Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 138 - 145 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009 İndeks Tarihi: 22-09-2020

Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey

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This study was conducted to determine the psychosocial health levels, substance use frequency, and factors affecting the students in the faculty of health sciences. A total of 681 senior year students studying in the facultyof health sciences in Sivas Cumhuriyet University between March 20 and April 15, 2018 were included in thisdescriptive and cross-sectional study, which constituted 86.4% of the students at the university. Data were collected using student identification form, depression anxiety stress scale, and substance use information form.Student t, Mann-Whitney U, Chi-squared, and Kruskal-Wallis tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analysis were used for statistical evaluation. It was determined that 16.9% of the students used substances such ascigarettes, alcohol, narcotic drugs, and heroin/hashish during internship. The depression and stress levels werefound to be normal, and the anxiety levels were mild according to the students' depression, anxiety and stressscale mean scores; 14.2% of the students had severe depression, 20.9% had severe anxiety, and 9.4% had severestress. Depression, anxiety, and stress levels of students who used substances were found to be higher. Thestudents preferred smoking, alcohol, and substance use as a coping method due to the psychosocial problems.
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APA Demirel G, Taskin Yilmaz F, Nur Simsek G (2020). Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey. , 138 - 145. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
Chicago Demirel Gulbahtiyar,Taskin Yilmaz Feride,Nur Simsek Gamze Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey. (2020): 138 - 145. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
MLA Demirel Gulbahtiyar,Taskin Yilmaz Feride,Nur Simsek Gamze Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey. , 2020, ss.138 - 145. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
AMA Demirel G,Taskin Yilmaz F,Nur Simsek G Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey. . 2020; 138 - 145. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
Vancouver Demirel G,Taskin Yilmaz F,Nur Simsek G Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey. . 2020; 138 - 145. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
IEEE Demirel G,Taskin Yilmaz F,Nur Simsek G "Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey." , ss.138 - 145, 2020. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
ISNAD Demirel, Gulbahtiyar vd. "Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey". (2020), 138-145. https://doi.org/10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
APA Demirel G, Taskin Yilmaz F, Nur Simsek G (2020). Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, 7(2), 138 - 145. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
Chicago Demirel Gulbahtiyar,Taskin Yilmaz Feride,Nur Simsek Gamze Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions 7, no.2 (2020): 138 - 145. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
MLA Demirel Gulbahtiyar,Taskin Yilmaz Feride,Nur Simsek Gamze Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, vol.7, no.2, 2020, ss.138 - 145. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
AMA Demirel G,Taskin Yilmaz F,Nur Simsek G Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions. 2020; 7(2): 138 - 145. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
Vancouver Demirel G,Taskin Yilmaz F,Nur Simsek G Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions. 2020; 7(2): 138 - 145. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
IEEE Demirel G,Taskin Yilmaz F,Nur Simsek G "Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey." Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, 7, ss.138 - 145, 2020. 10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009
ISNAD Demirel, Gulbahtiyar vd. "Psychosocial Health Levels and Substance Use Frequency of Intern Students Studying Health Sciences in Turkey". Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions 7/2 (2020), 138-145. https://doi.org/10.5152/ADDICTA.2020.20009