Browsing by Author "Nas, Mehmet Akif"

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Medical Students' Views and Attitudes Toward Vaccine Refusal During the Covid-19 Pandemic: a Multicenter Study
(Dubai Iranian Hosp, 2023) Tanriverdi, Esra Cinar; Agadayi, Ezgi; Layik, M. Emin; Nas, Mehmet Akif; Karahan, Seher; Calikoglu, Elif Oksan
Background: The rapid development and production of COVID-19 vaccines have raised concerns about their safety and efficacy, which have contributed to vaccine hesitancy among some people. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the opinions and attitudes of medical students about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine hesitancy. Methods: Nine hundred seventy-seven volunteer students from three medical faculties participated in this study, and data were collected via an online survey. A questionnaire consisting of 40 items and four parts, including sociodemographic information, COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine rejection, and vaccine hesitancy was used for data collection. In the questionnaire, the students were asked about their desire to be vaccinated, whether they want to be vaccinated for their families, vaccination indecision or rejection, and the reasons for not wanting to be vaccinated. Results: Among the students, the rate of vaccine rejection was 15.4% (n=150), and the rate of vaccine hesitancy was 18.9% (n=185). While 65.7% (n=642) wanted to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the rate of those who wanted their families to be vaccinated was 54.1% (n=529). Age and being in the preclinical period positively affected the vaccination decision, while a history of COVID-19 and being affected by vaccine technology negatively influenced the decision to be vaccinated. The vaccine acceptance rate was significantly higher in men than in women (P=0.002), in preclinical students than in clinical year students (P=0.049), and in those without a history of COVID-19 than in those who had COVID-19 (P<0.001). Conclusion: The attitudes of medical students toward COVID-19 vaccines were positive. However, considering that some students were hesitant to be vaccinated or against vaccination, we think it would be beneficial to integrate positive attitude development programs into the medical education curriculum.
Validity and Reliability of the Professionalism Assessment Scale in Turkish Medical Students
(Public Library Science, 2023) Tanriverdi, Esra cinar; Nas, Mehmet Akif; Kasali, Kamber; Layik, Mehmet Emin; El-Aty, A. M. Abd
Medical professionalism is a basic competency in medical education. This study aimed to adapt the Professionalism Assessment Scale, which is used to evaluate the professionalism attitudes of medical students, into Turkish and to assess its validity and reliability. First, the scale's translation-back-translation was performed and piloted on 30 students. Then, the final scale was applied to medical students to ensure the scale's validity. The Penn State University College of Medicine Professionalism Questionnaire was used for external validation to assess criterion validity. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed for structure validity. Test-retest, item correlations, split-half analysis, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were evaluated to determine the scale's reliability. SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 24.0 package programs were used for statistical analysis. The statistical significance level was accepted as P<0.05. The mean age of the participants was 21 +/- 2 years, and 50.5% (n = 166) were female. Three hundred thirty-five students were invited, and 329 participated in the study. The response rate was 98%. The mean total Professionalism Assessment Scale score was 96.36 +/- 12.04. The three-factor structure of the scale, "empathy and humanism," "professional relationship and development," and "responsibility," was confirmed. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale was 0.94, and both the Spearman-Brown and Guttman split-half coefficients were 0.89. The three-factor structure of the scale, consisting of 22 items, explained 59.1% of the total variance. The intraclass correlation coefficient between test-retest measurements was 0.81. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a model suitable for the original version of the scale (chi(2)/sd = 2.814, RMSEA = 0.074). The Turkish version of the Professionalism Assessment Scale is a valid and reliable tool to determine the professionalism attitudes of medical students in Turkey.