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Background: Increased developments in technologies show that rapid transformations will affect health care in the future. Aim: This research was conducted to determine views on the future of biotechnology in society. Methodology: A descriptive research design was used. The universe of the research consisted of people living in Marmara, and the participants were ones who met designated research criteria. The sample group was determined using simple random sampling. The inclusion criteria were: no disorders that prevent cognitive, affective and verbal communication, age between 18 and 65 and voluntary participation. Data were collected using an information form and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The researchers contacted a total of 1017 people. SPSS 16.0 was used to analyze the data. Results and Conclusions: The mean age of the participants was 28.49± 4.32, 68.6% were female. Of them, 32.1% had graduated from a university. Of the participants, 52.8% stated that they had knowledge about biotechnology, and 15.8% stated that they were keeping track of information about biotechnology. The participants were asked in which areas biotechnology can be used most, 66.8%, 54%, 51.7%, 35.7%, 32.9% and 27.5% said gene studies, health informatics applications, artificial organ studies, nanotechnology, robotic applications and wearable technology, respectively. Of the participants, 55.8% stated that biotechnology would affect medical practices, and 42% said that biotechnology would affect nursing practices. The results showed that the item, “Genetically modified organisms will increase in the future,” had the highest mean score (7.60±2.97), which was followed by the items: “Stem cell and genetic studies will increase in the future” (7.32±2.98), “Diseases such as cancer and AIDS can be treated thanks to biotechnology” (6.44±3.21), “With biotechnology, individual-specific drugs can be used in the future” (6.21±3.06), “In the future, biotechnology will affect health and nursing.” (6.07±3.17). The results showed that biotechnology is not known well enough. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
