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    Investigation of Knowledge and Attitudes of African and Turkish Nursing Students Regarding the Older Adults; A Comparative Descriptive Study
    (2023) Erdemir, Firdevs; Atak, Nazli Turgut; Citak, Ebru Akgun; 0000-0002-0484-4687
    Objective: The aim of the study is to determine the attitudes and knowledge of African and Turkish Nursing Students with regard to the older adults.Materials and Methods: This comparative descriptive study was conducted in a private university in Northern Cyprus. A total of 455 African and Turkish nursing students participated in this study. Personal information form, Palmore's facts on aging quiz (FAQ) and Kogan attitudes towards older people scale (KAOPS) were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney U tests and multivariate linear regression were used for data analysis.Results: The mean FAQ score of the Turkish students was determined to be 30.64 +/- 7.15 and the mean KAOPS score was 125.33 +/- 13.14, whereas the mean FAQ score of the African students was 26.33 +/- 7.82 and the mean KAOPS score was 122.97 +/- 10.30. No significant difference was found in the students' attitudes towards the elderly in terms of nationality. The Turkish students' knowledge about old age was 3.43 times higher than the African students' knowledge [R2=8.9%, odds ratio=3.43 (1.93-6.11)].Conclusion: It was determined that both the Turkish and African students had similar and positive attitudes towards the elderly; however, Turkish students had more knowledge about the elderly.
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    Are there any differences between age groups regarding colorectal surgery in elderly patients?
    (2014) Bircan, Huseyin Yuce; Koc, Bora; Ozcelik, Umit; Adas, Gokhan; Karahan, Servet; Demirag, Alp
    Background: Surgical procedures with curative or palliative intentions in subjects aged over 70 represent a colorectal surgical challenge due to the issue they raise: Benefits versus increased morbidity. In this study, we proposed to compare the impact of surgery with the surgical intervention short-term results and analyze the factors that may influence these results in elderly age groups. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed a database containing information about patients who underwent colorectal surgery from January 2008 to December 2013 at the Baskent University Istanbul Research Hospital and the Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital. Results: A total of 265 patients were enrolled and analyzed in this retrospective study. Of these patients operated during the study period, 110 were between 60 and 69 years of age (group 1), 99 were between 70 and 79 years of age and 56 were older than 80 years of age. In total, there were 138 (52%) men and 127 (48%) women that underwent colorectal surgery. Intraoperative complications did not differ between group 1 and group 2, group 2 and group 3; however, some differences were observed between group 1 and group 3 (p = 0.001). Systemic complications were more frequent in group 3 than in groups 1 (p = 0.039) and 2 (p = 0.002). Furthermore, there were no significant systemic complication differences between groups 1 and 2. The mean length of postoperative hospital stay was 9.91 +/- 2.65 days in the first group, 9.38 +/- 2.44 days in the second group and 11.8 +/- 4.35 days in the third group. Conclusion: Colon surgery for both malignant and non-malignant diseases can be performed safely in different elderly age groups; thus, age should not be considered as an obstacle in elderly patients undergoing colorectal resection.