The effect of web-based and face-to-face training given to office workers on health beliefs and physical activity levels regarding obesity.

AIM: This study compared the effects of web-based and face-to-face education given to office workers on health beliefs and physical activity levels towards obesity. METHODS: The research was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study. The study population consisted of 768 office workers between February 2020 and April 2021, and the sample of the research consisted of 90 individuals selected from the population using the nonprobability sampling method. Clinical trial number of the study is NCT05591846. RESULTS: A total of 90 people, including 30 people in each group, were included in the study. According to the obesity health belief model, a positive change was achieved in the beliefs of individuals about obesity; it was determined that there was a significant increase in the subdimensions of the importance of health, sensitivity, seriousness and perception of benefit and a decrease in the perception of obstacles (p < 0.05). After both education methods were given according to the health belief model, a positive change was achieved in the physical activity level of the individuals; it was determined that the physical activity level score increased significantly (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: It was determined that web-based and face-to-face education given to individuals had a positive effect on the obesity health belief model components and the levels of physical activity level.

Individual innovativeness features of family health personnels and their attitudes towards technology.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate family health personnel's innovativeness features and their attitude towards technology. METHODS: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from April to June, 2017, at Family Health Centres located in two cities in eastern Turkey. It comprised family health personnel working with the two centres. Data was collected using socio-demographic form, Individual Innovativeness Scale, and the Attitudes towards Technology Scale. SPSS 23.0 version was used for data analysis. RESULTS: There were 137 subjects, all (100%) females, with a mean age of 28.70}6.42 years (range: 18-48 years). Individual Innovativeness Scale total mean score was 42.62}9.46. Overall, 89(65%) subjects were Traditionalists, 40(29.2%) were Late Majority, 6(4.4%) Early Majority, and 2(1.5%) were Early Adopters. Attitudes towards Technology Scale total mean score was 130.85} 17.30. . CONCLUSIONS: Family health personnel had positive attitudes towards technology, but majority of them were Traditionalists.

Determination of the breast cancer risk levels and health beliefs of women with and without previous mammography in the eastern part of Turkey.

OBJECTIVE: This research was conducted to determine the breast cancer risk levels of women with and without previous mammography and their beliefs on breast cancer and mammography. METHODS: The sample for this descriptive research consisted of women aged 50 years or older who were registered at the Family Health Center in the city center of Erzurum. The research was conducted with a total of 420 women with at least one mammography (210) and without mammography (210) who presented to the center on Wednesdays and Thursdays for any reason between 1 January 2010 and 1 January 2011. Research data were collected using the personal information "Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Form" accepted and recommended by the Turkish Ministry of Health, and the Champion's Health Belief Model Scale for Breast Cancer and Screening (CHBMS). Data were evaluated using percentages and means with the t-test. RESULTS: According to the research data, 89.8% of the women were found to be in the low risk group, 87.6% with and 91.9% without mammography. When the health beliefs of women with and without mammography were compared, it was found that susceptibility, seriousness, motivation, mammography benefit scores were higher among those with mammography (p<0.01). The mammography barrier score average was higher in the group without mammography (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: Knowing women's health beliefs, which have positive and negative effects on participating in mammography screening, may increase the rate of mammography uptake among women. Moreover, women with high breast cancer risk may be determined by increasing society's level of knowledge on breast cancer and risk factors.

Effects of health beliefs about mammography and breast cancer and telephone reminders on re-screening in Turkey.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of telephone reminders on repeat screening mammogram completion among women who have already had one or more mammograms. METHODS: Seven hundred and forty women whose turn came for further mammography and who could be reached by telephone out of 1,372 women registered at a Cancer Screening and Education Center (CSEC) were studied in Erzurum, Turkey, from January to June 2008. RESULTS: Before reminders with the telephone, of the 740 women, while only 29 (3.9%) had mammograms, after telephone reminders, approximately half of the women (46.4%) received mammograms by coming to the CSEC. Level of awareness of risk of breast cancer, intention, marital status, perceived mammography barriers were factors impacting on behavior. CONCLUSION: It was found that reminding women registered at the mammography center of their appointments was effective in reinforcing behavior. Health professionals can, through reminder and guidance, reduce the level of perceived barriers related to having a mammography and secure continuity in mammography check-ups.