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Asst. Prof. Sinem OCALAN

 Faculty (Psyhiatric Nursing)

 E.mail: sinem.ocalan@hacettepe.edu.tr

 Phone: +90312 305 15 80 / 117

 

In 2017, she completed her undergraduate education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing and started her master's program at Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatric Nursing in the same year. Between 2017-2018, she worked as an internal medicine intensive care nurse at Gazi University Hospital for 5 months. In 2018, she started working as a research assistant at Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing, Department of Psychiatric Nursing. That same year, she began receiving training from the Association for Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapies and in 2025 became an accredited therapist by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). In 2019, she completed her master's degree in psychiatric nursing. She completed her doctorate education in 2024 and started working as a assistant professor in the department of psychiatric nursing in the same year.

Selected Publications:

  • Öcalan, S., & Kovancı, M. S. (2026). The Relationship Between Intrusive and Deliberate Rumination and Self‐Compassion in Cancer Patients: A Structural Equation Modeling Study. Psycho‐Oncology, 35(2), e70389.
  • Öcalan, S., Altundal Duru, H., Kovanci, M. S., Akkaya, B., & Dakdevir, K. (2026). Exploring Predictors of Self‐Management Abilities for Early Relapse Signs in Individuals With Schizophrenia and Their Caregivers. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.
  • Öcalan, S., Bilgin, A., Duru, H. A., & Kovancı, M. S. (2026). End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program for Senior Nursing Students in Türkiye: Effects on Attitudes and Self-Efficacy in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Nurse Education in Practice, 104717.
  • Öcalan, S., & Üzar-Özçetin, Y. S. (2025). Ruminative Thoughts in Oncology Nursing: A Qualitative Inquiry into Their Nature, Effects, and Coping Strategies. In Seminars in Oncology Nursing (p. 152081). WB Saunders.
  • Öcalan, S., & Üzar-Özçetin, Y. S. (2023). “I am in a Fight with My Brain”: A Qualitative Study on Cancer-Related Ruminations of Individuals with Cancer. In Seminars in Oncology Nursing (p. 151450). WB Saunders.