The Effect of Olfactory Stimulation on Growth Parameters in Newborn Infants: A Systematic Review.

Olfactory stimulation can be used for many purposes, such as providing comfort, improving sleep, and reducing pain in newborns. However, there are only a few studies in the literature examining the effect of olfactory stimulation on newborn growth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of olfactory stimulation on growth parameters of newborns.

Febrile convulsion knowledge scale for parents/caregivers: A validity and reliability study.

Background: The primary worry of parents/caregivers in relation to fever is the potential for their child to experience a seizure as a result. The literature suggests that parents/caregivers need to be informed about febrile convulsion. Thus, this study sought to develop the 'Febrile Convulsion Knowledge Scale for Parents/Caregivers'.

Effects of the Helfer skin tap technique and Buzzy® application on the levels of pain and fear experienced by children during vaccination: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Vaccination is an invasive procedure that causes pain. Uncontrolled pain negatively affects all aspects of life, including health. This study aimed to determine the effects of the Helfer skin tap technique and Buzzy® application on the levels of pain and fear experienced by 4-year-old children during measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination.

The Predictive Power of Religious Coping on Care Burden, Depression, Stress, and Anxiety of Parents of Pediatric Oncology Patients in Turkey.

This study aimed to determine the predictive power of religious coping of parents of children with cancer on caregiver burden, depression, anxiety, and stress in Turkey. It was designed as a descriptive and cross-sectional study, utilizing correlational analysis and regression models to explore associations between variables. Data were collected from 164 parents in the pediatric hematology-oncology clinics of a university hospital between November 2023 and March 2024.

SunCloud: A mobile application for children with urinary incontinence.

Background And Aim: Urinary incontinence is an important problem with potentially adverse effects on the psychological, social and personality development of children. Today, with the developing technology, the use of information and communication technologies such as wearable technology, message services and mobile applications has become widespread in solving health problems. In this study, it was aimed to develop a mobile application that facilitates the follow-up of children, increases their compliance with treatment and ensures the continuity of communication between them and the health worker.

Can large language models provide accurate and quality information to parents regarding chronic kidney diseases?

Rationale: Artificial Intelligence (AI) large language models (LLM) are tools capable of generating human-like text responses to user queries across topics. The use of these language models in various medical contexts is currently being studied. However, the performance and content quality of these language models have not been evaluated in specific medical fields.

The effect of nomophobia levels on nursing students' depression, anxiety and stress levels.

Rationale: Nomophobia becoming widespread can have negative effects on the psychology of nursing students, who are the nurses of the future. Yet, the psychological well-being of the nursing group dealing with human health is essential for psychologically supporting the individuals they care for and reducing the potential for errors in nursing care. Therefore, it is necessary to determine nomophobia in nursing students and examine its relationship with psychological states.

Evaluation of future nurses' knowledge, attitudes and anxiety levels about artificial intelligence applications.

Rationale: Evaluating future nurses' perspectives on artificial intelligence, determining their missing or incorrect information on the subject and determining their anxiety levels are of great importance in terms of providing science and technology-based health services in the future.

Aims: This research was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and anxiety levels of future nurses about artificial intelligence applications.

Method: The research was a descriptive type, conducted with 552 nursing students.

Predicting mothers' exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months: Interface creation study using machine learning technique.

Background: Machine learning techniques (MLT) build models to detect complex patterns and solve new problems using big data.

Aim: The present study aims to create a prediction interface for mothers breastfeeding exclusively for the first 6 months using MLT.

Method: All mothers who had babies aged 6-24 months between 15.

Randomized controlled study: The effect of video-based distance education for approaching children with fever on parents' knowledge levels and fever management.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of distance learning, comprising of videos specifically designed for the management of fever in children, on parents' knowledge and practice of fever management.

Method: It was a randomized controlled pre/post-test study with 99 parents (mainly mothers, n = 91) of acute febrile children. The intervention group received fever management video training.

Evaluation of Comfort Behavior Levels of Newborn by Artificial Intelligence Techniques.

Background: One of the scales most frequently used in the evaluation of newborn comfort levels is the Neonatal Comfort Behavior Scale (NCBS). It is important therefore that an increased use of the NCBS is encouraged through a more practical method of assessment.

Objective: This study was carried out for the purpose of designing a means of assessing neonatal comfort levels by employing the techniques of artificial intelligence (AI).

A randomized controlled study: Evaluating the efficacy of a mobile application developed for mothers who have children with epilepsy in Turkiye.

Purpose: This study was conducted for the purposes of developing the Mobile Epilepsy Education Package (MEEP) for mothers who have children with epilepsy, and evaluating the efficacy of such a package.

Design And Methods: The research consisted of a randomized, controlled experimental study. DISCERN measuring tool was used to evaluate the content of MEEP.

The Effect of a Father's Support on Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review.

Including fathers in breastfeeding education programs may raise infant breastfeeding rates and durations. The aim of the study was to assess the effect on breastfeeding of breastfeeding education and/or psychosocial interventions in which fathers are included. The study is based on the PRISMA method, the technique that is used in systematic reviews.

A Randomized Controlled Trial: The Effect of Acupressure and Foot Reflexology on Pain During Heel-Lancing in Neonates.

This randomized controlled study aimed to determine the effects of acupressure and foot reflexology on procedural pain during heel-lancing in newborns. This study was conducted with 105 neonates (35 foot reflexology group, 35 acupressure group, and 35 control group) who met the inclusion criteria and who were delivered by cesarean section between October 2017 and March 2018 at a state hospital in Turkey. A "Newborn Information Form" and a "Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale" (N-PASS) were used to collect data.

The Effect of Neonates' Exposure to Their Mother's Scent on Weight Gain: A Randomized Controlled Study.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of newborns' exposure to their mother's scent in the intensive care unit on their weight gain. This is an experimental randomized controlled study. One hundred and four neonates were included in the study.

A randomized controlled study: The effect of preprocedurals ınformative animation watch about echocardiography and ıntraprocedural kaleidoscope watch on anxiety in children.

Aim: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled study to investigate the effect of procedural cartoons displayed before echocardiography and kaleidoscope display during the procedure on anxiety in children aged 5-12 years.

Methods: The study was completed with 164 children aged 5-12 years who were admitted for echocardiography. The study was conducted with four groups: cartoons group, kaleidoscope group, cartoons + kaleidoscope group, and control group.

The evaluation of urinary incontinence in secondary school children and risk factors: An epidemiological study.

Aim: Urinary incontinence is an important problem that can arise due to neurogenic or functional reasons and negatively affect the psychological, social and personality development of children. This study was conducted on secondary school students to determine the prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence at night and/or in the daytime.

Methods: The study universe included all secondary school students attending public elementary schools in the city centre of Eskişehir (N = 34 000).

A Randomized Controlled Trial: The Effect of Own Mother's Breast Milk Odor and Another Mother's Breast Milk Odor on Pain Level of Newborn Infants.

Our research was conducted empirically to determine whether another mother's breast milk could be used to reduce the pain of newborns who were not able to access their own mother's milk for any reason. The sample group of the research included 90 newborns [smell of own mother's milk (30), smell of another mother's milk (30), and the control group (30)] hospitalized in the unit. A neonatal information form was used as the data collection tool, the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale (N-PASS) was used to assess the newborn's pain, and an evaluation form prepared by the researcher was used to record the findings.

Application of Machine Learning Techniques for Enuresis Prediction in Children.

Introduction:  As a subset of artificial intelligence, machine learning techniques (MLTs) may evaluate very large and raw datasets. In this study, the aim is to establish a model by MLT for the prediction of enuresis in children.

Materials And Methods:  The study included 8,071 elementary school students.

Influence of internal mammary artery retractor on postoperative patient comfort and quality of life.

Introduction: Patients experience muscle, joint and shoulder pain after heart surgery. We aimed to compare quality of life in 2 groups of patients, one group having an internal mammary artery (IMA) retractor during surgery, the second group undergoing non-coronary heart surgery.

Material And Methods: Group 1 was composed of 39 patients receiving an IMA retractor whereas in group 2 there were 29 patients.

Effectiveness of Two Different Methods for Pain Reduction During Insulin Injection in Children With Type 1 Diabetes: Buzzy and ShotBlocker.

Background: Repeated injections may prevent children from performing insulin administration (skip dosing) and may cause anxiety.

Aims: To compare the effect of ShotBlocker and the combination of vibration and cold application (Buzzy) in reducing pain during insulin administration in children.

Methods: This research was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study.

Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University.

Objective: The aim of the study is to increase the participation level of women in screening programs by increasing the level of knowledge about early diagnosis and screening methods for breast cancer (BC).

Materials And Methods: This was a pretest-posttest one group design study held in Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Turkey. The sample consisted of 405 women in all departments of the University.

Anxiety levels of mothers with newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Turkey.

Objective: To compare the anxiety levels of mothers with newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and mothers with healthy newborns in a postpartum care service (PCS).

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in state and medical school hospitals located in Eskisehir and Afyon, Turkey. The first 200 mothers, including mothers with newborns in a PCS (n=100) and mothers with newborns in a NICU (n=100); participants were followed starting March 1, 2014.

The Effect of Preintervention Preparation on Pain and Anxiety Related to Peripheral Cannulation Procedures in Children.

This study was performed to determine the effect of several preintervention preparation practices on pain and anxiety related to the peripheral cannulation procedure in children ages 9-12 years. The study included 60 Turkish children (28 female, 32 male, randomly selected by lot), 30 of whom were included in the intervention group and 30 of whom were included in the control group. The children's demographic data were collected by a data collection form prepared by the researcher.

Effects of Open and Closed Suctioning Systems on Pain in Newborns Treated with Mechanical Ventilation.

This experimental study was conducted to compare the effects of open and closed suctioning systems on pain in newborns receiving ventilation support. The study sample consisted of 42 babies (23 female, 16 male) hospitalized in the unit between December 2010 and December 2011 who met the selection criteria established for the study. Using the random sampling method, 20 of the babies were included in the closed suctioning system group and the remaining 22 were analyzed in the open suctioning system group.