A STUDY ON DETERMİNATION THE LONELINESS LEVEL IN INFERTILE WOMEN AND TO ASSESS THE FACTORS THAT EFFECT THE LONELINESS LEVEL

Volume: 41 Number: 4 December 1, 2002
  • Oya Kavlak
  • Aynur Saruhan
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A STUDY ON DETERMİNATION THE LONELINESS LEVEL IN INFERTILE WOMEN AND TO ASSESS THE FACTORS THAT EFFECT THE LONELINESS LEVEL

Abstract

This study, as a descriptive research, was planned to determine the loneliness level in infertile women and to assess the factors that effect the loneliness level. The study has been carried out in the Ege University Hospital İnfertility Outpatient Clinic between August 1 to December 31,1998. The sample of the study was composed of 150 infertile women. The data was collected by means ofthree forms with interview technique. The first form, called Data Form was consisted of the descriptive characteristics of the sample of the sample, second form, the UÇLA Loneliness Scale was applied to assess the loneliness levels, and third form, which was composed of 3 parts, the Social Network Question List, Perceived Support Scale From Friends ( PSS-Fr) and Perceived Support Scale From Family ( PSS-Fa ) to determine the social support. The internal validity of the measurement tools were found to be r= 0.91 for the UÇLA Loneliness Scale , r= 0.89 for the PSS-Fa, and r= 0.86 for PSS-Fr. The mean score of the loneliness level of the women was determined as 37.633±11.832. In the analysis there was a between significant correlation the education, social support, working, social security, financial status, number of marrige, period of wish for a child, need for a psychological support and the mean score of loneliness level (p

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Turkish

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Oya Kavlak

Aynur Saruhan

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December 1, 2002

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December 1, 2002

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Year 2002 Volume: 41 Number: 4

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1.Oya Kavlak, Aynur Saruhan. İNFERTİL KADINLARDA YALNIZLIK DÜZEYİ VE BUNU ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLERİN İNCELENMESİ. EJM [Internet]. 2002 Dec. 1;41(4):229-32. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA28MA69RC

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