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Papers by Anna Deltsidou

Women & Health, 2021

ABSTRACT The Social Relationship Coping Efficacy scale (SRCE) was designed to assess cancer patie... more ABSTRACT The Social Relationship Coping Efficacy scale (SRCE) was designed to assess cancer patients’ efficacy for maintaining social support and social relationships. The purpose of the study was to confirm the psychometric quality and utility of a Greek-language version of the (SRCE) scale. The study included 116 women with breast cancer, who underwent surgery at a public hospital In Greece. The SRCE scale was translated using standard procedures and then culturally adapted for use in Greece. Psychometric evaluation of the SRCE-Greek scale included reliability, structural validity and convergent validity analyses. The SRCE-Greek scale demonstrated strong internal consistency (Cronbach a 0.87), and split-half reliability (Spearman-Brown, 0.747; Guttman, 0.742). The structural construct validity was confirmed with factor analysis using principal axis factor analysis. Construct validity was further supported with convergent validity with the Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-COPES) (Acquiring Social Support, Reframing) and Family Support scale. The Greek language SRCE has strong internal consistency reliability and construct validity, as well as satisfactory convergent validity. Results provide support for the use of the SRCE-GR as a research and clinical instrument for the assessment of breast cancer patient’s self-efficacy with regard to maintaining and enhancing close social relationships and social support.

World Journal Of Advanced Research and Reviews, May 30, 2023

Introduction: Breast cancer may have a significant impact on the psychosocial well-being, not onl... more Introduction: Breast cancer may have a significant impact on the psychosocial well-being, not only of the women diagnosed, but also on their family members. Aim: The purpose of this review and narrative synthesis is to investigate the affect of breast cancer on women and their family. Methods: The electronic databases Scopus, Psycinfo, Science Direct and Pubmed were searched during the period 2010-2020. We followed the PRISMA guidelines and the PICO framework with Boolean operators. Of the 1126 articles identified, only 35 were used in the final configuration of the systematic review, based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria that were set. Results: The 35 articles that were finally included in this review focused mainly on the relationship of women with breast cancer with their family. More specifically, family seems to play a significant role for women with breast cancer. Dynamics and roles among the family members are affected and burdened because of the disease. Family caregivers provide support to women with breast cancer, and patients receiving family care seem to respond more effectively to their treatment and manage to cope with their illness. Both breast cancer patients and family caregivers seek psychosocial support. Breast cancer can also have a detrimental effect on their family caregivers, their partners and the extended family. Conclusion: A supportive family may a have a positive impact on patients' psychosocial wellbeing. Providing psychosocial support to both patients and family members may significantly improve the quality of life for the whole family.

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Dec 1, 2022

Health science journal, 2009

Background: Human milk is a live tissue containing many nutrients and immune substances. Even tho... more Background: Human milk is a live tissue containing many nutrients and immune substances. Even though a great effort is taken towards breastfeeding propagation worldwide, many women still choose not to breastfeed their babies. The aim of the present study was to investigate adult women’s attitudes towards breastfeeding in a Greek province. Breastfeeding history of the children of those who had already become mothers was also recorded. Methods: One hundred women, aged 18-45 yrs were administered a questionnaire regarding their attitudes towards breastfeeding and history of breastfeeding was recorded as well. Results: The majority of women expressed their desire to breastfeed their babies (78%). More than half mothers had breastfed their children for more than 3 months, while 15 % did so for 6- 9 months. Anatomic issues and hepatitis B carriage are considered as contraindication by 81 % of the women. All the participants were aware of breastfeeding advantages. Conclusions: Women are aware of breastfeeding advantages. However, mean duration of breastfeeding is lower than 6 months and heath issues are considered as main obstacles. The knowledge of true breastfeeding contraindications is limited.

Nurse Education in Practice, Sep 1, 2009

Background: A number of studies of nursing and midwifery have found stress and bullying to be fre... more Background: A number of studies of nursing and midwifery have found stress and bullying to be frequent problems. Those suffering from bullying and stress need to have high levels of assertiveness to resist and to cope successfully. Hence, it was considered vital to assess the assertiveness level of nursing students throughout their training curriculum. Methods: The study population was composed of nursing students in different semesters at one school in Central Greece (n = 298) who agreed to complete a questionnaire on assertiveness level assessment, which had been translated into Greek and adapted to this population. All students present in class completed the questionnaire, representing 80% of the total population of active students. Mean assertiveness scores between semesters were compared by ANOVA and comparisons between the responses of the first semester students and responses of advanced semester students were done by Pearson's chi square. Results: The main finding of this study was that the assertiveness levels displayed by students increase slightly in advanced semesters by comparison to those displayed by first-semester students. Conclusions: Assertive behavior should be encouraged through learning methods. Nurses should preferably obtain this training throughout their studies. Instructors have an essential role in the improvement and achievement of assertiveness training curriculums for undergraduate nursing students.

Enfermería Intensiva, 2021

www.hsj.gr, Jul 14, 2014

ABSTRACT Background: Information technology (IT) and flexible learning have been gradually implem... more ABSTRACT Background: Information technology (IT) and flexible learning have been gradually implemented in health science departments. Research data show that nursing students' experience with IT is yet to be improved. The aim of this study was to investigate nursing students' self reported attitudes on skills in IT use for study purposes. & Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using a survey design. The study was carried out at a school of nursing in Central Greece. Three hundred and twenty five students of first, fourth and fifth semester were enrolled in the study. & Results: Three hundred and ten out of 325 students responded. 55% of the students were familiar with word processing, while 30 % did not have a PC at home. Two thirds of the students were not skilful in internet usage and 12 % used electronic databases. High cost was reported as the main obstacle (34.2%) for low internet penetration in students. Senior students' competencies were better. & Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that there was a deficit in students' IT competencies. IT should be promptly integrated into the nursing curriculum.

Nursing & Health Sciences, Sep 1, 2008

Nursing students are at risk of acquiring vaccine-preventable diseases. To estimate the vaccinati... more Nursing students are at risk of acquiring vaccine-preventable diseases. To estimate the vaccination rates for nursing students, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in a major district of central continental Greece with an anonymous and self-administered questionnaire in a sample of 432 nursing students (the response rate was 97%). The eligible nursing students completed the questionnaire after informed consent was obtained. The vaccination rates of the nursing students ranged from 65.2% for the oral polio (SABIN) vaccine and 65.7% for the hepatitis B virus vaccine to 74.6% for the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine. The parents' level of education did not correlate with the students' underimmunization. The t-test showed that the senior students were more knowledgeable about the compulsory vaccines. Almost half of the nursing students were somewhat satisfied with the available information on vaccination, while 9.5% were not at all satisfied and 38.5% were underimmunized. The proportion of male students who had completed the SABIN and DTP vaccination schedules was higher compared to the female students. More health education programs could increase the vaccination rates among nursing students.

www.hsj.gr, Jul 13, 2014

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, May 1, 2021

Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is associated with adverse somatic and psychological effects. The imp... more Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is associated with adverse somatic and psychological effects. The impact of HG on neonatal outcomes is debatable given that disagreeing research results have appeared. The objective of this study was to systematically review, according to the PRISMA guidelines, and synthesize the available evidence from observational studies on the relationship between HG and neonatal outcomes. The PubMed, Scopus, and Science Direct databases were systematically reviewed, with the last search carried out in April 2020. The quality of the studies was estimated using the NewcastleeOttawa Scale (NOS) for non-randomized studies. The databases search yielded 516 studies 15 of which (n ¼ 112.372 HG cases) matched eligibility criteria while the majority of the studies were of moderate quality (n ¼ 12). We observed heterogeneity among the studies regarding the definition of HG and characteristics of the samples. The results of this systematic review suggest that it is still uncertain whether HG has an adverse impact on neonatal outcomes, fact that requires more studies to be conducted.

BMC Psychology, Apr 7, 2023

Background The Traumatic Event Scale (TES) is one of the most often used instruments for the asse... more Background The Traumatic Event Scale (TES) is one of the most often used instruments for the assessment of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology during pregnancy which is linked with adverse effects. The aim of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of the TES (version A) in a sample of Greek pregnant women. Methods Two hundred one low risk pregnant women in their second or third trimester were invited to participate in the study. Participants completed a number of questionnaires including the Greek versions of TES-A, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced (Brief COPE), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted in order to test how well the already TES-A five-factor model fits the data from Greece. Results Participants' average age was 34.2 years (SD = 4.3 years). Through CFA the already five-factor structure of the TES-A (Anticipation of trauma, Intrusion, Avoidance, Resignation, Hyperstimulation) was applied to our sample. All five factors were significantly and positively correlated with each other. All Cronbach's alpha were over 0.7, indicating acceptable reliability of the factors. Relatively convergent validity, all factors of the Greek version of the TES-A were significantly associated with stress, anxiety, depression and coping strategies. Conclusion The Greek version of TES-A is detected to be a valid and reliable instrument of prenatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology among low-risk Greek pregnant women.

Enfermería intensiva, Oct 1, 2022

Data in Brief, Dec 1, 2021

The impact of lockdown on life style and behaviour have piqued the interest of people and scienti... more The impact of lockdown on life style and behaviour have piqued the interest of people and scientific community, all over the world. It has been demonstrated that in some countries, mandatory stay-at-home limitations and self-isolation measures are linked to an increase in sleeping hours and smoking cigarettes per day. However, these results derive from countries that lockdown had different features and length, and it is possible that society, culture, customs, ecological or other factors may independently or in combination affect life style habits (such sleeping and smoking) in different populations. So, we focus on sleeping and smoking changes in Greek adults during the lockdown of early COVID-19 presence in Greece. Therefore, our aim was to investigate whether lockdown alters smoking and sleeping habits and whether physical activity (PA), gender, age or body mass index (BMI) play a role. The modified online-based Active-Q (Greek version) questionnaire (see Supplementary file 1_Active-Q_modyfied) was used to collect data prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (PRE condition) and during physical distancing and lockdown measures (POST condition). The data period collection was from April 4 to April 19, 2020 (15 days in total) and respondents classified into four PA categories based on their sporting activities (PRE condition), five age categories and four BMI categories, which corresponding to different subgroup. Overall, sleeping hours change (from PRE to POST condition) was 11.80% and smoking cigarettes per day change was 9.35%. However, it appears that between the different subgroups significant differences were also identified.