SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Pandemisi

Akgül, Özer

doi:10.17932/iau.tfk.2018.008/2020.301/tfk_v03i1001

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“…In a study with included 520 participants, researchers have found that the rate of using protective materials such as masks and gloves increased by 85-90%. In our study, it was found that 210 people (50%) used masks and 142 people (33.8%) used gloves (8). In our study, it was observed that the answers given to the question of using protective equipment differ according to the gender of the participants, and the rate of using protective equipment in women was higher than that of men.…”

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Investigation Of The Awareness Levels Of Covid-19 In University Students

Özşahin¹,

Akgül²,

Caliskan³

et al. 2021

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Nowadays, COVID-19 infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 has become a very serious health problem. The World Health Organization accepted COVID-19 as a Pandemic at the same time that the first case appeared in our country on March 11, 2020. COVID-19 infection was not only a fatal health problem, but also caused great damage to the economies of countries. The virus cannot be stopped against all the measures taken worldwide, and still continues to be effective. With this study, randomly selected 300 students from Istanbul Aydin University were included. Results from this study revealed that the information about COVID-19 was mostly obtained from the media, with only half of the participants wearing a mask, and the importance of hand washing in protection from COVID-19 was partially known by the participants. In addition, it was determined that 44% of the participants thought that the precautions taken account in our country during the epidemic process was sufficient. It was thought that there is a need for more comprehensive studies with higher number of participants who live in different geographic regions, have culturally variable patterns, and differ in socioeconomic and socio-demographic terms.

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Investigation Of The Awareness Levels Of Covid-19 In University Students

Özşahin¹,

Akgül²,

Caliskan³

et al. 2021

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“…Epidemiologically, COVID‐19 is highly contagious with a survival time of approximately 2 h in the external environment. The incubation period after infection is generally 4–8 days and the longest period of 14 days should be considered as the quarantine period 4 . The most common clinical symptoms of COVID‐19 infection are fever (87.9%), cough (67.7%), fatigue (38.1%), while diarrhea (3.7%) and vomiting (5.0%) are less common 5…”

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“…The main protection methods were determined as rubbing hands using hand washing or alcohol‐based hand antiseptics, maintaining a safe distance from others to prevent droplet contact, presenting to health institutions/organizations wearing masks, not traveling abroad unless it is compulsory, and complying with the 14‐day quarantine period when returning from abroad. 4 Undoubtedly, healthcare professionals have played the most important role in managing the COVID‐19 pandemic process and solving problems. Nurses, who form the basis of the health system, have struggled at the forefront in this process.…”

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Physical problems and fatigue level of nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic

2022

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Purpose This study was conducted to examine the physical problems and fatigue levels experienced by nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Method A descriptive and correlational design was used. The study data were collected in a state and a university hospital in the center of this province between September and December 2020. The population of the study included 460 nurses in these two hospitals, and the sample consisted of 377 volunteer nurses, which represented 81.95% of the population. Data collection tools included a “Personal Information Form,” a “Nurses' Physical Problems Questionnaire,” and the “Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS)”. Results The mean score of the nurses on the total CFS was 20.14 ± 6.72. The mean CFS score of nurses who worked in the university hospital compared to the score of those who worked in the state hospital and the score of those who experienced health problems during the COVID‐19 pandemic compared to the score of those who did not was significantly higher (p < .05). Regarding the physical problems that the nurses experienced, the highest rate of “yes” responses was given to the question “Have you experienced sweating in PPE?” (94.2%), while the lowest rate of “yes” responses was given to the question “Have you experienced a risk of falling due to the shoe covers you wore on your feet?” (48.0%). Conclusion/Implications for Practice The CFS scores of the nurses who said “Yes” to all physical problems evaluated in this study were found to be significantly higher (p < .05). Nurses' work‐related fatigue is recognized as a threat to nurse health and patient safety. By providing adequate staffing levels to frontline nurses in the COVID‐19 pandemic, nurse managers can effectively reduce or prevent pandemic fatigue and improve their physical health.

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“…The WHO has issued a series of measures on how people can go about doing that [ 6 ]. Some of these include washing hands (or at least rubbing them with alcohol-based hand sanitizers), standing at a certain distance away from other people, wearing a face mask in public, avoiding travelling abroad unless necessary and complying with a 14-day quarantine period upon returning from abroad [ 7 ]. Strengthening the immune system is also an important means of protection against COVID-19; the weaker our immune systems are, the more susceptible we are to contracting the disease (or any other disease, for that matter) [ 8 ].…”

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Determination of Chestnut Honey Consumption Characteristics as a Traditional Treatment Method and Its Effect on Protection from COVID-19

2021

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Background: Chestnut honey plays a positive role in strengthening the immune system as it contains vitamins, mineral, and antioxidant. It moreover has both antibacterial and antiviral properties as well. Objectives: This study aimed to examine how people consume chestnut honey as a form of traditional medicine, and how it might protect them from COVID-19. Methods: This study was carried out on 177 people (who had been snowball sampled) from a province in Turkey where chestnut honey is widely produced. The data was collected using a twenty open/closed-question online questionnaire form that asked the participants about their socio-demographic details, about how they consume chestnut honey consumption, and about COVID-19. Results: Forty one point eight (41.8%) per-cent of the participants reported that they used chestnut honey to protect themselves against COVID-19, 40.7% of them believed that chestnut honey helped make them immune towards COVID-19, and 37.3% of them felt that chestnut honey could treat COVID-19. However, there was no significant relationship between the participants consuming chestnut honey and their either being tested for COVID-19 (p> 0.05, χ²: 1.080) or testing positive for COVID-19 (p> 0.05, χ²: 0.793). Conclusions: This study revealed that chestnut honey is a widely used remedy in Turkey for treating different health problems and for maintaining health. In contrast, it also demonstrated that consuming chestnut honey has no effect on protecting the participants from COVID-19.

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SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Pandemisi

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Investigation Of The Awareness Levels Of Covid-19 In University Students

Investigation Of The Awareness Levels Of Covid-19 In University Students

Physical problems and fatigue level of nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Determination of Chestnut Honey Consumption Characteristics as a Traditional Treatment Method and Its Effect on Protection from COVID-19

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