This study investigated the effect of a 10-week karate training program on the motor skill development of 5-7-year-old children new to karate with two different test batteries. A total of 28 ...participants were included in the study: 18 in the Karate group and 10 in the control group. The karate group was subjected to a fundamental karate training (kihon) program consisting of 90-minute sessions four days a week for ten weeks in addition to physical education classes at their schools. In contrast, the control group did not participate in any sportive activities except physical education classes in their schools. Data were collected using the Eurofit test battery and the TGMD-2 test. In the pre-post test comparison of the anthropometric measurements of the karate group, no significant difference was found in the control group. In contrast, a significant difference was obtained in height, body mass index, and body fat percentage. In the post-test analysis of the two independent groups, there were statistically significant differences in favor of the karate group regarding height and body fat percentage (
< 0.005). In the pre-post analysis of the Eurofit test and the TGMD-2 for the karate group, all parameters showed statistically significant improvements (
< 0.001), while the control group showed no statistical difference. After comparing the karate and control groups, the Eurofit Test and TGMD-2 post-test results showed significantly higher scores (statistically significant differences) in all parameters for the karate group. In conclusion, the study shows that the 10-week karate training program positively affected the motor development of the participating children.
Bu çalışmada Hickman ve diğerleri (2018) tarafından geliştirilen “Karar Yorgunluğu Ölçeği”nin Türkçeye uyarlaması yapılmıştır. Bu kapsamda, Türkiye’de COVID-19 pandemi döneminde farklı sektörlerde ...çalışanların karar yorgunluklarının olup olmadığının ve karar yorgunluk düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında online anket toplama platformu olan Google formlardan faydalanılmıştır. Basit tesadüfi yöntemle seçilen 446 örneklem üzerinden analizler yapılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde yapısal eşitlik modellemesi altında doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda, Hickman karar yorgunluğu ölçeğinin Türkiye’deki farklı sektörlerde çalışanların karar yorgunluk düzeylerinin tespit edilmesi için kullanılabileceği ortaya konulmuştur. Ayrıca, araştırmaya katılan çalışanların COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde karar yorgunluk düzeylerinin genellikle düşük düzeyde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bazı sosyo-demografik özellikler açısından da çalışanların karar yorgunluk düzeylerinin farklılaştığı gözlenmiştir.
In this study, the “Decision Fatigue Scale” developed by Hickman et al. (2018) was adapted into Turkish. In this context, it is aimed to determine whether the employees in different sectors have decision fatigue and their decision fatigue levels during the COVID-19 pandemic period in Turkey. Google forms, an online survey collection platform, were used to collect the data. Analyzes were made on 446 samples selected by simple random method. In the analysis of the data, confirmatory factor analysis methods were used under structural equation modeling. As a result of the analysis, it has been revealed that the Hickman decision fatigue scale can be used to determine the decision fatigue levels of employees in different sectors in Turkey. In addition, it was determined that the decision fatigue levels of the employees participating in the study were generally low during the COVID-19 pandemic process. In terms of some socio-demographic characteristics, it was observed that the decision fatigue levels of the employees differed.
Periodic mammography, clinical breast examination and breast self-exam (BSE) facilitate getting a therapeutic response and improve disease prognosis, by leading to early diagnosis of the breast ...cancer.
The study included a total of 618 women working in Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, as technician, secretary, staff, midwife and doctor. They answered a 22-items questionnaire consisting of questions about general knowledge, 8 of these were about BSE.
While it was statistically significant that the education was not correlated with the age of onset of BSE and timing of BSE, the education was significantly efficient in terms of knowing the aim of the BSE, its frequency, post-menopausal BSE time, nipple discharge properties in the case of breast cancer, diagnostic methods and the risks. While it was statistically significant that the profession was not related to age of onset of BSE and knowing the right day of the month on which BSE should be performed, the education was likely to be efficient in knowing the frequency, post-menopausal BSE time, aim of the BSE, nipple discharge properties in the case of breast cancer, diagnostic methods and the risks. When the percentage of giving right answers to the questions and educational background and professional groups were compared, it was seen that the difference of the number of right answers and professional groups was significant.
Based on our results, we concluded that the education about BSE is warranted in order to increase the likelihood of female healthcare personnel to diagnose breast cancer at an earlier stage, given their role in raising the awareness of the population.
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