This descriptive study was conducted to identify the motivation levels of university students, factors affecting their motivation, and students' opinions concerning their professions. The study sample consisted of 211 students attending the Vocational School of Health Services. Data were assembled using a "Questionnaire Form" and the "Motivation Sources and Problems Scale". Frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean values, and the chi-square, independent group Student t-test, Mann Whitney U, ANOVA, and Kruskal Wallis tests were used for data analysis. Students' mean scores were 41.06 ± 7.17 on the intrinsic motivation sub-dimension, 20.27±3.15 on the extrinsic motivation sub-dimension, and 25.08 ± 6.76 on the negative motivation sub-dimension, with a mean overall score of 86.41 ± 12.73. It is found that 91.5% of students had chosen their profession of their own volition and that 66.4% regarded their profession as important. In conclusion, students' intrinsic and extrinsic motivation levels were high, while negative motivation was low. Helping others, ease of finding employment, and selecting their professions of their own volition affect students' professional motivation. Students also thought that the working hours were not excessively demanding and wished to engage in their professions after graduation.

ÖZAmaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Rize ili Ardeşen ilçesindeki geriatrik olgular arasında kronik hastalık sıklığı ve ilaç kullanımlarını değerlendirmektir. Yöntemler: Kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı ilişki arayıcı nitelikteki çalış-ma, Mart-Haziran 2014 tarihleri arasında 482 yaşlı bireyle yapıl-dı. Veriler, yüz yüze görüşme tekniği tekniği kullanılarak Kişisel Bilgi Formu ile toplandı. Veriler, yüzdelik ve Ki kare testi ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Bu çalışmada, yaşlıların %52,9'u 65-74 yaş grubunda ve %97,9'u kronik hastalığa sahiptir. Yaşlıların en sık karşılaş-tığı kronik hastalık, kardiyovasküler sisteme ait hastalıklardır (%74,3). Yaşlıların %49'u günde 3-4 adet ilaç kullanmakta ve %99,2'si bu ilaçları oral yoldan almaktadır. Ancak kullanılan bu ilaçlar, yaşlıların %24,3'ünde gastrointestinal yakınmalara neden olmaktadır. Yaşlıların %44,6'sının ilaç kullanımları ile ilgili en zorlayıcı durumu ilaç almayı unutmaktır. Yaşlıların kronik hastalık süresini cinsiyet, yaş, meslek, aylık gelir düzeyi ve sosyal gü-vence etkilerken; günlük kullandıkları ilaç sayısını yaş, medeni durum, eğitim düzeyi, meslek, sosyal güvence ve birlikte yaşanı-lan kişiler etkilemektedir (p<0,05). Sonuç: Kronik hastalık gelişimi ve bu hastalıkların tedavisinde kullanılan ilaçlarla ilgili risk faktörlerini azaltmaya yönelik önle-yici tedbirlere odaklanılmalıdır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Kronik hastalık, ilaç kullanımı, yaşlı, sıklık ABSTRACTObjective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of chronic diseases and drug use among geriatric cases in Ardesen County of Rize Province. Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive correlational study including 482 elderly was conducted between March and June 2014. Data were collected using the personal information form via faceto-face interviews. All data were analyzed as percentages using the chi-square test. Results: In this study, 97.9% of the elderly had chronic diseases and 52.9% were in the 65-74-year age group. The most frequent chronic diseases included those of the cardiovascular system (74.3%). In addition, 49% of the group used three or four medications daily, and 99.2% took their medications orally. However, these medications caused gastrointestinal problems for 24.3% of the subjects. For 44.6% of the elderly, the most challenging aspect regarding their medications was forgetting to take them. Sex, age, profession, monthly income level, and social security status affected the duration of the chronic diseases of the elderly, whereas age, marital status, educational level, profession, social security coverage, and the people with whom they lived affected the number of medications used daily by this group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Preventive measures should focus on reducing risk factors related to the development of chronic diseases and the drugs used to treat them.

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Objective: The study aimed to determine the faculty of the health sciences students' knowledge and attitudes regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional survey was completed with 317 undergraduate students of one health sciences faculty in Turkey. The data were collected between March 1, 2020, and March 15, 2020, by face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire created by the researchers. Number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson Chi-square test were used to evaluate the data. Results: In this study, a high proportion of students answered questions about COVID-19 correctly. About 55.8% of the students took partial precautions against COVID-19 to protect themselves against COVID-19 and “frequent washing of hands” was the most common precaution. We determined that the main reasons for not taking any precautions against COVID-19 were “low number of cases in Turkey” and “getting irritated by the mask.” About 98.4% of the participants were entirely/partially following the news on COVID-19, with social media being the most commonly used medium. Female students took more protective measures than male students. The 1st-year students had more positive thoughts about vaccination compared to those in the other classes. Conclusions: Although the knowledge of the students about COVID-19 was good in the first wave of the pandemic, more than half of the students stated that they partially complied with the protective measures.