.

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Objective: This study was designed to measure health promotion behaviors, health literacy (HL) levels, and their predisposing factors among adolescents.

Design: A cross-sectional design was used.

Sample: The study was completed by 1046 students aged 11-14 years.

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Objective: This study was performed to investigate fatalism tendency and health beliefs about medication use and to identify predisposing factors of these variables among older adults.

Methods: A predictive correlational design was used. The study was completed with 500 older adults.

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We aimed to identify the difficulties of the parents of pediatric palliative care patients and how they cope with these problems in this qualitative study in Turkey. This study was carried out with 20 parents by in-depth interviews. Content analysis was used for data analysis.

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Background: Health behaviors of adolescents affect their health and well-being into adulthood. This study was conducted to determine the nutrition-exercise behaviors, health literacy level, and related factors in adolescents.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used for this study.

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Background: Many physical and psychosocial changes occur in elderly people due to aging. These changes affect the adaptation, coping style, and quality of life of elderly people. This study was conducted to determine the adaptation difficulty to the process of aging and religious coping styles used by elderly people.

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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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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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Parental attitude is an important factor for adolescents to establish healthy-unhealthy relationships with their environment and to develop a tendency for violence. This study was performed to determine parental attitudes perceived by high school students and their tendency for violence and the affecting factors. This cross-sectional correlational study was conducted with 2,000 high school students.

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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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The current study was conducted to detect the incidence of falls among individuals in nursing homes, as well as the impact of pain and sleep quality on falls. The sample for this cross-sectional study comprised 291 older adults. Pain was assessed using the Geriatric Pain Measure and insomnia was assessed using the Insomnia Severity Index.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of breast cancer fatalism and other factors on breast cancer awareness among Turkish women. This cross-sectional and comparative descriptive study was conducted with 894 women. Data were collected by Personal Information Form, Powe Fatalism Inventory and Champion's Health Belief Model Scale.

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