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• MakaleAçık Erişim2026Scopus SJRQ2/r/munzur/1101
  Exploring Health Literacy, Anxiety, and Perception Among Nursing and Allied Health Students in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Yeşiltepe, Akgün; Daşbilek, Ferhat; Ayhan, Mehmet Osman

  Background: Health literacy, anxiety, and perception directly affect healthcare students' readiness for professional roles. Assessing these factors is crucial to enhance both their well-being and patient care quality. This study examined health literacy, health anxiety, and health perception among Health Sciences students and their links to socio-demographic factors. Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive design was used in accordance with the STROBE guidelines. The sample, consisting of 258 students from Munzur University Faculty of Health Sciences, was selected using stratified and simple random sampling methods. Data were collected using a Descriptive Information Form, the Health Literacy Scale, the Health Anxiety Inventory, and the Health Perception Scale. Descriptive statistics, Mann−Whitney U, Kruskal−Wallis tests with Bonferroni correction, and Spearman's correlation analysis were conducted using SPSS 26 and JASP 0.19. Results: Students demonstrated inadequate health literacy (17.75 ± 11.37) and moderate health perception (43.43 ± 6.25); the mean health anxiety score was 18.78 ± 6.14. A weak but statistically significant positive correlation was found between health literacy and health anxiety (r = 0.225, p < 0.05) and between health perception and health anxiety (r = 0.215, p < 0.05); however, no significant correlation was observed between health literacy and health perception (r = 0.090, p > 0.05). Health perception revealed statistically significant differences according to maternal education level, place of residence, and frequency of reading health-related research. Health literacy significantly differed by academic department, year of study, perceived health status, and perceived usefulness of online health information. Health anxiety varied significantly by the presence of chronic illness, chronic illness status, perceived health status, medication use, and alcohol/tobacco consumption. Conclusion: The findings highlight the complex interplay between cognitive (health literacy), emotional (health anxiety), and perceptual (health perception) dimensions of student health. Promoting digital health literacy and providing counselling services may help reduce health anxiety and enhance self-awareness among health sciences students.

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• MakaleYalnız künye2023Scopus SJRQ4/r/munzur/2044
  The Effect of Self-Esteem on Loneliness in Individuals With Schizophrenia

  Üşenmez, Tülay Yıldırım; Budak, Funda Kavak; Ayhan, Mehmet Osman

  The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of self-esteem on loneliness in persons with schizophrenia. This study was conducted between August 2020 and August 2021 at a community mental health center affiliated with a research and training hospital in Turkey. This was a cross-sectional study that included 100 individuals with schizophrenia. A Descriptive Characteristics Form (DCF), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (UCLA-LS) were used for data collection. The individuals’ total mean scores were 2.47 ± 1.24 for RSES and 56.42 ± 10.00 for UCLA-LS. A moderate negative correlation was found between these scores (r =-0.526, P < 0.01). The results revealed that the persons with schizophrenia had a moderate level of self-esteem and a high level of loneliness, possibly indicating that as self-esteem increases, loneliness levels may decrease.

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• MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ4/r/munzur/2674
  The Effect of Psychological Resilience on Hope in Individuals With Schizophrenia

  Üşenmez, Tülay Yıldırım; Budak, Funda Kavak; Ayhan, Mehmet Osman

  This study aimed to determine the effect of psychological resilience on hope in individuals with schizophre-nia. This was a cross-sectional study. One hundred and one (101) individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia were included in the study. The Descriptive Characteristics Form, Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), and Herth Hope Scale (HHS) were used to collect data. A pos-itive and moderate correlation was ob-served between the individuals’ mean total HHS scores and mean total BRS scores (P < .05, r = 0.508). Additionally, as a result of regression analysis, hope was found to be associated with 25% of the total variance in psychological resil-ience. The results of this study indicate that as the psychological resilience of the individuals increased, their hope levels increased, or as the hope levels of the individuals increased, their psychological resilience increased.

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