The effect of Qigong exercise on state anxiety levels of inpatients in psychiatric wards: A randomized controlled study.

Background: Qigong is a mind-body exercise that originated in China and is often described as a form of meditation or movement therapy. While the existing literature has investigated the impact of Qigong exercises on trait anxiety in outpatients, there is limited research on their influence on state anxiety in inpatients. This study examined the effect of Qigong exercise on state anxiety levels of inpatients in psychiatric wards.

Adaptation of the Barriers, Attitudes, Confidence, and Knowledge Scale (M-BACK-Tr) into Turkish culture to assess the metabolic health of psychiatric professionals and investigation of Its psychometric characteristics.

Aim: The aim was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the "Barriers, Attitudes, Confidence, and Knowledge Scale for Assessing Metabolic Health" (M-Back-Tr) to determine the barriers, attitudes, confidence, and knowledge status of psychiatry professionals in the assessing of metabolic syndrome.

Methods: This methodological study was conducted with 304 psychiatric nurses who were working in public and private healthcare institutions between March and June 2023. Translation and back-translation were made into the Turkish language during the adaptation process and it was found that there was no semantic shift between the versions.

Medical errors room: The effect of simulation training on increasing the awareness of nursing students about the medical errors they may encounter in psychiatry clinics.

Aim: This study aimed at investigating the effect of simulation training on increasing the awareness of nursing students about medical errors they may encounter in psychiatry clinics.

Methods: This study was quasi-experimental and included pre-test and post-test control groups. The intervention group (n = 41) was provided with "Medical Errors Room" simulation training while the control group (n = 41) was trained by using the presentation method.