Project title |
Nursing Students’ Perception of the Internet in Turkey: A Questionnaire Survey
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Country or countries |
Turkey (TR)
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Language(s) of report |
English
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Funder of research |
Public funding
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Date of fieldwork |
2011
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Main research focus |
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Target group studied |
Others (e.g. teachers)
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| Methodology |
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Description of studied group |
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Age of children studied |
18
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Methodology |
Quantitative
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Size of sample |
332 respondents (all of them were female)
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If survey, scope of sample |
Representative on a subgroup
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| Topics covered |
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Access and use; Activities
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| Findings |
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• The students’ frequency of internet use is 4.59-5.29 hours a week.
• The purpose of the internet use are mainly reported as searching for information, communication and entertainment.
• The problems faced in the internet are reported as insufficient foreign language level, time problems, and insufficient knowledge problems regarding the internet.
• Nearly all of the students (98.5%) state that the internet is a useful tool for nursing education.
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| Further information |
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Relevant publications |
Tastan, S., Tastan, B., Iyigun, E., & Ayhan, H. (2011). Nursing Students’ Perception of the Internet in Turkey: A Questionnaire Survey. HealthMED Journal, 5(6).
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Report accessibility |
Journal article
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URL of report |
http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer...
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Dataset publicly available |
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Contact details of investigator |
Sevinc Tastan (Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Ankara/Turkey -
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