ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS OF NURSING STUDENTS AT A STATE UNIVERSITY AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

Abstract

Aim: This research was conducted to determine the attitudes and behaviors of nursing students studying at a state university towards disabled individuals. Method: This descriptive study was conducted with 568 nursing students studying at a state university between October 2021 and April 2022. Data were collected with the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Disability Sensitivity Form, and the Multidimensional Attitude Scale towards the Disabled, and were evaluated with the percentage distribution, mean, Mann Whitney U, Kruskal Wallies. Results: It was found that the students had a moderate attitude towards disabled people in the sub-dimension of emotion, and a positive attitude in the sub-dimension of behavior and thought. It was determined that women's thought sub-dimension score and behavior sub-dimension score were higher than men (p=0.000). The thinking sub-dimension score and the behavior sub-dimension score of the students living in the province were significantly higher than the students living in the district and village (p<0.05). It was observed that the emotional sub-dimension average score of the students who did not take courses related to the disabled was higher than the students who took the course (p<0.05). Conclusion: Students' attitudes towards disabled people were found to be positive. In order to change these attitudes in a more positive way, non-governmental organizations and universities can organize programs such as panels and seminars that will increase awareness about the disabled, and disabled people can be invited to school in order to increase the contact of students with disabled people.

Amaç: Bu arastirma bir devlet üniversitesinde okuyan hemsirelik ögrencilerinin engelli bireylere karsi tutum ve davranislarini belirlemek amaciyla yapilmistir. Yöntem: Bu tanimlayici arastirma Ekim 2021-Nisan 2022 tarihinde bir devlet üniversitesinde ögrenim gören 568 hemsirelik ögrencisi ile yürütüldü. Veriler: Sosyodemografik Anket Formu, Engelli Bireye Karsi Duyarlilik Formu, Engellilere Yönelik Çok Boyutlu Tutum Ölçegi ile toplandi, yüzdelik dagilim, ortalama, Mann Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis ile degerlendirildi. Bulgular: Ögrencilerin engelli bireylere karsi duygu alt boyutunda orta, davranis ve düsünce alt boyutunda olumlu tutuma sahip olduklari bulundu. Kadinlarin düsünce alt boyut puani ve davranis alt boyut puani erkeklere göre yüksek oldugu tespit edildi (p=0,000). Ilde yasayan ögrencilerin düsünce alt boyut puani ve davranis alt boyut puani ilçe ve köyde yasayan ögrencilere göre anlamli derecede yüksekti (p<0.05). Engellilerle ilgili ders almayan ögrencilerin duygu alt boyut puan ortalamasi, ders alan ögrencilere göre yüksek oldugu görüldü (p<0.05). Sonuç: Ögrencilerin engelli bireylere yönelik tutumlari olumlu bulundu. Bu tutumlarin daha olumlu yönde degismesi için sivil toplum kuruluslari ve üniversiteler isbirligi içinde engellilere yönelik farkindaligi arttiracak panel, seminer gibi programlar düzenleyebilir, ögrencilerin engelli bireylerle temasini arttirmak için engelli bireyler okula davet edilebilir.