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Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care

Background: Nurses frequently encounter terminally ill patients, indicating the need for knowledg... more Background: Nurses frequently encounter terminally ill patients, indicating the need for knowledge about palliative care. Also, their life satisfaction is affected by various factors. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the association between nurses’ knowledge about palliative care and their life satisfaction. Methods: Following a cross-sectional design, 64 volunteer nurses working in various surgery units were studied. Data were collected using the “Socio-demographic Form”, “Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)”, and the “Palliative Care Knowledge Test (PCKT)”. Results: PCKT total score was 10.09 ± 4.78, and SWLS total score was 19.58 ± 7.02. Also, the pain sub-scale mean score was higher than the philosophy, dyspnea, psychiatric problems, and gastrointestinal problems sub-scale mean scores (P < 0.01). There was a significant association between PCKT and sub-scale total scores (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Nurses’ knowledge about palliative care and its management enables the...

Cancer Nursing, 2017

Objective: To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therap... more Objective: To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Brain (FACT-Br) Questionnaire Turkish form. Methods: This is a methodological and descriptive study. The research was carried out on 500 patients who were treated because of primary and secondary brain tumors in Marmara University Institute of Neurological Sciences Brain Surgery Service between 18 February 2012 and 30 January 2013. The data were collected by using Patient Introduction Form, Karnofsky Performance Scale and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Brain (FACT-Br) Questionnaire via face to face interview method. Questionnaire has five sub-scales and 50 items. Firstly, the validity of the questionnaire translation-back translation was made. Results: The content validity was found convenient with the received expert opinions (Content Validity Index-CVI=96%). Cronbach Alpha is 0.93, Intraclass Correlation Coefficients are between 0.93 and 0.99. According to confirmatory factor analysis, fit indices were found χ 2 = 5738.52 (p<0.001), df= 979, SRMR= 0.091, RMSEA= 0.099 (p<0.05), CFI= 0.62, TLI= 0.93, AIC= 5942, CAIC= 6474 and ECVI= 11.91. According to KPS, questionnaire was found distinguishing (p<0.001). Conclusion: FACT-Br Tr(Turkey) is a valid and reliable questionnaire for Turkish society. Based on these results, the patients with brain tumors quality of life should be evaluated by using FACT-BrTr questionnaire at Turkish society.

Aim: This study aims to compare teachers' knowledge levels before and after the basic first a... more Aim: This study aims to compare teachers' knowledge levels before and after the basic first aid education they were provided.

Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care, 2018

Background: Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men. Objectives: This study a... more Background: Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men. Objectives: This study aims to identify the knowledge level regarding prostate cancer screenings in men aged 40 and over. Methods: This study is an analytical descriptive study. It was conducted with 2224 participants in Agri, Turkey between April 2017 and July 2017. Data were collected using the personal identification form and the knowledge test about prostate cancer screenings. Results: The average age of the participants was found 54.61 ± 11.59. An analysis of knowledge test categorical score distribution showed that 93.7% of the participants had a low knowledge level regarding the issue. A negative and statistically significant relationship was found between age and mean scores for the knowledge test about prostate cancer screenings (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Participants' knowledge level regarding prostate cancer screenings was found to be low. Therefore, men aged 40 and over should be informed about prostate cancer screenings specifically by healthcare personnel and researchers or through media sources.

Turkish journal of emergency medicine, 2008

Aim: This research was conducted to compare the attitude s towards needle stick and sharps injury... more Aim: This research was conducted to compare the attitude s towards needle stick and sharps injury among nursing, the effects of related training and hospit al practices. Method: The study utilized a quasi-experimental design wit h pretest-postest control group. It was conducted a a university between April and June, 2017. The part icipants were 84 students who were divided into experimental (n=42) and control (n=42) groups. Data were collected through the Demographic Characteris tics Form and Attitudes Scale about Healthcare Personnel ’s Safe Use of Needlestick and Sharp Medical Object s. Results: There was an increase in the experimental group st uden s’ mean scores after the training they receive d, this difference was not statistically significant ( p>0.05). Conclusion Injuries can be decreased by being careful and tak ing precautions about the use of needlestick and sharp medical objects. In addition, theoretical and practical trainings should be designed in order to be prote...

Background: The literature shows us the nursing students can i mprove this ability in undergradua... more Background: The literature shows us the nursing students can i mprove this ability in undergraduate clinical education and they should learn how to think critic ally for giving better care. Objective: This study identifies the relationship b etween disposition toward critical thinking and car ing behaviour of nursing students. Methodology: This cross-sectional study used a convenience samp le that comprised 167 undergraduate nursing students enrolled in a four-year nursing course in Eastern Turkey. The data was obtained through a soc iodemographic characteristics form, the Caring Nurse– Patient Interaction Scale (CNPI-Long Scale) and the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI). Results: We determined that there was a positive relationsh ip between overall critical thinking dispositions a nd caring behaviours (r = 0.470, p < 0.01). The simple lin ar regression analysis result was analysed and it was observed that 22% of the Caring Nurse Patient Inter ac ions wer...

Background: Providing a safe environment in perioperative care is important for both operating ro... more Background: Providing a safe environment in perioperative care is important for both operating room team members and patients. This study aims to identify k nowledge of the operating room team members about surgical smoke safety. Methods: The cross-sectional in nature study was conducted with the volunteer participation of 62 personnel who were composed of surgeons, anesthetists, surgic al technicians, anesthesia technicians, and surgica l nurses. Results: Average age of the participants was 29.11±5.94. Of all the participants, 66.1% were surgical nurses and 74.2% worked in night + day shifts. In addition , it was found that 83.9% of the participants did n ot participate in any training programs on surgical sm oke safety. Correct answer total mean score of the operating room personnel was 5.19± 1.46 (min: 2, max: 10). Conclusions: Institutional policies, supervisions, and well-des igned education programs are needed in order to bring the knowledge of the operating room personnel to ...

Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences, 2014

Emergency, 2014

Introduction: Burns can be very destructive, and severely endanger the health and lives of humans... more Introduction: Burns can be very destructive, and severely endanger the health and lives of humans. It maybe cause disability and even psychological trauma in individuals. . Such an event can also lead to economic burden on victim’s families and society. The aim of our study is to evaluate epidemiology and outcome of burn patients referring to emergency department. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study was conducted by evaluation of patients’ files and forensic reports of burned patients’ referred to the emergency department (ED) of Akdeniz hospital, Turkey, 2008. Demographic data, the season, place, reason, anatomical sites, total body surface area, degrees, proceeding treatment, and admission time were recorded. Multinomial logistic regression was used to compare frequencies’ differences among single categorized variables. Stepwise logistic regression was applied to develop a predictive model for hospitalization. P<0.05 was defined as a significant level. Results: Two hundred...

Background: This study, which is descriptive and relational sc reening in nature, aims to investi... more Background: This study, which is descriptive and relational sc reening in nature, aims to investigate the relationship between e-health literacy and individu al innovation in university students enrolled in he alth-related departments. Methods: The study was conducted with the participation of 227 people who accepted to participate in the study and who were enrolled in health-related departments . Data were collected using the Socio-demographic F orm, Ehealth Literacy Scale, and Individual Innovation Sc ale. Results: Students’ e-health literacy was found to be at mod erate level. Additionally, categorization of the participants according to their Individual Innovati eness Scale scores showed that 55.9% were laggards . Moreover, there was a negative relationship between E-Health Literacy Scale and Individual Innovativen ess Scale mean scores and positive, significant relatio nship between age (p<0.05, p<0.01) Conclusion: According to the Individual Innovation Scale, no s tudent...

Frontiers of Nursing, 2020

Objective To investigate the relationship between fall risks and maintaining activities of daily ... more Objective To investigate the relationship between fall risks and maintaining activities of daily living in individuals aged 65 and over. Methods This study is cross-sectional. It was conducted with 233 individuals who were aged 65 and over in Family Health Centers located in the eastern part of Turkey between February and June 2018. Results The mean older individuals’ DENN Fall Risks Assessment Scale score was 11.73 ± 7.13, and 62.2% of the participants were in the high-risk group. Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) mean score was 68.03 ± 25.36, and 45.1% of the participants were in the moderately dependent group. There was a statistically significant, negative correlationship between Barthel Index of ADL score and age and DENN Fall Risks Assessment Scale score. In addition, there was a statistically significant, positive relationship between the DENN Fall Risks Assessment Scale score and age (p < 0.01). Conclusions This study found that level of dependency and fal...

Belitung Nursing Journal, 2020

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is today acknowledged as a pandemic. Vitamin D deficiency and in... more Background: Vitamin D deficiency is today acknowledged as a pandemic. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are associated with many chronic diseases, including common cancers, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, and infectious and autoimmune diseases.Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between the cotinine level in urine and Vitamin D.Methods: This study employed a descriptive and relational screening design. It was conducted with 74 smoking university students between January 2019 and March 2020. Data were collected through socio-demographic form and Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence. Besides, the participating students’ blood and urine samples were taken in a suitable environment.Results: The average age of the participating students was 21.50±2.09. Of all the students, 71.6% were males, 62.2% were exposed to the sun between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., and the average number of cigarettes smoked daily was 13.52±8.22. The average Vitamin D level in ...

Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management, 2020

Background: Improving patient safety is an increasing priority for health workers who have roles ... more Background: Improving patient safety is an increasing priority for health workers who have roles in perioperative care about patient safety. Also, patient safety initiatives aimed at creating a safe operating room culture are increasingly being adopted. This study aims to evaluate the attitudes of health workers who have roles in perioperative care about patient safety. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in a state hospital in the eastern part of Turkey between January 2018 and March 2018 with the participation of 129 volunteer health workers including surgeons, surgical technicians, nurses and other health workers who have roles in perioperative care by using the SAQ-OR instrument. Results: An analysis of the relationship between SAQ-OR total and sub-scales score and age indicated a positive, significant relationship between Teamwork Climate, Job Satisfaction, Safety Climate, Working Conditions and SAQ-OR total scores (p<0.05). Besides, Job Satisfaction, Perceptions of Management, Safety Climate sub-scales and weekly working hours indicated a positive, statistically significant relationship (p<0.01). Conclusion: Participating health personnel's attitudes towards operating rooms were found to be low. More attention should be attached on the issue by the hospital administration in order to improve patient safety culture which was not found at good levels. Evaluation of the Attitudes about Patient Safety in Perioperative Care Background: Improving patient safety is an increasing priority for health workers who have roles in perioperative care about patient safety. Also, patient safety initiatives aimed at creating a safe operating room culture are increasingly being adopted. This study aims to evaluate the attitudes of health workers who have roles in perioperative care about patient safety. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in a state hospital in the eastern part of Turkey between January 2018 and March 2018 with the participation of 129 volunteer health workers including surgeons, surgical technicians, nurses and other health workers who have roles in perioperative care by using the SAQ-OR instrument. Results: An analysis of the relationship between SAQ-OR total and sub-scales score and age indicated a positive, significant relationship between Teamwork Climate, Job Satisfaction, Safety Climate, Working Conditions and SAQ-OR total scores (p<0.05). Besides, Job Satisfaction, Perceptions of Management, Safety Climate sub-scales and weekly working hours indicated a positive, statistically significant relationship (p<0.01). Conclusion: Participating health personnel's attitudes towards operating rooms were found to be low. More attention should be attached on the issue by the hospital administration in order to improve patient safety culture which was not found at good levels.

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2018

This study aims to investigate the relationship between intercultural sensitivity and compassion ... more This study aims to investigate the relationship between intercultural sensitivity and compassion levels in nurses. A cross-sectional relational study was conducted. It was conducted with the participation of 134 volunteer nurses who worked in Family Health Centers (FHCs) and the State Hospital in a city located in the eastern part of Turkey between April and June, 2017. Data were collected through the Socio-Demographic Characteristics Form, the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale, and the Compassion Scale. A significant, positive relationship was found between the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale and Compassion Scale mean scores (p < 0.001). It is recommended that moving nursing profession to a better position in the globalised world and providing quality patient care could be achieved through trainings on compassion and intercultural sensitivity given in undergraduate or postgraduate education programs. Concepts of intercultural sensitivity and compassion were found to affect each other directly.

Nursing Science Quarterly, 2019

This quasi-experimental study aims to identify the effects of the training about prostate cancer ... more This quasi-experimental study aims to identify the effects of the training about prostate cancer and screening methods given to men aged 40 and over on their knowledge level. It was found that there were no differences between the experimental and control groups in terms of the perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, health motivation, perceived barriers, and perceived benefits subscale mean scores, but the posttest data revealed that the perceived susceptibility, health motivation, and perceived benefits subscale mean scores of the experimental group were higher and their perceived barriers mean score was lower; the differences between the mean scores were statistically significant ( p < .05, p < .01, p < .001). An analysis of the Health Belief Model after the training about prostate cancer and screening methods showed that the training was effective. Actually, the authors recommended that especially male nurses can play an effective role in training about prostat...

Nursing in Critical Care, 2019

Background: Because of the necessities of modern medicine, intravenous catheters are frequently u... more Background: Because of the necessities of modern medicine, intravenous catheters are frequently used for patients today. Mistakes made in catheter insertion frequently cause nosocomial infections. Aims and objectives: The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to be used for the evaluation of nurses' knowledge and attitudes about peripheral and central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection prevention. Design and methods: This study was conducted between July 2016 and December 2017, with 150 nurses who worked in intensive care units and surgical, internal and paediatric clinics in hospitals located in two different cities in the eastern part of Turkey and who consented to participate in the study. Results: Item total correlation values of the scale ranged between 0⋅515 and 0⋅703. Correlation coefficient between the two measurements as a result of the test-retest reliability was found to be 0⋅64, and there was a linear relationship between the measurements. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value was found to be 0⋅875, which indicates the adequacy of the sample. Barlett's test results indicated a correlation between the items (p < 0⋅01). Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was found to be 0⋅86. Conclusions: Results showed that the 5-point Likert scale was formed with 14 items and two factors, which included 'general precautions' and 'catheter care'. Scale total score is obtained by collecting all the items. Higher scores indicate higher knowledge and attitudes. This scale could be used for assessing the knowledge and attitudes of nurses about peripheral and central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection prevention precautions. Relevance to clinical practice: The Peripheral and Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Knowledge and Attitudes Scale could be used for infection prevention in the assessment of the knowledge and attitudes of nurses with a view of preventing infections. The scale can be used in intensive care units and surgical, internal and paediatric clinics in order to assess nurses' knowledge and attitudes.

European Journal of Cancer Care, 2018

Increasing prevalence of cancer every day is an important public health problem both in Turkey an... more Increasing prevalence of cancer every day is an important public health problem both in Turkey and in the world. If the cancer increase rate continues this way by the year 2030, every year 27 million new cancer diagnosis will be made, every year 17 million people will lose their lives due to cancer, and the number of people living with cancer will reach up to 75 million (Güner & Taşkıran, 2007;

Applied nursing research : ANR, 2017

This study aims at identifying nurses' compliance with isolation precautions and the affectin... more This study aims at identifying nurses' compliance with isolation precautions and the affecting factors. The present study is descriptive and relational in nature. Data were collected through Descriptive Features Form and The Isolation Precautions Compliance Scale (TIPCS), which was developed in Turkey in 2010. Isolation Precautions Compliance Scale mean score of the 130 nurses participating in the study was found 76.55±8.48. Statistically significant differences were found between the groups in terms of nurses' gender, working unit, duration of working, type of isolation applied, and problems experienced in isolation practices (p<0.05, p<0.01). There was a positive and significant relationship between the Isolation Precautions Compliance Scale scores and age, education level, and duration of working. The nurses participating in the study were found to have generally good compliance with isolation precautions; and the scale mean scores of the nurses working in intensive...

Journal of religion and health, 2018

This study aims to compare attitudes toward death between university students who receive nursing... more This study aims to compare attitudes toward death between university students who receive nursing education and who receive religious education. This study is cross-sectional in nature. It was conducted with the participation of 197 university students in a university located in the Eastern part of Turkey between June and August, 2017. Data were collected using the socio-demographic form and Turkish form of Death Attitudes Profile-Revised. Of all the students participating in the study, 52.8% received nursing education and 47.2% received religious education. It was found that majority of both groups had no education about death, or found the education they received insufficient. Besides, no significant differences were found between the students who received nursing education and who received religious education in terms of their attitudes toward death (p > 0.05). Results showed that students who received nursing education and who received religious education had similar attitude...