Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age.

The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of a core facet of the positive body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across a large number of nations remains limited. Here, we utilised the Body Image in Nature (BINS) dataset - with data collected between 2020 and 2022 - to assess measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups.

The Relationship between Gynecological Cancer Awareness and Self-Care Agency in Married Women.

Nursel Alp Dal  This study was conducted to determine the relationship between gynecological cancer awareness and self-care agency among married women.  This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed with 819 women who presented to the obstetrics polyclinic of a hospital located in the west of Turkey between December 15, 2020 and April 15, 2021. The data of the study were collected by using the Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale (ESCA) and the Gynecological Cancers Awareness Scale (GCAS).

Attitudes of Married Muslim Women Regarding Family Planning Methods During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Western Turkey.

COVID-19 had negative effects upon family planning. Women cannot visit healthcare facilities because of a fear of curfew-related sanctions or exposure to COVID-19. It is seen that religious beliefs are influential especially in terms of family planning method preference and having abortions.

'Pregnant women voice their concerns and delivery method preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey'.

Objective: To evaluate pregnant women's voice their concerns and delivery method preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

Unlabelled: A cross-sectional study is survey based using an online survey platform. Three hundred pregnant women were included between 16 May and 12 June 2020 in Turkey.

Homophobia levels of parents of nursing students and affecting factors.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the homophobia levels of parents of students who receive nursing education and the factors affecting their homophobia levels.

Design And Methods: The study was carried out as a descriptive and cross-sectional study on the 375 parents of nursing students.

Findings: There was statistically significant difference between the case when parents know that there is a homosexual individual in their immediate environment and the mean The Hudson and Ricketts Homophobia Scale (HRHS) score, as well as between the case when parents know that a friend of theirs is homosexual and the mean HRHS score (p < 0.

Quality of sexual life and factors affecting it in married women undergoing depression treatment.

Objective: This descriptive study was conducted to determine the factors affecting the quality of sexual life of married and sexually active women treated with medication due to depression.

Methods: Sample included 228 depressive patients on antidepressants for at least 1 month presenting to the Psychiatry Clinic of a hospital in the west side of Turkey, between April and June 2018.

Results: Women who were in the young age group, did not have any problems in sexual life before starting depression medication, had sexual intercourse 11 times or more per month, proposed to initiate a sexual intercourse together with their husbands were found to have higher Sexual Quality of Life-Female scores.

Intercultural awareness, communication, and empathy skills in nurses and midwives working in provinces with mass migration.

Purpose: The study was to evaluate the intercultural awareness, communication, and empathy skills of midwives and nurses (n = 479) DESIGN AND METHODS: The descriptive study data were collected using the Communication-Skills-Scale (CSS), the Basic-Empathy-Scale (BES), and the Intercultural-Awareness-Scale (IAS).

Findings: The total average scores of the CSS, BES, and IAS were found to be 100.07 ± 13.

Evaluation of frequency of nausea and vomiting as well as depression level in pregnant women.

Objective: To determine the frequency of nausea and vomiting in pregnant (NVP) women, review associated factors, and evaluate the depression level.

Materials And Methods: The study is a cross-sectional research conducted in pregnant women who applied to Sakarya Training and Research Hospital and Sakarya Maternity and Children Hospital between January 13, 2013 and March 23, 2013. The study group consisted of 606 pregnant women who were below 20 weeks gestation and agreed to take part in the study.

Factors affecting the death anxiety levels of relatives of cancer patients undergoing treatment.

This descriptive study was performed to determine levels of the death anxiety levels of relatives of patients who being treated in a public hospital located in the Asian side of Istanbul and influencing factors. The sample was 106 patient relatives of patients from oncology or chemotherapy units of the hospital. Data were collected between May-June 2011 with the 15-item Death Anxiety Scale developed by Templer (1970) and adapted to Turkish by Senol (1989) and evaluated by number-percentage calculations, the Kruskal Wallis, Anova and t tests.

Development and area adaptation of flow charts related to gynecologic oncology nursing practices.

Aim: This one group semi-experimental study was performed to develop and adapt flow charts of nursing practices applied to gynecologic oncology patients to the field.

Methods: The research was conducted between October 2008 and March 2009 in 6 hospitals in Istanbul (3 health ministry hospitals, 2 private hospitals and 1 university hospital) with effective programs. The scope of the study included 97 midwives/nurses who had been working as caregivers of gynecologic oncology patients in this unit at least for 6 months and who participated in this study voluntarily; 87 people composed the sample because of the absence of others on vacation or sick leave when the data were collected or who did not wish to participate.

Knowledge and applications of the midwives and nurses at an educational hospital on the early diagnosis of cervix cancer.

This descriptive study was made to determine the knowledge levels and application situations of 96 midwives and nurses at an educational hospital in Istanbul. Data were collected with the survey form and evaluated using frequency distribution and chi-square significance tests. Almost two-thirds of the midwives and nurses included stated that they never go for routine gynaecological tests without any sysmptoms, over 50% stated that they did not see themselves as being under risk in the aspect of cervix cancer, and 18.

The effect of breast self-examination (Bse) education given to midwifery students on their knowledge and attitudes.

This study was conducted in a descriptive and half-experimental format in order to determine the effect of breast self-examination (BSE) education given to 103 midwifery students from Halic University Sciences of Health School Midwifery Department on their knowledge and attitudes. After legal permission was obtained from the institution and verbal participation consent from the students, data were obtained using demographic and knowledge surveys, applied twice before and after education by the researcher between May-June 2010 and evaluated with proportional calculations, Kruskal Wallis test, t-test and t-test for dependent groups. Mean age of the students is 20.