Help Seeking Behavior and Related Factors in Schizophrenia Patients: A Comparative Study of Two Populations from Eastern and Western Turkey

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dc.authoridUnal, Suheyla/0000-0003-3266-6256
dc.authoridUnal, Suheyla/0000-0003-3266-6256
dc.authoridHAMURCU, HAYRIYE DILEK/0000-0002-1456-2499;
dc.authorwosidUnal, Suheyla/JVO-8367-2024
dc.authorwosidUnal, Suheyla/HJH-7559-2023
dc.authorwosidHAMURCU, HAYRIYE DILEK/W-2621-2017
dc.authorwosidUnal, Suheyla/AAS-2388-2020
dc.contributor.authorYalvac, H. Dilek
dc.contributor.authorKotan, Zeynep
dc.contributor.authorUnal, Suheyla
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:09:47Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:09:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractHelp seeking behavior and related factors in schizophrenia patients: a comparative study of two populations from eastern and western Turkey Objective: In this study, it is aimed to investigate and compare the properties of help-seeking behaviour of schizophrenia patients from two districts situated in eastern and western Turkey. Method: Thirty one schizophrenia patients admitted to Tatvan State Hospital in 2006 and 41 schizophrenia patients admitted to Menemen State Hospital in 2007 were recruited in the study. All the patients were in remission. A semi-structured, short questionnaire type interview was carried out with the patients inquiring about their socio-demographic properties and the ways they explain and seek help for their illness. Results: The populations from Tatvan and Menemen significantly differed in terms of educational and income levels. Mean education duration of patients was 4.3 +/- 4.2 years for Tatvan and 6.8 +/- 3.5 years for Menemen (p=0.008). Fourty five percent of patients from Tatvan were of low income level and 54% of patients from Menemen were of middle-income level (p=0.016). Seventy four percent of all patients seeked help from religious sources for their illness. The percentage of patients seeking for psychiatric help was 85 for Menemen and 32 for Tatvan (p<0.001). Patients with education level of secondary-school and higher seeked for psychiatric help more than the less educated patients (p=0.039). Seventy one percent of all patients were advised to consult a psychiatrist by their family members. Discussion: This study revealed that a substantial proportion of schizophrenia patients from the two different districts were in seek of help from religious sources. Seeking for psychiatric help increased with increasing education level which indicates the importance of implementation and development of psychoeducational programs for both patients and their families.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5350/DAJPN2015280208
dc.identifier.endpage161en_US
dc.identifier.issn1018-8681
dc.identifier.issn1309-5749
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84934295764en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage154en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid174577en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5350/DAJPN2015280208
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/174577
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/92439
dc.identifier.volume28en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000421440000009en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherYerkure Tanitim & Yayincilik Hizmetleri A Sen_US
dc.relation.ispartofDusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectHelp-seekingen_US
dc.subjectillness experienceen_US
dc.subjectschizophreniaen_US
dc.titleHelp Seeking Behavior and Related Factors in Schizophrenia Patients: A Comparative Study of Two Populations from Eastern and Western Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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