Future healthcare professionals presented their projects

The conference, held at the Ibn Sina Auditorium on the Üsküdar University NP Health Campus, was attended by many faculty members and students, led by Prof. Dr. Arif Aktuğ Ertekin, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Üsküdar University.

Prof. Dr. Arif Aktuğ Ertekin: “Our projects are a significant reflection of the hard work put into them”

Prof. Dr. Arif Aktuğ Ertekin, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Üsküdar University, spoke at the opening of the conference. Ertekin said, “It is extremely gratifying to see that young people are now being given a greater role in many established institutions and scientific events around the world. While my generation focused more on scientific experiments, project-based work has become an indispensable part of academic life today. The 50 projects accepted by our faculty are a significant testament to the hard work of our students and their academic advisors. The approximately 40 projects presented at the conference were carefully evaluated, reviewed, and scored. “I would like to thank all our faculty members who contributed to this process, the organizing team, and our colleagues who provided technical support. I believe this conference is just the beginning. I am confident that scientific output will increase with even more projects and research in the future, and that our students will lead this development,” he said.

Following the opening remarks, the sessions began.

Projects spanning a wide range of topics, from child development to cyberbullying, were presented.

In the first session, students from the Child Development and Social Work departments presented their projects.

The session began under the chairmanship of Dr. Pınar Demir Asma and Şeyma Karakuş.

In this context, Ayşe Hıra, Sena Nur Çilekci, and Gülsenem Özvarış presented “The Effect of the SİBER-ADIM Program on Middle School Students’ Cyberbullying and Coping Skills,” Pelin Özdoğru presented “An Institutional Perspective on Child Labor: An Assessment of Employers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices,” Şeyda Küçük and Nisa Nur Sünger, “Parents’ Views on Peer Bullying Among Preschool-Aged Children of Immigrant Families,” Hatice Nur Duman, “The Relationship Between Mukbang Addiction and Eating Behavior Scales Among University Students,” Nisa Nur Bektaş, Sultan Özbey, “An Investigation of Factors Influencing Adolescents’ Eating Habits and Eating Styles (GENC-BA)”, Kamile Güneş, Şilan Toplu, Betül Yahşi, “The Effect of the ‘Cover–Copy–Compare’ Method on Division Fluency in School-Aged Children with Specific Learning Disabilities,” Zeynep Yaren Fazlıoğlu, Gökçe Demiröz, “Analysis of Generation Z Women’s Views on Feminism, Feminist Identity, and the Women’s Movement,” Hümeyra Avran, Merve Gül Göler, and “Childhood in the Shadow of Labor: A Biography of Child Labor in Istanbul (A Case Study of 15–18-Year-Olds).” 

Research in the fields of artificial intelligence, communication, and speech-language pathology took center stage

In the second session, students from the Departments of Speech-Language Therapy, Occupational Health and Safety, and Health Management presented their projects.

The session began under the chairmanship of Dr. Seçil Aydın Oral and Azra Ada Çil. 

In this context, Eren Oral, Vuslat Reyyan Dalkılıç, Enes Veysel Doğan, and Rıfat Arda Ata presented “A Comparison of Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, and Reading Anxiety Levels Between Individuals With and Without Stuttering,” Damla Urhan, Melisa Yalçın, Eslem Aybike Mercan, İclal Acar, and Hasan Kaan Vatansever presented “Voice Hygiene Awareness and Voice Fatigue Among Content Creators,” while Ayşegül Tek and Sena Çabuk, Melisa Derdiyok, Tuğberk Alioğlu, “An Examination of Communication Strategies, Challenges Faced, and Expectations of Teachers Working with Students with Communication Difficulties in Inclusive Classrooms,” Müzeyyen Bektaş, Merve Bolat, Recep Berke Koç, Kevser Kamiş, Nisa Şahin, “An Examination of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Knowledge of Rett Syndrome,” Ceren Doğan, Merve Yılmaz, Berfu Zeynep Kılıçarslan, Cansu Balkan, İremnur Dağtan, Ferhat Özel, “A Comparison of Communication Anxiety Levels Among Faculty of Health Sciences Students,” Oğuzhan Furkan Özdemir, Ahmet Faruk Erdem, “The Effect of AI-Supported Scenario-Based Educational Materials on Occupational Health and Safety Risk Awareness,” Nisa Çiçek Piroğlu, Sevgi Demirkoparan, “AI-Supported Hospital Management Simulation: An Integrated Analysis of Profitability, Service Efficiency, and Patient Satisfaction” and “Predicting No-Shows and Managing Waiting Time Risk in Hospital Outpatient Clinics Using an AI-Supported Controlled Overbooking Model.” 

Midwifery and nursing students shared their health and care-focused research

During the conference’s third session, students from the Midwifery and Nursing Departments presented their research. 

The session was chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azime Karakoç Kumsar and Özlem Baran. 

In this context, Ezgi Keskin, Sılanur Deliktaş, Hale Demir, and Zeynep Ak presented “The ‘Good School’ Project Based on the Transtheoretical Model: Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Elementary School Students”; Şule Şevval Şimşek and Beyzanur Ünal presented “The Relationship Between Kinesiophobia Levels and Perception of Illness in Patients Who Have Undergone Heart Surgery,” and Sude Aksu and Beyza Nur Sinem Çevre, “An Investigation of the Relationship Between Death Anxiety and Spiritual Orientation in Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures,” Aleyna Yalçınkaya, Şeyma Erdem, Elif Çoruh, Gözde Direk, “The Relationship Between Perceived Personalized Care and Perioperative Comfort in Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery,” Kübra Aygün, İlayda Seda Bayrak, Aleyna Baykal, Tuba Ağırbaş, “The Relationship Between Postoperative Pain Catastrophizing and Sleep Quality in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery,” Elif Cansu Çoban, İlknur Tokmak, Ülkü Tekin, Songül Çam, “The Relationship Between Nursing Students’ Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and Social Media Addiction and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors,” İrem Dilara Cengiz, Aseel Jalal Nazmi Mehdawi, “An Investigation of the Effect of Menstrual Symptoms on Academic Performance Among Nursing Students,” Zülal Okur, Sıla Erol, Edanur Türk, Enise Genç, Hayrunnisa Çam, “Development, Validity, and Reliability Study of the Obstetric Violence Perception Scale Among Pregnant Women During Childbirth,” Esra Dartılmak, Zeynep Aydın, Zehranur Çetin, Hilal Çeliker, Ceren Elma, “Development of a Reproductive Health Counseling Assessment Scale for Women with Multiple Sclerosis and an Examination of the Relationship Between Counseling Experience and Reproductive Anxiety,” Gülan Oduncu, Berivan Taşdemir, Ülkü Dikici, Zeynep Özer, presented their paper titled “Examining the Relationship Between Reproductive Autonomy, Fertility Attitudes, Sexual Function, and Contraceptive Self-Efficacy in Women with Multiple Sclerosis.” 

Innovative projects in the fields of occupational therapy, physical therapy, and audiology were presented

In the fourth session, students from the Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Audiology, and Perfusion Departments presented their projects. 

The session was chaired by Dr. Gökçe Gültekin and Diyar Eren.

In this context, Semanur Karahan, Arzu Karaman, Yasemin Kaya, Raziye Yeşilçayır, and İkranur Doğan presented “Evaluation of Audiological Findings in Staff Working in Medical Imaging Services,” Beyza Gubse Gökalp, Havva Ece Şahin, Nurgül Kabarık, and Senanaz Aygür presented “An Examination of Artificial Intelligence Robots’ Knowledge of Audiology,” Ahmet Efe Yavuz, İsmet Mehmet Korkmaz, İsmail Mert Sarğın, Merve Baydan, Şevval Kılıç, “An Investigation of the Audiological Profile of Firefighters,” Serra Vatansever, Zeynep Yüksel, Ebrar Karaaslan, “Assessment of the Fear of Missing Out in Individuals with Hearing Loss,” Elif Oğul, Buse Güney, “An Investigation of the Relationship Between Occupational Therapists’ Personality Traits and Their Behavior Regarding Opening a Clinic,” Öykü Ece Öktem, Aleyna Yılmaz, “An Interactive Information System Supported by QR Codes to Increase Public Awareness of Occupational Therapy,” Sümeyye Erdem, “The Effect of Sleep Quality on Cognitive Functions in Healthy Young Adults,” Seda Dural, Yakuphan İnan, Yaren Arhatir, “MİECC: Reality, Fantasy, or Utopia?”, Rabia İlayda Yıldız, Muhammed Aydın, Şükrü Yılmaz, and Nazar Yıldırım presented their project titled “Manual Therapy and Sleep Position in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders in Patients with Bruxism.”