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DESCRIPTION Internship mini-project titled "Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity ... more DESCRIPTION Internship mini-project titled "Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Borneo seaweed extracts". The objectives of this mini-project were to study the antioxidant activity of Borneo seaweed extract, to determine the total phenol content of the seaweed extract by FC assay, to evaluate radical scavenging activity of seaweed extract by DPPH assay, and to investigate the relationship between the total phenol content and antioxidant activity in the seaweed extract.

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Aug 1, 2016

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of foot reflexology and back massage on opt... more The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of foot reflexology and back massage on optimizing the sleep quality and reducing the fatigue of hemodialysis patients. Methods: The study includes 105 volunteer patients who were registered at a private dialysis clinic and were receiving hemodialysis treatment. Foot reflexology and back massage were administered to the patients two times a week for four weeks. The Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index were used to collect data. Results: The differences between the pretest and posttest score averages of the patients on the Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index were statistically significant (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Foot reflexology and back massage were shown to improve the sleep quality and reduce the fatigue of hemodialysis patients. Compared to back massage, foot reflexology was determined to be more effective.

Turkish Journal of Science and Health, Jan 29, 2021

Cukurova Medical Journal, 2019

Amac : Calismada kronik hastaliga sahip olan bireylerin uykusuzluk siddeti ve egzersiz davranisla... more Amac : Calismada kronik hastaliga sahip olan bireylerin uykusuzluk siddeti ve egzersiz davranislarinin arastirilmasi amaclanmistir. Gerec ve Yontem: Bu arastirma kronik hastalik tanisi alan 100 hasta ile yapildi. Kronik hastaliga sahip olan bireylerin egzersiz davranislari arastirmacilar tarafindan hazirlanan soru formu ile degerlendirilmistir. Bulgular : Calismaya katilan bireylerin 72.0‘inin egzersiz yapacak kadar gucunun olmadigi /yorgun olduklari saptandi.Calismaya katilanlarin % 63.1’i saglikli olmak icin egzersiz yaptigi, kronik hastaliga sahip bireylerin ise; %84.3’unun egzersiz cesidi olarak, yuruyus yaptigi, yaptiklari bu egzersiz aktivitelerine ise; %45.7’sinin arkadaslari ile yaptigi belirlenmistir.Calismada kronik hastaliga sahip bireylerin uykusuzluk siddetinin puan ortalamasinin 17.37+4.78 oldugu bu durumda klinik duzeyde insomia yasadiklari belirlenmistir. Sonuc : Kronik hastaliga sahip bireylerin, uykusuzluk siddetinin klinik boyutta oldugu, kronik hastaliga sahip b...

Bu calisma, Koah Tanisi Alan Bireylerde Yurume Egzersizinin Oksijen Saturasyonu, Dispne ve Mutlul... more Bu calisma, Koah Tanisi Alan Bireylerde Yurume Egzersizinin Oksijen Saturasyonu, Dispne ve Mutluluk Duzeyine Etkisini belirlemek amaci ile yapilmistir.Deneysel tasarimdaki bu calismaya, GOLD’da tanimlanan kriterlere gore (Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD) KOAH tanisi almis olan, hafif ve orta evrede olan 60 KOAH’li hasta alindi. Cok agir evrede olan hastalar alinmamistir. Arastirmanin orneklemini; evren icinden, belirlenen kriterlere uyan, KOAH tanisi almis olup ve arastirmaya katilmayi kabul eden 30 deney ve 30 kontrol olmak uzere toplam 60 hasta olusturmustur. Verilerin istatistiksel degerlendirmesi bilgisayar ortaminda, yuzdelik hesaplamalar ve t testi kullanilarak yapilmistir. Yurume egzersizi uygulanan Deney grubunda zaman icerisinde dispne puan ortalamasinda azalma gorulurken, kontrol grubunda ise, artma gorulmektedir. Deney grubunun mutluluk puan ortalamalari sonuclarina bakildiginda, ilk gun mutluluk puan ortalamasinin 1 ay boyunca art...

ABS TRACT Objective: Aromatherapy offers energy, treatment, and the balancing of body, mind, and ... more ABS TRACT Objective: Aromatherapy offers energy, treatment, and the balancing of body, mind, and soul by both scientific and artistic approaches. It is a non-pharmacological method that releases the healing power of essential oils obtained from herbal resources for improving a person mentally, physically and spiritually and also provides homeostasis. Aromatherapy has been used for 4,000 years as an integrative and complementary care practice. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze the studies of aromatherapy conducted in Turkey. In particular, regarding the type of research, investigators characteristics, sampling, subjects, and conclusions of the studies. Material and Methods: Theses and studies about aromatherapy conducted by nurses between the years of 2007–2017 are included in this study. The data from the theses were obtained from the ‘Turkey National Thesis Database’ and the databases of medicine and nursing (ScienceDirect, Pubmed, and Ulakbim). The research sampl...

Hemsirelik egitiminin amaci ogrenciye mesleki bilgi ve beceri kazandirmaktir. Hemsirelik Temel Il... more Hemsirelik egitiminin amaci ogrenciye mesleki bilgi ve beceri kazandirmaktir. Hemsirelik Temel Ilke ve Uygulamalari (Hemsirelik Esaslari ) dersi bilimsel temellere dayali hemsirelik bilgi ve beceri davranislarinin hemsirelik ogrencisine ogretildigi ilk mesleki derstir. Bu ders de hemsirelik ogrencileri kuramsal bilgi edinmekte ve bu bilgileri beceriye donusturmeyi, iletisim ve empati becerilerini gelistirmeyi, sistematik bakimi ogrenme, sorumluluk almayi ve kendine guvenme becerilerini arttirmaktadirlar. Nitel tasarimdaki bu arastirma Mart-Nisan 2017 tarihleri arasinda Hemsirelik Esaslari dersini alan 15 ogrenci ile gerceklesmistir. Seckisiz ornekleme yontemi ile arastirmaya katilan ogrencilere “Hemsirelik Esaslari Dersinin sizde olusturmasini istediginiz yetkinlikler nelerdir? sorusu yoneltilmistir. Veriler “Psikososyal Gelisim Acisindan Nitelikli Egitim” “Iletisim Tekniklerini Gelistirme”, “Hemsireligin Temel Felsefesi ve Rollerini Kavrama”, “Hemsirelik Bakimina Iliskin Bilgi ve ...

Konuralp Tip Dergisi, 2020

Objective: This study was planned to review adolescent mothers ’ sex life quality for the time ti... more Objective: This study was planned to review adolescent mothers ’ sex life quality for the time till 12th month postpartum . Methods: This is a descriptive study that was composed of 60 adolescent mothers who met the criteria and appealed to a family health center in Turkey's southeast region between 15.01.2018-15.06.2018. Inquiry form and Sex Life Quality Scale-Female (SLQS-F) that determine the socio-demographic attributes of participants were used as the data collection tool . Results: Age average of adolescent mothers was found as 18.50 ± 0.74. With reference to another findings, there is a statistically significant relationship (p<0.05) between marriage age and sex life quality; smoking affect s sex life quality adversely; sex life quality of companionate marriages is higher ( p<0.05) in comparison with arranged marriages; m ode of delivery affect s the sex life quality; sex life quality of adolescents who experience vaginal delivery is lower in comparison with adolesc...

Kadinlarin ureme sagligi acisindan dogru kisisel ve genital hijyen aliskanliklarinin kazandirilma... more Kadinlarin ureme sagligi acisindan dogru kisisel ve genital hijyen aliskanliklarinin kazandirilmasi son derece onemlidir. Cocukluk doneminden baslanarak hijyen aliskanliklarinin kazandirilmasinda, hemsirelere onemli gorevler dusmektedir. Bu calisma hemsirelik ogrencilerinin genital hijyen bilgi duzeylerini belirlemek amaciyla planlanmistir. 2016-2017 akademik yilinda yapilan tanimlayici nitelikteki bu calismaya kiz ogrencilerden genital hijyen davranislari formunu doldurmayi kabul eden 40 kisi dahil edildi. Arastirmanin yurutulmesi icin kurumdan ve ogrencilerden onam alinmistir. Calismaya katilmayi kabul eden kiz ogrencilere genital hijyen davranis bilgi duzeylerini olcebilecek bir anket formu uygulanmistir. Verilerin degerlendirilmesinde yuzdelik, ortalama, t-testi, kullanilmistir. Ogrencilerin %41’inin yasi 19, %28.2’si ise 18 dir. Kiz ogrencilerin %61.5’i cinsel bolge temizligine her zaman dikkat ettiklerini belirtmislerdir. %46.2’si ic camasirlarini her gun degistirdiklerini,...

Cukurova Medical Journal

The aim of this study is to investigate the use of alternative methods in pain, insomnia and fati... more The aim of this study is to investigate the use of alternative methods in pain, insomnia and fatigue of foreign students. Materials and Methods: This research was carried out with 100 international students studying at a university in Turkey. Socio-demographic characteristics of the students prepared by the researchers in accordance with the literature information (gender, age, thickness etc.) 30question data collection form which evaluates some of the features associated with the use of taste. Percent, frequency and mean tests were used in the evaluation of the data. Results: The average age of the foreign students participating in the study is 21.52.43% of the students are female and 57% are male students. 79% of the students are Syrian, 15% Afghans, 6% Turkmen nationality. When 49% of foreign students encountered sleep problems, 34% applied for Complementary Alternative Treatment (TAT) in the case of tiredness and 13% applied for pain management. 45% of the students in pain management, 27% in fatigue, 21% in sleep problem when faced with the pharmacological methods were found to apply. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that the students applied to the methods of Complementary Alternative Treatment when they encountered the most sleep problem and preferred the pharmacological methods in pain management.

Nursing and Palliative Care

Background: This was carried our as a quasi-experimental study to designate the effectiveness of ... more Background: This was carried our as a quasi-experimental study to designate the effectiveness of "Emla cream" on patients taking I.M cephalosporin treatment. One the methods available for use in both children and adults before the painful procedures is to use a local anesthetic cream. Emla, a new tropical anesthetic cream, is a mix of two local anesthetics which are prilocaine and lidocaine. Use of this method preferred for relieving pain becomes widespread in recent years. Local administration, easy-to-use characteristics increase the interest to Emla. The Aim is own study, intramuscular injection is one of the most painful invasive intervention. Because of this reason, the study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of emla cream in reducing pain related with intramuscular injection. Especially antibiotics that inject with sterile water are the most painful. Method: This research was carried out on 60 patients in a public hospital located in an eastern province of Turkey between 2009 and 2010. "Emla cream" was administered to the experimental group 1 hour before the intramuscular injection. Control group patients on the other hand were not applied with anything other than routine nursing activities. By means of applying Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Pain Assessment Scale to the patients in both groups, the researcher recorded the pain scores. To evaluate the data, percentage chi-square, average and t tests were used. Results: As a consequence of the study with "Emla Cream", it was determined that the intramuscular injection pain of the patients in the experimental group was relieved but it wasn't statistically significant (p>0.05). It was also established that of the invasive procedures, intramuscular injection application hurt the patients the most and the patients would feel more secure if the nurse gave information about the drug and made some explanations and the patients considered the pain would be higher if the amount of drug increased. Conclusion: It was determined that administration of Emla cream wasn't effective in relieving the pain for I.M cephalosporin application.

DESCRIPTION Internship mini-project titled "Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity ... more DESCRIPTION Internship mini-project titled "Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Borneo seaweed extracts". The objectives of this mini-project were to study the antioxidant activity of Borneo seaweed extract, to determine the total phenol content of the seaweed extract by FC assay, to evaluate radical scavenging activity of seaweed extract by DPPH assay, and to investigate the relationship between the total phenol content and antioxidant activity in the seaweed extract.

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Aug 1, 2016

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of foot reflexology and back massage on opt... more The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of foot reflexology and back massage on optimizing the sleep quality and reducing the fatigue of hemodialysis patients. Methods: The study includes 105 volunteer patients who were registered at a private dialysis clinic and were receiving hemodialysis treatment. Foot reflexology and back massage were administered to the patients two times a week for four weeks. The Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index were used to collect data. Results: The differences between the pretest and posttest score averages of the patients on the Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index were statistically significant (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Foot reflexology and back massage were shown to improve the sleep quality and reduce the fatigue of hemodialysis patients. Compared to back massage, foot reflexology was determined to be more effective.

Turkish Journal of Science and Health, Jan 29, 2021

Cukurova Medical Journal, 2019

Amac : Calismada kronik hastaliga sahip olan bireylerin uykusuzluk siddeti ve egzersiz davranisla... more Amac : Calismada kronik hastaliga sahip olan bireylerin uykusuzluk siddeti ve egzersiz davranislarinin arastirilmasi amaclanmistir. Gerec ve Yontem: Bu arastirma kronik hastalik tanisi alan 100 hasta ile yapildi. Kronik hastaliga sahip olan bireylerin egzersiz davranislari arastirmacilar tarafindan hazirlanan soru formu ile degerlendirilmistir. Bulgular : Calismaya katilan bireylerin 72.0‘inin egzersiz yapacak kadar gucunun olmadigi /yorgun olduklari saptandi.Calismaya katilanlarin % 63.1’i saglikli olmak icin egzersiz yaptigi, kronik hastaliga sahip bireylerin ise; %84.3’unun egzersiz cesidi olarak, yuruyus yaptigi, yaptiklari bu egzersiz aktivitelerine ise; %45.7’sinin arkadaslari ile yaptigi belirlenmistir.Calismada kronik hastaliga sahip bireylerin uykusuzluk siddetinin puan ortalamasinin 17.37+4.78 oldugu bu durumda klinik duzeyde insomia yasadiklari belirlenmistir. Sonuc : Kronik hastaliga sahip bireylerin, uykusuzluk siddetinin klinik boyutta oldugu, kronik hastaliga sahip b...

Bu calisma, Koah Tanisi Alan Bireylerde Yurume Egzersizinin Oksijen Saturasyonu, Dispne ve Mutlul... more Bu calisma, Koah Tanisi Alan Bireylerde Yurume Egzersizinin Oksijen Saturasyonu, Dispne ve Mutluluk Duzeyine Etkisini belirlemek amaci ile yapilmistir.Deneysel tasarimdaki bu calismaya, GOLD’da tanimlanan kriterlere gore (Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD) KOAH tanisi almis olan, hafif ve orta evrede olan 60 KOAH’li hasta alindi. Cok agir evrede olan hastalar alinmamistir. Arastirmanin orneklemini; evren icinden, belirlenen kriterlere uyan, KOAH tanisi almis olup ve arastirmaya katilmayi kabul eden 30 deney ve 30 kontrol olmak uzere toplam 60 hasta olusturmustur. Verilerin istatistiksel degerlendirmesi bilgisayar ortaminda, yuzdelik hesaplamalar ve t testi kullanilarak yapilmistir. Yurume egzersizi uygulanan Deney grubunda zaman icerisinde dispne puan ortalamasinda azalma gorulurken, kontrol grubunda ise, artma gorulmektedir. Deney grubunun mutluluk puan ortalamalari sonuclarina bakildiginda, ilk gun mutluluk puan ortalamasinin 1 ay boyunca art...

ABS TRACT Objective: Aromatherapy offers energy, treatment, and the balancing of body, mind, and ... more ABS TRACT Objective: Aromatherapy offers energy, treatment, and the balancing of body, mind, and soul by both scientific and artistic approaches. It is a non-pharmacological method that releases the healing power of essential oils obtained from herbal resources for improving a person mentally, physically and spiritually and also provides homeostasis. Aromatherapy has been used for 4,000 years as an integrative and complementary care practice. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze the studies of aromatherapy conducted in Turkey. In particular, regarding the type of research, investigators characteristics, sampling, subjects, and conclusions of the studies. Material and Methods: Theses and studies about aromatherapy conducted by nurses between the years of 2007–2017 are included in this study. The data from the theses were obtained from the ‘Turkey National Thesis Database’ and the databases of medicine and nursing (ScienceDirect, Pubmed, and Ulakbim). The research sampl...

Hemsirelik egitiminin amaci ogrenciye mesleki bilgi ve beceri kazandirmaktir. Hemsirelik Temel Il... more Hemsirelik egitiminin amaci ogrenciye mesleki bilgi ve beceri kazandirmaktir. Hemsirelik Temel Ilke ve Uygulamalari (Hemsirelik Esaslari ) dersi bilimsel temellere dayali hemsirelik bilgi ve beceri davranislarinin hemsirelik ogrencisine ogretildigi ilk mesleki derstir. Bu ders de hemsirelik ogrencileri kuramsal bilgi edinmekte ve bu bilgileri beceriye donusturmeyi, iletisim ve empati becerilerini gelistirmeyi, sistematik bakimi ogrenme, sorumluluk almayi ve kendine guvenme becerilerini arttirmaktadirlar. Nitel tasarimdaki bu arastirma Mart-Nisan 2017 tarihleri arasinda Hemsirelik Esaslari dersini alan 15 ogrenci ile gerceklesmistir. Seckisiz ornekleme yontemi ile arastirmaya katilan ogrencilere “Hemsirelik Esaslari Dersinin sizde olusturmasini istediginiz yetkinlikler nelerdir? sorusu yoneltilmistir. Veriler “Psikososyal Gelisim Acisindan Nitelikli Egitim” “Iletisim Tekniklerini Gelistirme”, “Hemsireligin Temel Felsefesi ve Rollerini Kavrama”, “Hemsirelik Bakimina Iliskin Bilgi ve ...

Konuralp Tip Dergisi, 2020

Objective: This study was planned to review adolescent mothers ’ sex life quality for the time ti... more Objective: This study was planned to review adolescent mothers ’ sex life quality for the time till 12th month postpartum . Methods: This is a descriptive study that was composed of 60 adolescent mothers who met the criteria and appealed to a family health center in Turkey's southeast region between 15.01.2018-15.06.2018. Inquiry form and Sex Life Quality Scale-Female (SLQS-F) that determine the socio-demographic attributes of participants were used as the data collection tool . Results: Age average of adolescent mothers was found as 18.50 ± 0.74. With reference to another findings, there is a statistically significant relationship (p<0.05) between marriage age and sex life quality; smoking affect s sex life quality adversely; sex life quality of companionate marriages is higher ( p<0.05) in comparison with arranged marriages; m ode of delivery affect s the sex life quality; sex life quality of adolescents who experience vaginal delivery is lower in comparison with adolesc...

Kadinlarin ureme sagligi acisindan dogru kisisel ve genital hijyen aliskanliklarinin kazandirilma... more Kadinlarin ureme sagligi acisindan dogru kisisel ve genital hijyen aliskanliklarinin kazandirilmasi son derece onemlidir. Cocukluk doneminden baslanarak hijyen aliskanliklarinin kazandirilmasinda, hemsirelere onemli gorevler dusmektedir. Bu calisma hemsirelik ogrencilerinin genital hijyen bilgi duzeylerini belirlemek amaciyla planlanmistir. 2016-2017 akademik yilinda yapilan tanimlayici nitelikteki bu calismaya kiz ogrencilerden genital hijyen davranislari formunu doldurmayi kabul eden 40 kisi dahil edildi. Arastirmanin yurutulmesi icin kurumdan ve ogrencilerden onam alinmistir. Calismaya katilmayi kabul eden kiz ogrencilere genital hijyen davranis bilgi duzeylerini olcebilecek bir anket formu uygulanmistir. Verilerin degerlendirilmesinde yuzdelik, ortalama, t-testi, kullanilmistir. Ogrencilerin %41’inin yasi 19, %28.2’si ise 18 dir. Kiz ogrencilerin %61.5’i cinsel bolge temizligine her zaman dikkat ettiklerini belirtmislerdir. %46.2’si ic camasirlarini her gun degistirdiklerini,...

Cukurova Medical Journal

The aim of this study is to investigate the use of alternative methods in pain, insomnia and fati... more The aim of this study is to investigate the use of alternative methods in pain, insomnia and fatigue of foreign students. Materials and Methods: This research was carried out with 100 international students studying at a university in Turkey. Socio-demographic characteristics of the students prepared by the researchers in accordance with the literature information (gender, age, thickness etc.) 30question data collection form which evaluates some of the features associated with the use of taste. Percent, frequency and mean tests were used in the evaluation of the data. Results: The average age of the foreign students participating in the study is 21.52.43% of the students are female and 57% are male students. 79% of the students are Syrian, 15% Afghans, 6% Turkmen nationality. When 49% of foreign students encountered sleep problems, 34% applied for Complementary Alternative Treatment (TAT) in the case of tiredness and 13% applied for pain management. 45% of the students in pain management, 27% in fatigue, 21% in sleep problem when faced with the pharmacological methods were found to apply. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that the students applied to the methods of Complementary Alternative Treatment when they encountered the most sleep problem and preferred the pharmacological methods in pain management.

Nursing and Palliative Care

Background: This was carried our as a quasi-experimental study to designate the effectiveness of ... more Background: This was carried our as a quasi-experimental study to designate the effectiveness of "Emla cream" on patients taking I.M cephalosporin treatment. One the methods available for use in both children and adults before the painful procedures is to use a local anesthetic cream. Emla, a new tropical anesthetic cream, is a mix of two local anesthetics which are prilocaine and lidocaine. Use of this method preferred for relieving pain becomes widespread in recent years. Local administration, easy-to-use characteristics increase the interest to Emla. The Aim is own study, intramuscular injection is one of the most painful invasive intervention. Because of this reason, the study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of emla cream in reducing pain related with intramuscular injection. Especially antibiotics that inject with sterile water are the most painful. Method: This research was carried out on 60 patients in a public hospital located in an eastern province of Turkey between 2009 and 2010. "Emla cream" was administered to the experimental group 1 hour before the intramuscular injection. Control group patients on the other hand were not applied with anything other than routine nursing activities. By means of applying Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Pain Assessment Scale to the patients in both groups, the researcher recorded the pain scores. To evaluate the data, percentage chi-square, average and t tests were used. Results: As a consequence of the study with "Emla Cream", it was determined that the intramuscular injection pain of the patients in the experimental group was relieved but it wasn't statistically significant (p>0.05). It was also established that of the invasive procedures, intramuscular injection application hurt the patients the most and the patients would feel more secure if the nurse gave information about the drug and made some explanations and the patients considered the pain would be higher if the amount of drug increased. Conclusion: It was determined that administration of Emla cream wasn't effective in relieving the pain for I.M cephalosporin application.