Turkish cross-cultural adaptation, construct validity, and reliability of the treatment expectations in chronic pain scale.

Background: Measuring treatment expectations using the Treatment Expectations in Chronic Pain (TEC) scale has the potential to help clinicians and researchers better understand the role that treatment expectations play within the framework of multimodal pain management settings.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the cross-cultural adaptation, construct validity and reliability of the TEC Scale in the Turkish language.

Methods: The study included 191 volunteers aged 22-65 with chronic musculoskeletal diseases.

Relationship Between the Decision-Making Balance Regarding Organ Donation and Level of Empathy.

Objectives: In Turkey, the rate of organ donations has not reached the desired level. Although the vital importance of organ transplantation is known, the low participation in organ donation is an issue that needs to be examined meticulously. Organ donation decisions can be affected by demographic factors, such as family, personality traits, and religion and by psychological factors, such as attitude, intention, and sacrifice.

Organ Donation Decisional Balance Survey: Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version.

Objectives: Despite the positive view about organ donation in our society, many people remain reluctant to donate. Identifying the perceived advantages and disadvantages and raising awareness about organ donation may help promote willingness for eligible people to become donors. Our aim was to determine the validity and reliability of the Organ Donation Decisional Balance Survey for the Turkish community in order to implement the transtheoretical model of behavior change and to emphasize the positive aspects of organ donation during the process of decision making.

Challenges and needs of informal caregivers in elderly care: Qualitative research in four European countries, the TRACE project.

Background: Providing informal care may affects caregivers' life in different ways. Determining the needs of caregivers and supporting them can improve both the quality of life of the caregivers, as well as the elderly they take care of.

Objective: To explore the experiences and needs of the informal caregivers in four countries.

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of Illness Cognition Questionnaire.

: This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability characteristics of the Illness Cognition Questionnaire (ICQ). : A total of 205 patients who had pain related to chronic musculoskeletal diseases were referred to the study. In order to test the validity, Short Disease Perception Scale (SDPS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were administered together with the ICQ.

Is training for informal caregivers and their older persons helpful? A systematic review.

Background: The steady increase in the number of people suffering from chronic diseases and increasing life expectancy raises new demands on health care. At the same time, the need for informal caregivers is increasing. This study aims to perform a systematic review of the methodologies used to identify effect of different types of training on informal caregivers and their older persons.

THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF ATHLETES IN COACH-ATHLETE RELATIONSHIPS.

This study investigated the relationship between athletes' personality characteristics and the quality of the coach-athlete relationship. 84 female (M age = 20.6 yr.

Physical self-esteem of adolescents with regard to physical activity and pubertal status.

The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity and pubertal status differences in the multiple dimensions of physical self-esteem of Turkish adolescents. The current study also aimed to investigate the gender differences in the physical self-esteem. The pubertal status of participants was determined by a self-report questionnaire.