“FARKINDA OLMAK YA DA OLMAMAK” BESLENME VE DİYETETİK ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN MESLEKİ FARKINDALIK ORANLARININ BELİRLENMESİ VE ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLERİN TANIMLANMASI

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 22 - 34, 27.08.2024

Yasemin Ergül , Sedat Arslan , Nursel Dal , Kezban Şahin

https://doi.org/10.58605/bingolsaglik.1457000

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı Beslenme ve Diyetetik öğrencilerinin mesleki farkındalık oranlarını ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemektir. Kesitsel tipte olan bu çalışma, xxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxx Üniversitesi, xxxxxx Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü'nde öğrenim gören toplam 226 diyetetik öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın ana çıktısı mesleki farkındalığı ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemektir. Çalışma verileri tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve nitel analiz yöntemlerinden tematik analiz ile değerlendirilmiştir. Öğrencilerin çoğu, aile desteği ve sağlığın teşviki ve geliştirilmesi isteği nedeniyle kariyer seçmektedir. Mesleki düzenlemelere ilişkin farkındalık oranları oldukça yüksektir (en az %71,7). Farkındalığın önemli faktörleri bireysel (meslek tutkusu, ilgiler, istekler dahil), uygulamalar ve eğilimler veya sosyal etkilerdir. Mesleki zorluk yaşayan öğrencilerin mesleki farkındalık faktörlerinin belirlenmesi ve diyetetik öğrencileri arasında ortak faktörlerin olduğunun farkına varılması, eğitimciler arasındaki farkındalığı artırabilir, eğitim politikalarının geliştirilmesine rehberlik edebilir ve öğrenciler için temel farkındalık kaynaklarını azaltmanın önemini vurgulayabilir.

Keywords

Profesyonellik, Diyetetik, Sağlık Eğitimi, Farkındalık, Kariyer seçimi.

Supporting Institution

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi

Project Number

None

Thanks

This study was supported by Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Turkey. The authors wish to thank the study participants and the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.

"Aware or not": Determining the Professional Awareness Rates of Nutrition and Dietetics Students and Identifying the Affecting Factors

Abstract

The aim of the study is to determine the rates of professional awareness among nutrition and dietetics students and identify the factors that affect it. This cross-sectional study was conducted with A total of 226 dietetics students at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, xxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxx University. The main outcome measure of the study is to determine the professional awareness and affecting the factors. Study data were evaluated with descriptive statistics and qualitative thematic analysis. Most students choose careers because of family support and the desire for health promotion. Awareness rates about professional regulations were evident (min 71.7%). Significant factors of awareness were individual (including professional love, interests, desires), practices, and trends or social effects. The identification of factors of awareness students experiencing professional challenges and recognize that there are common factors among dietetics students may increase awareness among educators, guide the development of course policies, and highlight the importance of mitigating major sources of awareness for students.

Keywords

Professionalism, Dietetics, Healthcare Education, Awareness

Ethical Statement

The cross-sectional study was conducted following the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and approval was obtained from the xxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxx University xxx Non-Interventional Research Ethics Committee (xx.xx.2022/2022-xx). In addition, permission was obtained from the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences for the study. There is no conflict of interest between the authors.

Supporting Institution

Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University

Project Number

None

Thanks

This study was supported by Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Turkey. The authors wish to thank the study participants and the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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