Assessment of mental health of university students with GHQ-12

TELATAR, T. Gökhan; UNER, SARP; TEZCAN, Sabahat; ÖZCEBE, Lütfiye Hilal

Assessment of mental health of university students with GHQ-12

Sarp ÜNER, (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Lütfiye Hilal ÖZCEBE, (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

T. Gökhan TELATAR, (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Sabahat TEZCAN (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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Yıl: 2008 Cilt: 38 Sayı: 5 Sayfa Aralığı: 437 - 446 Metin Dili: Türkçe İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

Assessment of mental health of university students with GHQ-12

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Amaç: Bu çalışma, üniversite öğrencilerinin ruh sağlığı durumlarının ve ruh sağlıklarını etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yöntem ve Gereç: Çalışmanın evrenini, bir üniversitenin birinci ve üçüncü sınıflarında öğrenim gören toplam 8407 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın örneklemi, “evrenin bilindiği durumlarda örneklem büyüklüğü” formülü kullanılarak hesaplanmıştır. Çalışmada kullanılan anket formu, öğrencilerin bazı sosyodemografik özellikleri yönelik sorular ve GSA-12’den oluşmaktadır. Veriler SPSS 15.0 programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiş ve GSA-12 puanlarını etkileyen değişkenleri saptamak amacıyla binary lojistik regresyon forward seleksiyon yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışma grubu 3501 öğrenciden oluşturmuştur (erkekler, % 36,9). Öğrencilerin çoğunluğu 21 yaşındadır ve yaş ortalamaları 21.3±2.0 yıl olarak hesaplanmıştır. Tüm analiz modellerinde “akademik başarı” ve “geçtiğimiz sene içinde olumsuz bir yaşam olayının varlığı” değişkenleri yer almıştır. Sonuç: Bulgular öğrencilerin ruh sağlıkları üzerinde bu iki faktörün güçlü etkisi olduğuna işaret etmektedir. Çalışmamızın sonuçları tüm üniversite öğrencileri için genellenemez ise de çalışmada yer alan değişkenler, öğrencilerin ruhsal sağlığını değerlendirme çalışmaları sırasında diğer araştırmacılara yol gösterici olabilir.

Anahtar Kelime: Akıl sağlığı Sosyoekonomik faktörler Anketler Öğrenciler

Konular: Cerrahi

Üniversite öğrencilerinin ruhsal durumunun GSA-12 ile değerlendirilmesi

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Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the mental health status of university students and the factors affecting their mental health. Materials and Methods: The universe of the study consisted of a total of 8407 students enrolled as firstor third-year students of a university. The study sample was determined by using the “sampling size where the population in universe is known” formula. The study questionnaire was designed to include questions regarding some sociodemographic characteristics and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)-12. Data were analyzed by SPSS 15.0, and binary logistic regression forward selection method was used to determine the variables that could affect GHQ-12 scores. Results: The study population included a total of 3501 students (males, 36.9%). The majority of the students were 21 years and their mean age was 21.3±2.0 years. “Academic achievement” and “presence of a negative event in the last year” were present in all models of analysis. Conclusions: These findings indicate the strong impact of these two factors on the mental health of students. The findings of our study can not be generalized for all university students; however, the study variables can guide other researchers in their studies on the mental health status of students.

Anahtar Kelime: Questionnaires Students Mental Health Socioeconomic Factors

Konular: Cerrahi

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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