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The most common health care services needed by university students and employee

Year 2020, Volume: 33 Issue: 1, 27 - 34, 31.01.2020

Sevim Aksoy Kartcı Senem Bugdaycı Burcin Kavaklı Ebru Atıcı Serap Cıfcılı Cigdem Apaydın Kaya

https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.681967
Cited By: 1

Abstract

Objectives: The identification of the health needs of university students and staff may be the first step in improving public health approaches. The aim of this study was to investigate the most needed health care services by the university students and employees.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 864 representative individuals on Marmara University Göztepe Campus, Istanbul, Turkey. All participants were given a questionnaire including questions about the sociodemographic characteristics and health status, healthy lifestyle behaviours and health needs. Results: The mean age of the participants was 24±7.9 years. The number of participants who had periodic health maintenance/ check-up was 11.4%. Smoking and alcohol use prevalence was similar for students and employees (30.9% and 30.2%). Depression screening was found to be positive in 67.4% of the participants (58.7% of the employees, 69.7% of the students).The most commonly requested information was on healthy nutrition (42.4%), followed by screening for diseases (32.3%), emergency situations/first aid (31.2%), exercise counselling (28.6%) and prevention of chronic diseases (27.8%).
Conclusion: Our findings show that the most needed health care services are psychological counselling, periodic health controls, health promotion counselling and first aid training.

Keywords

Prevention and control Primary health care Occupational health Depression

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Year 2020, Volume: 33 Issue: 1, 27 - 34, 31.01.2020

Sevim Aksoy Kartcı Senem Bugdaycı Burcin Kavaklı Ebru Atıcı Serap Cıfcılı Cigdem Apaydın Kaya

https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.681967
Cited By: 1

Abstract

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  • [3] Aydın S, Hatırlı Y. Total quality management in primary health care. Turkish Journal of Family Practice 2003;7:131-4.
  • 4] Starfield B, Shi L, Macinko J. Contribution of primary care to health systems and health. Milbank Q 2005;85:457-502. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2005.00409.x.
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  • [15] Özkürkçügil AÇ. Bir medikososyal merkezine genel sağlık sorunları ile başvuran öğrencilerden psikiyatrik tanı alanlarda bazı sosoyodemografik özellikler. Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi 1999;10:115-22.
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  • [18] Pengpid S, Peltzer K. Sedentary behaviour, physical activity and life satisfaction, happiness and perceived health status in university students from 24 countries. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019;16:2084. doi:10.3390/ijerph16122084
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Primary Language English
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Original Research
Authors

Sevim Aksoy Kartcı This is me

Senem Bugdaycı This is me

Burcin Kavaklı This is me

Ebru Atıcı This is me

Serap Cıfcılı This is me

Cigdem Apaydın Kaya This is me

Publication Date January 31, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 33 Issue: 1

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APA Aksoy Kartcı, S., Bugdaycı, S., Kavaklı, B., Atıcı, E., et al. (2020). The most common health care services needed by university students and employee. Marmara Medical Journal, 33(1), 27-34. https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.681967
AMA Aksoy Kartcı S, Bugdaycı S, Kavaklı B, Atıcı E, Cıfcılı S, Apaydın Kaya C. The most common health care services needed by university students and employee. Marmara Med J. January 2020;33(1):27-34. doi:10.5472/marumj.681967
Chicago Aksoy Kartcı, Sevim, Senem Bugdaycı, Burcin Kavaklı, Ebru Atıcı, Serap Cıfcılı, and Cigdem Apaydın Kaya. “The Most Common Health Care Services Needed by University Students and Employee”. Marmara Medical Journal 33, no. 1 (January 2020): 27-34. https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.681967.
EndNote Aksoy Kartcı S, Bugdaycı S, Kavaklı B, Atıcı E, Cıfcılı S, Apaydın Kaya C (January 1, 2020) The most common health care services needed by university students and employee. Marmara Medical Journal 33 1 27–34.
IEEE S. Aksoy Kartcı, S. Bugdaycı, B. Kavaklı, E. Atıcı, S. Cıfcılı, and C. Apaydın Kaya, “The most common health care services needed by university students and employee”, Marmara Med J, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 27–34, 2020, doi: 10.5472/marumj.681967.
ISNAD Aksoy Kartcı, Sevim et al. “The Most Common Health Care Services Needed by University Students and Employee”. Marmara Medical Journal 33/1 (January 2020), 27-34. https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.681967.
JAMA Aksoy Kartcı S, Bugdaycı S, Kavaklı B, Atıcı E, Cıfcılı S, Apaydın Kaya C. The most common health care services needed by university students and employee. Marmara Med J. 2020;33:27–34.
MLA Aksoy Kartcı, Sevim et al. “The Most Common Health Care Services Needed by University Students and Employee”. Marmara Medical Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, 2020, pp. 27-34, doi:10.5472/marumj.681967.
Vancouver Aksoy Kartcı S, Bugdaycı S, Kavaklı B, Atıcı E, Cıfcılı S, Apaydın Kaya C. The most common health care services needed by university students and employee. Marmara Med J. 2020;33(1):27-34.

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