Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals

KILIÇ, İbrahim; ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN, AYSUN; DEMİRKAN, İbrahim; SARAÇLI, Sinan

doi:10.3906/vet-1902-49

Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals

İbrahim KILIÇ, (Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi)

İbrahim DEMİRKAN, (Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi)

Aysun Çevik DEMİRKAN, (Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi)

Sinan SARAÇLI (Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi)

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

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Yıl: 2019 Cilt: 43 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 391 - 398 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.3906/vet-1902-49 İndeks Tarihi: 08-05-2020

Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals

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The aim of this descriptive study was to examine the attitudes of veterinary undergraduate students towards cancer in animalswith cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions by a new cancer attitude scale for animals approach. Questionnaires, as datacollection tools, were applied to 205 students training to be veterinary surgeons at Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of VeterinaryMedicine, who were selected by systematic random sampling method. Validity-reliability analysis and t-test as well as ANOVA wereused in addition to descriptive statistics for the data analysis. The students’ general attitudes to cancer were (X̄ = 3.65) greater thanthe midscore, 3, according to 5-point Likert-type scale; however, in some issues (surgical intervention and biopsy cause cancer,understanding of treatment options with respect to cancer type, sugar loading during PET-SCAN imaging technique may cause sideeffects on cancer patients etc.) it was observed that their attitudes differed from the expected level. Moreover, the attitude of the studentsat cognitive level was more negative than their attitude for the affective and behavioral dimensions. In addition, affective and behavioralattitudes of female students and pet owners (dog or cat) were more positive.

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APA	KILIÇ İ, DEMİRKAN İ, ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN A, SARAÇLI S (2019). Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals. , 391 - 398. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
Chicago	KILIÇ İbrahim,DEMİRKAN İbrahim,ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN AYSUN,SARAÇLI Sinan Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals. (2019): 391 - 398. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
MLA	KILIÇ İbrahim,DEMİRKAN İbrahim,ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN AYSUN,SARAÇLI Sinan Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals. , 2019, ss.391 - 398. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
AMA	KILIÇ İ,DEMİRKAN İ,ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN A,SARAÇLI S Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals. . 2019; 391 - 398. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
Vancouver	KILIÇ İ,DEMİRKAN İ,ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN A,SARAÇLI S Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals. . 2019; 391 - 398. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
IEEE	KILIÇ İ,DEMİRKAN İ,ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN A,SARAÇLI S "Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals." , ss.391 - 398, 2019. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
ISNAD	KILIÇ, İbrahim vd. "Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals". (2019), 391-398. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1902-49

APA	KILIÇ İ, DEMİRKAN İ, ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN A, SARAÇLI S (2019). Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 43(3), 391 - 398. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
Chicago	KILIÇ İbrahim,DEMİRKAN İbrahim,ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN AYSUN,SARAÇLI Sinan Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 43, no.3 (2019): 391 - 398. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
MLA	KILIÇ İbrahim,DEMİRKAN İbrahim,ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN AYSUN,SARAÇLI Sinan Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, vol.43, no.3, 2019, ss.391 - 398. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
AMA	KILIÇ İ,DEMİRKAN İ,ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN A,SARAÇLI S Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. 2019; 43(3): 391 - 398. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
Vancouver	KILIÇ İ,DEMİRKAN İ,ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN A,SARAÇLI S Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. 2019; 43(3): 391 - 398. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
IEEE	KILIÇ İ,DEMİRKAN İ,ÇEVİK DEMİRKAN A,SARAÇLI S "Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals." Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 43, ss.391 - 398, 2019. 10.3906/vet-1902-49
ISNAD	KILIÇ, İbrahim vd. "Evaluation of the attitudes of veterinary students towards cancer in animals using a cancer attitude scale for animals". Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 43/3 (2019), 391-398. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1902-49