Examination of future concerns of health management department students according to sociodemographic characteristics

Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the future concerns of health management students studying at a state university according to their sociodemographic characteristics. The importance of the research is that no study has been conducted before on the future concerns of health management department students. It is important because it is the first study conducted in this field. Material-Methods: The research is cross-sectional and descriptive type. In the study, Cronbach Alpha method was applied to the data to test the reliability of the future anxiety scale of university students. Difference tests, t tests and ANOVA tests were conducted for sociodemographic variables. The survey was administered face to face and was collected through convenience sampling among health management department students studying at a public university in Turkey who met the criteria. Results: The Cronbach alpha value of the study was found to be.744. It is seen that 77.9% of the participants in the research are women and 22.1% are men. The average score of future anxiety was found to be 3.19, the average score of fear of the future was 3.07, and the despair about the future was 3.46. Conclusion: In the study, a significant difference was found in the future anxiety average scores of health management department students in terms of gender and families' anxiety about the future. There was no significant difference in terms of department preference reason and KYK scholarship receipt. A significant difference was found between second and third grades according to the grades they attended.