Investigation of the knowledge levels of nurses and midwives about autism and its early diagnosis

Examination of the Relationship Between the Students Taking Pediatric Nursing Course between the Levels of Compassion and Their Attitudes to Autism: Cross-Sectional Study

“…24,25 Otizm hakkındaki bilgi düzeyinin otizme yönelik tutumu etkilediğinin belirlenmiş olmasına rağmen hemşirelerde ve hemşi-relik öğrencilerinde bilgi eksikliğinin yaygın olduğu görülmektedir. [24][25][26][27][28] Hatta pediatri hemşireleri ile yapılan bir çalışmada, hemşirelerin %41'inin otizmi doğaüstü nedenlere bağladığı görülmektedir. 29 Literatürdeki bilgilerden farklı olarak bu çalışmada öğrencilerin bilgi düzeyi puanlarının ortalamada olduğu görülmektedir.…”

Knowledge about childhood autism among nurses in Turkey: A cross‐sectional descriptive study

“…This finding may be attributable to the inclusion of more information about autism in undergraduate and graduate curricula, greater focus on theory and clinical practice, and the promotion of a critical approach to emerging situations. Using a structured questionnaire, Bakır and Geçkil 23 conducted a study among nurses and midwives and found that there was a statistically significant difference in mean knowledge scores as a function of work experience (years), educational status, and profession. Furthermore, similar to the present findings, significantly higher scores were obtained by participants with under‐graduate and graduate degrees than other participants.…”