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    Evaluation of Chronic Pain Management in the Elderly Living in a Nursing Home Assessment of Age and Chronic Pain
    (Ordu Üniversitesi, 2022) Alptekin, Dudu; Şişman, Hamide; Akpolat, Refiye; Gezer, Derya; Gökçe, Esma; Arslan, Sevban
    Objective: There is a decrease in sensitivity to painful stimuli in the elderly. This study was conducted to determine the pain management status of the elderly living in nursing homes.Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the Nursing Home Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center Directorate. Elderly Information Form, Mini-Mental Scale, and McGill Pain Scale were used. . Data were considered statistically significant at the p < 0.05 level. Parametric methods were used for normally distributed data.Results: 82.9% of the elderly had a chronic disease and were using drugs continuously, and the number of drugs used by 42.9% was between 1-3. According to McGill's Pain severity assessment, 34.3% of them experienced mild pain. Between the gender of the elderly and the McGill Melzeck pain severity averages they experienced, the average pain score of the female gender was found to be significantly higher than the pain average of the male gender (t(68)=-1.99, p=0.05). When the behaviors of the elderly against pain were examined, 62.9% reported that they preferred to talk, 72.9% to rest, 52.9% to plan rest periods, and 55.7% to get support from their religious beliefConclusion: In this study, the severity of pain and behaviors of the elderly against pain were evaluated.
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    Investigation of Knowledge Level of Health Personnel Working in COVID-19 Clinics and Compliance with Isolation Measures
    (Cem TIRINK, 2022) Alptekin, Dudu; Gezer, Derya; Gökçe, Esma; Şişman, Hamide; Özgen, Refiye; Arslan, Sevban
    This study aims to determine the level of knowledge of healthcare personnel working in COVID-19 clinics and to assess their compliance with the isolation precautions. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted between June 1 and June 30, 2020, and involved 136 healthcare personnel working in the COVID-19 clinics of a university hospital who volunteered to take part in the study, and who subsequently took part in face-to-face interviews. The data was collected using a personal information form that included descriptive properties and a Compliance Scale with Isolation Precautions (CSIP). Mean age of the healthcare personnel was 34.11±7.65 (years), and 64.7% were female. The mean CSIP score was 76.16±14.02. Almost all of the participants had received training in isolation precautions, and a large majority found the training to be adequate. The mean CSIP scores of the female participants were significantly higher than that of their male counterparts (P