Attitudes Toward Infertility and Empathy Levels of Nursing Students
Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 236 - 243 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: DOI: 10.5336/nurses.2019-71641 İndeks Tarihi: 10-11-2020
Attitudes Toward Infertility and Empathy Levels of Nursing Students
Öz: Objective: The diagnosis of infertility negatively affects the individual's integrity, individual autonomy and social bonds. Thus, the infertile individual cannot share his / her thoughts, feelings and experiences loneliness, hopelessness, anger,depression. The nurse can observe these reactions of the patient; however, understanding these reactions and revealing the cause is only possible by the empathic approach. This study was conducted to determine attitudes toward infertility and empathy levels in nursing students. Material and Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at Bingöl University. The study sample consisted of 190 nursing students. Data collection tools included a questionnaire form, Jefferson Empathy Scale for Nursing Students and Attitude Towards Infertility Scale. Results: The mean age of the participants was 20.44±1.50 years, 125 (65.8%) were female, 103 (54.2%) stated that infertility cannot be treated, and 155 (82%) expressed that women should apply for treatment first if the couple cannot have a baby. Attitude mean score was 44.24±7.66 (min/max 12-60), empathy mean score was 91.51±17.44 (min/max 18-126).We identified a positive relationship between total scores for the positive attitude infertility and the empathy scales (r=.301**p<0.001). Conclusion: The empathy level of the students was moderate and they had a positive attitude toward infertility. Male students have more negative attitudes toward infertility and less empathy than female students
Anahtar Kelime: Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin İnfertiliteye Karşı Tutum ve Empati Düzeyleri
Öz: Amaç: İnfertilite tanısı bireyin kişilik bütünlüğü, bireysel özerkliği ve sosyal bağlarını olumsuz etkilemektedir. Böylece infertil birey duygu ve düşüncelerini paylaşamamakta, yalnızlık, umutsuzluk, öfke ve depresyon yaşamaktadır. Hemşire hastanın bu tepkilerini gözlemleyebilir fakat bu tepkileri anlamlandırmak ve nedenini ortaya çıkarmak empatik yaklaşımla mümkündür. Bu çalışma hemşirelik öğrencilerinin infertiliteye karşı tutum ve empati düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı-ilişkili tipteki çalışma Bingöl Üniversitesi’nde yürütülmüştür. Araştırma evrenini 190 hemşirelik öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verileri soru formu, Hemşirelik öğrencileri için Jefferson Empati Ölçeği ve İnfertiliteye Karşı Tutum Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 20,44±1,50 yıl, 125 (%65,8)’inin kız, 103(%54.2)’ü infertilitenin tedavi edilemeyeceğini, 155 (%82)’i çocuk sahibi olunamıyorsa önce kadının tedavi için başvurması gerektiğini ifade etmiştir. Ölçeklerin puan ortalamaları ise; infertiliteye karşı tutum puan ortalaması 44,24±7,66 (min/max 12-60), empati puan ortalaması 91,51±17,44 (min/maks 18126) olarak belirlenmiştir, empati düzeyi ile infertiliteye olumlu tutum düzeyi arasında pozitif ilişki belirlenmiştir (r=,301 **p<0,001). Sonuç: Öğrencilerin infertiliteye karşı tutumlarının olumlu ve empati düzeyinin orta düzeydedir. Erkek öğrencilerin kız öğrencilere göre infertilite tutumlarının daha olumsuz ve empati düzeylerinin daha düşük olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Anahtar Kelime: Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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