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Pandemi Sürecinde Toplumun Hemşirelik İmajı ve İlişkili Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi: Kesitsel Araştırma
Determination of Society's Nursing Image and Related Factors During the Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Research
Selver BEZGİNa , Gamze SOYCANb
aVan Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği, AD, Van, Türkiye
bVan Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, Biyometri ve Genetik AD, Van, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2024;16(4):1198-206
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2023-100654
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Bu çalışma, koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 pandemi sürecinde toplumun hemşirelik imajının ve ilişkili faktörlerin belirlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirildi. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel tipte olan çalışma, 980 birey üzerinde yapıldı. Çalışmanın verileri, 16.07.2021- 12.10.2021 tarihleri arasında ''Anket Formu'' ve ''Hemşirelik İmajı Ölçeği'' kullanılarak Google Forms ile toplandı. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde ikili gruplarda bağımsız gruplar t-testi, 3 ve üzeri gruplarda tek yönlü varyans analizi ve Pearson korelasyon analizi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmada katılımcıların ''Hemşirelik İmajı Ölçeği'' toplam puan ortalamalarının 67,24±7,607 olduğu, katılımcıların %70,3'ünün pandemi sürecinin, hemşireliğe bakış açısını olumlu etkilediğini ifade ettikleri belirlendi. Yapılan analizlerde, pandemi sürecinde hemşirelik mesleğine bakış açılarının değişmesinde etkili olan faktörlerin medya (%35,3), şahit oldukları örnekler (%25,9) ve hemşire yakınlarının (%17,3) olduğunu söyleyen katılımcıların ''Hemşirelik İmajı Ölçeği'' puan ortalamaları, çevrelerinin (%18,4) ve diğer nedenlerin (%3,1) etkili olduğunu söyleyenlerin puan ortalamalarından anlamlı derecede yüksekti (p<0,05). Ölçeğin toplam puan ortalaması ile cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim düzeyi ve meslek değişkenleri arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı (p>0,05). Ancak ölçeğin alt boyutları olan ''mesleki ve eğitsel nitelikler'', ''genel görünüm'' ve ''iletişim'' alt boyutları ile ayrı ayrı cinsiyet, eğitim düzeyi arasında anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edildi (p<0,05). Sonuç: Katılımcıların hemşirelik imajının olumlu olduğu ve hemşirelik mesleğine bakış açılarının değişmesinde medya, bir hemşire yakınının olması ve şahit olunan örneklerin etkili olduğu söylenebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Hemşirelik; imaj; toplum; COVID-19; pandemi
ABSTRACT
 Objective: This study was carried out to determine the society's image of nursing and related factors during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic period. Material and Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted on 980 individuals. The data of the study was collected with Google Forms using the ''Survey Form'' and ''Nursing Image Scale'' between 16.07.2021-12.10.2021. In the evaluation of the data, independent groups t-test was used in groups of two, and oneway analysis of variance and Pearson correlation analysis were used in groups of three or more. Results: In the study, it was determined that the participants' ''Nursing Image Scale'' total score average was 67.24±7.607, and 70.3% of the participants stated that the pandemic process had a positive impact on their perspective on nursing. In the analyses, the ''Nursing Image Scale'' score averages of the participants who said that the factors that were effective in changing their perspectives on the nursing profession during the pandemic period were the media (35.3%), the examples they witnessed (25.9%), and have relatives nurses (17.3%) were significantly higher than the score averages of those who said that their environment (18.4%) and other reasons (3.1%) were effective (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the total score average of the scale and gender, age, education level and occupation variables (p>0.05). However, a significant difference was detected between the subdimensions of the scale, ''occupational and educational qualities'', ''general view'' and ''communication'', as well as gender and education level (p<0.05). Conclusion: It can be said that the participants' image of nursing was positive and that the media, having a nurse relative and the examples they witnessed were effective in changing their perspectives on the nursing profession.

Keywords: Nursing; image; society; COVID-19; pandemic
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