Background Pregnancy is an important time for developing attitudes and beliefs about childhood vaccinations. Vaccinations are among the most effective way of preventing some infectious diseases. Discussions on vaccinations have increased due to the Covid-19 pandemic and there is an opportunity to give society correct information on vaccinations. Aim The aim of the study was to determine the opinions of pregnant women on vaccinations in pregnancy and childhood and the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on these views. Methods The study was conducted as a cross-sectional study. The sample included 152 pregnant women. Data were collected through a 25-item online questionnaire created by the researchers. Results It was found in our study that 29.6% of pregnant women using forum websites exhibited hesitant attitudes towards vaccinations. The vaccine hesitancy rate was found to be high in pregnant women who said that their economic level was low and who worried about the risks of vaccination. The Covid-19 pandemic was reported to be the cause of a decrease in vaccine hesitancy in 28.9% of the participants. Conclusion The events surrounding the pandemic provided an opportunity to explain how pregnant women feel about vaccinations. Providing pregnant women with access to correct information from health workers may reduce the problem of trust, which is among the most important reasons for vaccine hesitancy.
Background: An excessive overload of information causes an ineffective management of information, stress and indefiniteness. Furthermore, this situation can prevent persons from learning and making conscious decisions. Objective: This study aims to determine the cancer information overload (CIO) and the factors related to it in adults who are Internet users. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 482 Internet users was conducted. The data were collected by using an Introductory Information Form and the Cancer Information Overload Scale. Results: It was found that the Internet was the most used information source (62.2%). The CIO of those with a university level education was found to be high (P = 0.012). It was found that the CIO of individuals who used the Internet (P = 0.031) and newspapers/magazines (P = 0.004) as sources of information was high compared with those who did not use these sources. It was determined from the information obtained that those who found the information to be beneficial and enough had a low CIO (P = 0.004, P = 0.00). Conclusion: Health literacy around cancer information is challenging for frequent Internet users. Health professionals, information specialists and librarians should orient people to reliable sources.
Kanser hastaları, tedavi konusunda karar vermeleri, fiziksel ve psikolojik ihtiyaçları ile başa çıkmaları için bilgiye ihtiyaç duymaktadır. Doğru bilgiye ulaşılması, tedavi sürecini olumlu yönde etkilemektedir. Kanser hastalarının bilgi edindikleri kaynaklar zaman içinde değişiklik göstermiştir. Hastalar genellikle sağlık çalışanlarından bilgi almak istemekte ve sağlık çalışanlarına güven duymaktadırlar. Ancak son yıllarda bilgi aramak için internet kullanımının arttığı bilinmektedir. Günümüzde internet, hastaların ilk başvurduğu bilgi kaynaklarından biridir. Ancak internet üzerinden alınan bilgiler her zaman doğru olmamaktadır. Bu nedenle sağlık personelinin hastalığın tüm süreçlerinde birincil bilgi kaynağı olarak yerini koruması önemlidir. İnternetin günümüzde sık kullanılan bilgi kaynağı olduğu da unutulmamalı ve internetten bilgi arayan hastalar güvenli bilgi içeriğine sahip internet kaynaklarına yönlendirilmelidir. Bu derlemenin amacı kanser hastalarının kullandıkları bilgi kaynaklarının incelenmesidir.
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