Determination of COVID-19 Fear and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Faculty of Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional

Objective: Determining COVID-19 fear, healthy lifestyle behaviors, and affecting factors of faculty of health sciences students during the pandemic process, and investigating the relationship between COVID-19 fear and healthy lifestyle behaviors were aimed in the present study. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with the participation of 687 university students studying at the faculty of health sciences between December 2020 and February 2021. The data were obtained by online survey method using a structured information form, the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Sca ...Daha fazlası

Examination of Spiritual Care Needs of Oncology Patients and Spiritual Care Competencies of Oncology Nurses

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the spiritual needs of oncology patients and spiritual care competencies of oncology nurses caring for the oncology patients. Material and Method: The study has a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The study was carried out with oncology patients (n=324) and oncology nurses (n=17) who were caring for them in oncology unit of a hospital in the city of İzmir, Turkey. The study data were collected using the Spiritual Needs Scale for the patients and the Spiritual Care Competency Scale-T for the nurses. In statistical analysis, number, percentile, mea ...Daha fazlası

Examination of the Relationship Between Nutrition, Exercise Behavior and Internet Addiction in Adolescents

Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between adolescents' nutritionexercise behaviors and internet addiction, as well as identify the factors affecting their eating-exercise behaviors and internet addiction. Material and Method: This cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was performed in Fethiye. The sample of the study consisted of 421 students attending 11 secondary schools. Data were collected using a descriptive data form, the Internet Addiction Scale and the Nutrition Exercise Behavior Scale. The data were collected by the researcher after obtaining ethical c ...Daha fazlası

Examining the Effect of Venipuncture Technique with Vacutainer and Injector on the Rate of Hemolysis

BURCU CEYLAN | SALİHA AKSUN | AYŞE AKBIYIK | DERYA UZELLİ YILMAZ | ESRA AKIN

Objective: This study was conducted to determine hemolysis rates for venous blood samples drawn by injector and vacutainer holder and to assess the effect of the venipuncture technique on the process of hemolysis. Material and Method: This cross-sectional and analytical study was conducted with 128 patients who were admitted to the Cardiology and Angio clinics of a university hospital and met the inclusion criteria. One group of patients who were to have routine biochemical tests underwent venipuncture with an injector, and another group with a vacutainer. Results: The serum hemolysis level is ...Daha fazlası

The Malnutrition Risk and Physical Activities in Home-Dwelling Older Adults During the COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, elderly adults’ nutritional habits, physical activity levels and the levels of malnutrition were affected. This study investigated the prevalence of malnutrition and physical fitness and exercise activity levels in home dwelling elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted with a face-to-face questionnaire on 670 (male: 241, female: 429) home-dwelling older adults with a mean age of 70.66±5.83 years. The nutritional screening and evaluation were performed using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), and ...Daha fazlası

A Systematic Review on Intragastric Balloons and TransPyloric Shuttle in Obesity Treatment

Endoscopic bariatric procedures in the treatment of obesity have become widespread in recent years. In this systematic review, it was aimed to assess the role of intragastric balloons and transpyloric shuttle in the treatment of obesity. A comprehensive search was conducted using the search terms “Intragastric Balloon” and “TransPyloric Shuttle” in PubMed, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases from 1st of December to 25th of December in 2020. Twenty-seven clinical studies (24 studies on intragastric balloons and 3 studies on transpyloric shuttle) were assessed. It is clear that both me ...Daha fazlası

An Application for Automated Diagnosis of Facial Dermatological Diseases

ABSTRACT Objective: Dermatological diseases are public health problems. Several factors including subjective diagnosis, lack of enough dermatologists, inability to go to a dermatologist due to old age, psychological problems or pandemic like coronavirus enforce to use automated techniques in dermatology. In the literature, there are many techniques on automated lesion classification to provide accurate, objective, reliable and reproducible results for the diagnosis of several dermatological diseases. However, although the techniques are promising, they become useless without a user interface ...Daha fazlası

Patience, Acceptance of Diversity, and Compassionate Love in Nursing Care

Amaç: Bu “çalışmanın amacı; hemşirelik öğrencilerinde sabır, farklılıkları kabul ve duyarlı sevgi düzeyi arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve bu kavramlara ilişkin öğrencilerin görüşlerini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de bir üniversitenin hemşirelik bölümündeki 240 öğrenci ile karma yöntem kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Çalışmada veriler; Bilgi Formu, Sabır Ölçeği, Farklılıkları Kabul Ölçeği ve Duyarlı Sevgi Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmış olup, bu kavramlara ilişkin öğrencilerin görüşlerini belirlemek için 12 öğrenci ile bireysel görüşme yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Duyarlı Sevgi Ölçeği ...Daha fazlası

‘I’m not a Schizophrenic!’ Qualitative Research on the Life Stories of Women Diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

MELİKE TEKİNDAL

Objective: Making the life stories of women diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder visible with a feminist social work approach. Material and Methods: In this study, narrative research with qualitative research method was used. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 women who were selected according to the purposive sampling method. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis method and the MAXQDA 20 program. Results: In the content analysis of the data, three life focus themes emerged when the life stories of women with schizophrenia and bipolar diagn ...Daha fazlası

Comparison of Student Satisfaction According to Three Different Education Models in Nursing Education

FEYZA DERELİ | HATİCE YILDIRIM SARI | YASEMİN TOKEM

Objective: The objective of the study is to determine student satisfaction in classical, integrated and problem-based learning education model used in nursing education. Material and Methods: The descriptive-comparative research design study consisted of 621 students from the third and fourth grades (senior-nursing students) in nursing schools with different education models. The data were collected by face to face interview method using the Socio-Demographic Attributes Form and Student Satisfaction Scale. Student Satisfaction Scale consists of the sub-dimensions of instructors, school adminis ...Daha fazlası

The Position of Nurses in the Healthcare Team in 2020

2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife and the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth; a year meant for celebration, and a deeper look at the importance of the nursing role in the future of healthcare. Today, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of the nurse and the urgent need for investment of this precious resource is at the forefront of many health policy makers’ agendas. As we entered 2020, many countries were already facing a nursing shortage. The World Health Organization’s first State of the World’s Nursing report, launched in April this year, reported a g ...Daha fazlası

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Gynecologic Surgery: A Systematic Review

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol aims to accelerate early recovery and improves postoperative patient outcomes. This protocol, which includes components such as reduction and prevention of postoperative complications, early mobilization, multimodal management of nausea and vomiting, positively affects surgical processes when used in patients undergoing gynaecological surgery. The aim of the present study was to use recent and relevant literature for examining the use of ERAS protocols in patients undergoing gynaecological surgery. Therefore, a systematic review was conducted to ...Daha fazlası