Amaç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin depresyon okuryazarlığı ve intihara ilişkin bilgi düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve ilişki
arayıcı türdeki bu çalışma Kilis ilinde bulanan bir devlet üniversitesinin hemşirelik öğrencileri ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 341 hemşirelik öğrencisi araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturmuştur. Çalışmanın verileri ''kişisel bilgi formu'', ''Depresyon Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği (DOYÖ)'', ''İntihara İlişkin Bilgi Düzeyi Ölçeği (İBDÖ)'' kullanarak toplanmıştır. Veriler SPSS 22 kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde sayı, ortalama, yüzdelik dağılımlar, standart sapma ve Pearson kolerasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin DOYÖ toplam puan ortalaması 12,35±3,90 olarak bulunmuştur. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin sınıf ve anne eğitim düzeyi ile depresyon okuryazarlığı arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin İBDÖ toplam puan ortalaması 14,78±5,24 olarak bulunmuştur. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin sınıf ve baba eğitim düzeyi ile intihara ilişkin bilgi düzeyi arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin depresyon okuryazarlığı ile intihara ilişkin bilgi düzeyi arasında orta düzeyde pozitif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur (r=0,586, p<0,001). Sonuç: Bu araştırmada, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin depresyon okuryazarlığı ve intihara ilişkin bilgilerinin orta düzeyde olduğu bulunmuştur. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin depresyon okuryazarlığı ile intihara ilişkin bilgi düzeyi arasında orta düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Depresyon okuryazarlığı arttıkça intihara ilişkin bilgi düzeyi de artmaktadır. Geleceğin hemşireleri olma yönünde ilerleyen hemşirelik öğrencilerinin, hemşirelik eğitiminin ilk yıllarından itibaren her seviyede ruh sağlığına yönelik verilecek eğitim çalışmalarının planlanması ve uygulanması önerilmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Depresyon; hemşirelik; intihar; okuryazarlık; öğrenciler
Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the correlation between nursing students' depression literacy and their knowledge about suicide. Material and Methods: This descriptive and correlation study was conducted with nursing students of a state university in Kilis. The sample of the study consisted of 341 nursing students who agreed to participate in the study. The data of the study were collected using the ''personal information form'', ''Depression Literacy Scale'', and ''Suicide Knowledge Level Scale''. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 22. In the analysis of the data, numbers, arithmetic mean, percentile distributions, standard deviation, Pearson correlation analysis were used. Results: The total mean score of the Depression Literacy Scale of the nursing students were 12.35±3.90. A significant difference was found between the class and mother education level of nursing students and depression literacy (p<0.05). The total mean score of the nursing students' Suicide Knowledge Level Scale were 14.78±5.24. A significant difference was found between the class and father education level of nursing students and their knowledge about suicide (p<0.05). A moderately positive and significant relationship was found between the depression literacy of nursing students and their level of knowledge about suicide (r=0.586, p<0.001). Conclusion: In this study, it was found that nursing students' depression literacy and knowledge about suicide were moderate. It was determined that there was a moderately significant correlation between the depression literacy of nursing students and their level of knowledge about suicide. As depression literacy increases, the level of knowledge about suicide also increases. It is recommended that nursing students, who are progressing towards becoming the nurses of the future, should plan and implement educational studies on mental health at all levels, starting from their early years of nursing education.
Keywords: Depression; nursing; suicide; literacy; students
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