The Relationship Between Social Media Addiction and Perceived Stress in Adolescents.

Purpose: The study was conducted to determine the relationship between social media addiction and perceived stress in adolescents.

Method: The study was conducted in a descriptive and cross-sectional design between September and December 2022 in secondary education institutions of the Provincial Directorate of National Education in a city center in eastern Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 716 adolescents who were studying in the ninth grade (145), 10th grade (198), 11th grade (216), and 12th grade (157) who met the inclusion criteria of the study at the time the study was conducted.

The Effects of Baby Calming Training Provided to Primiparous Mothers on Maternal Role Perception, Maternal Attachment, and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Mothers of crying babies have difficulty adapting to their roles and problems with breastfeeding and attachment. This study aimed to assess the impact of the baby calming training provided to primiparous mothers on maternal role perception, maternal attachment, and breastfeeding self-efficacy. The study was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design between March 2023 and March 2024 in the gynecology and obstetrics services of a public hospital in northeastern Turkey (Clinical Trial Number: NCT05594836).

Effect of white noise during nasal continuous positive airway pressure application on newborn's pain and stress levels, physiological parameters, and crying durations: A randomized controlled study.

Purpose: The study was conducted to determine the effects of white noise during nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) application on the newborn's pain and stress levels, physiological parameters, and crying durations.

Design And Methods: The study used a randomized, controlled experimental design. The study was completed with 80 newborns (40 in the intervention group and 40 in the control group).

The Effect of Breast Milk Odor on the Pain and Stress Levels of the Newborn During the Endotracheal Suction Procedure.

The study aimed to determine the effect of the breast milk odor on the pain and stress levels of the newborn during the endotracheal suction procedure. The study was conducted in the randomized-controlled experimental design at the neonatal intensive care unit of the hospital in eastern Turkey between March 2022 and December 2023. The study population included newborns at the 37th to 41st gestational weeks who were receiving mechanical ventilation treatment in the neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital in eastern Turkey.

The effect of a hand puppet-based therapeutic play for preschool children on the fear and pain associated with blood collection procedure.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a therapeutic play involving a hand puppet on the fear and pain associated with blood collection procedure in preschool children.

Design And Methods: The research was conducted as a randomised controlled experiment. The sample included children aged 3-6 years who attended the blood collection unit between July and October 2022 and met the study's inclusion criteria.

Turkish validity and reliability of parenting stress scale for clinical nurses.

The aim of this study is to conduct the validity and reliability study of Parenting Stress Scale for Clinical Nurses. Sample of the study consisted of 202 nurses who were working as clinical nurse in the hospital, who had children between the ages of 3 and 6 and who volunteered to participate in the study. The scale consists of 17 items and 4 factors as "psychological burden", "physical and mental fatigue", "shift", and "work environment".

The effect of storybook reading on children's preoperative fear and anxiety levels: A randomized controlled study.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of reading a preoperative preparation-themed storybook on children's preoperative fear and anxiety levels.

Methods: The research design was a randomized controlled experiment. The research sample included 80 children (40 in the story group and 40 in the control group) who met the inclusion criteria.

Determining the relationship between sleep disturbances in children and parental stress during COVID-19 pandemic.

This study aimed to determine the relationship between child sleep disturbances and parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional web-based study was conducted between February and April 2021 among 409 parents residing in Turkey who had children between the ages of 6 and 16 years. Data were collected online using the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) and the Parental Stress Scale (PSS).

The Turkish version of the Nurses' Occupational Stressor Scale: A validity and reliability study.

Purpose: The study was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the "Nurses' Occupational Stressor Scale," which was developed to determine the occupational stressors that nurses experience during work.

Design And Methods: "Nurses' Introductory Form" and "Nurses' Occupational Stressor Scale" were used to collect the research data.

Findings: The factor loading values of the scale items varied between 0.

The transformative power of pain and posttraumatic growth in nurses with Covid-19 PCR positive.

Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between the transformative power of pain and posttraumatic growth in nurses with positive Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.

Design And Method: "Sociodemographics Form," "Transformative Power of Pain Scale," and "Post-Traumatic Growth Scale" were used to collect the data of the study.

Findings: In the study, posttraumatic growth increased as the level of the transformative power of pain increased for nurses.

A psychometric assessment on patient education: Developing a satisfaction scale.

Purpose: The research aimed to develop a valid and reliable measurement instrument to determine patient satisfaction with patient education.

Design And Methods: Data were collected by the researchers with the "Patient Information Form" and the "Patient Education Satisfaction Scale (PESS)."

Findings: The factor load values of the scale items range from 0.

Determining the relationship between loneliness and internet addiction among adolescents during the covid-19 pandemic in Turkey.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the levels of loneliness adolescents feel during the pandemic, and their respective levels of internet addiction.

Design And Methods: The sample of the study consists of 482 adolescents who volunteered to participate in the study. All participants had the cognitive competence to express themselves, and had access to the Internet.

Hand hygiene and mask-wearing behaviors and the related factors during the COVID 19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study with secondary school students in Turkey.

Purpose: The research was conducted to determine the hand hygiene and mask-wearing behaviors and related factors of secondary school students in the COVID-19 pandemic process.

Design And Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between March 02-April 022021 with 1284 students who continued their secondary education in a province in the east of Turkey. The data were collected face-to-face through the Descriptive Characteristics Form, the Mask-Wearing Behavior Form, and the Hand Hygiene Behavior Form.

Effects of therapeutic clowning on pain and anxiety during venous blood sampling in Turkey: Randomised controlled trial.

Purpose: The research aim was to investigate the effects of therapeutic clowning on pain and fear during the process of venous blood sampling in children.

Design And Methods: This study was conducted in a randomised controlled trial from January to March 2020. The study population consisted of children from 7 to 12 years of age who came to the research centre for blood sampling.