Publications by authors named "Mert Kartal"
Introduction: Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder among humans after headaches. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 50-65 million individuals were diagnosed with epilepsy throughout the world, and around two million new cases of epilepsy are added to this figure every year.
Methods: Designed as descriptive and cross-sectional research, this study was performed on 132 elementary school teachers.
Objective: Since 50% of drug use all over the world is used other than rational drug use, rational drug use, which is associated with the perception of the disease, is important for the course of the disease. This study aimed to determine the effect of disease perception levels on rational drug use in liver transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with patients who came to the outpatient clinic for control between May-September 2022 with the participation of patients who underwent liver transplantation and followed up in a liver transplant institute in eastern Turkey.
Purpose: This study analyzed the effect of emergency nurses' psychological resilience on their thanatophobic behaviors.
Methods: The research was conducted with 156 emergency nurses. In the data collection process, the Socio-Demographic Information Form, the Brief Resilience Scale, and the Thanatophobia Scale were used.
The determination of the perceived stress levels and health-protective behaviors of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Perspect Psychiatr Care
October 2020
Purpose: The study was carried out to determine the perceived stress levels and health-protective behaviors of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Design And Methods: This study used a descriptive design. The sample consisted of a total of 372 students.