Elif Okur

Biographic Data

ID6683499
NAMEElif Okur
GIVEN NAMESElif
FAMILY NAMEOkur
SIGNATUREOKUR E
AFFILIATIONSTrabzon University, Tonya Vocational School of Higher Education, Department of Health Care Services, Trabzon, Turkey
ORCID0000-0003-2608-8584
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Association of premenstrual syndrome with anthropometric measurements and sedentary behavior

    Open AccessAysun Yağci Şentürk, Elif OkurARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2026

    The authors aim to determine the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) level in young women and to determine the relationship between PMS and sedentary behavior and anthropometric measurements. The data were collected with the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS) and Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ) scales. Waist and hip circumferences were measured with a tape measure. The women included in the study had moderate or higher PMS symptoms. …

  • Follow-up of falls, frailty, balance confidence, and depression in older adults in Turkey

    Open AccessAysun Yağci Şentürk, Elif OkurARTICLECurrent Psychology2025

    The aim of the study was to examine multiple health problems such as frailty, fall risk, depression, anxiety, and balance problems, which are frequently observed in older individuals, with a prospective approach during the COVID-19 pandemic period and to contribute to holistic approaches to assessing the health of older individuals by determining the relationship between these variables. A single-center prospective cohort-type study was conducted…

  • The effects of smartphone addiction on the body in young adults in Turkey

    Aysun Yağci Şentürk, Ali Ceylan et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2024

    Female gender, daily usage of a smartphone for more than 4 hours a day, having a smartphone for at least 3 years, presence of sedentary behavior, and neck disability were the factors affecting smartphone addiction in young people. No relationship was found between body awareness and smartphone addiction. Further studies on the awareness of the effects of intensive smartphone usage on the body should be conducted among young people in Turkey

  • The willingness of elderly care program students to care for older adults and the associated factors

    Elif Okur, Yağmur Akbal et al.ARTICLEEducational Gerontology2023

    Prospective technicians for elderly care are indispensable elements that should be included in the relevant system to meet the ever-increasing care needs of the aging world population and increase the quality of care. This research was conducted to evaluate the attitudes of students in the elderly care program at the associate degree toward the older adults and their willingness to provide care. The sample of this descriptive and cross-sectional …