A qualitative study on the experiences of Turkish caregivers of learning clean intermittent catheterization.

Purpose: The process of caregivers learning to implement clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) affects both children and caregivers negatively. The aim of this study was to examine the experiences of caregivers performing CIC on their children with spina bifida (SB).

Design And Methods: This study was conducted with a qualitative design between June 5 and September 25, 2022, with the caregivers of 17 children.

The relationship between men's health literacy levels and their health beliefs and attitudes towards prostate cancer screening: A case study in a rural area.

This study aimed to examine the relationship between health literacy level and health beliefs and attitudes regarding prostate cancer screening in males aged 40-70 who lived in rural areas and had not been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The sample of the study consisted of 379 men. The data were collected between January and December 2022 using the "Participant Information Form," the "Turkey Health Literacy-32 Scale," and the "Prostate Cancer Screening Health Belief Model Scale.

An assessment of informal caregivers' knowledge levels on daily and emergency care practices for the elderly: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

This study was aimed to determine knowledge level of informal caregivers daily care, emergency situations and the effect of the socio-demographic characteristics of informal caregivers on their knowledge levels. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between November 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, with 83 (79.8 %) informal caregivers living in rural areas in northeast Türkiye.

Nurse Perceptions of Knowledge and Preparedness for Disasters.

Objective: The study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and perceptions of preparedness for disasters among nurses working in a tertiary university hospital.

Method: The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of nurses working in a university hospital in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey (n = 340). The sample included 183 nurses who were determined using the OpenEpi program and the universal sampling method.

The Investigation of Unplanned Hospital Visits and Admissions in the Children Receiving Chemotherapy.

This study aimed to determine incidence, risk factors of unplanned hospital visits children receiving chemotherapy. The study was conducted with 65 children. Data were collected using form consisting of questions regarding causes of their unplanned hospital visits.

Demographic characteristics, clinical findings and functional status in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Objective: To explore the demographic features, clinical findings and functional status in patients presenting with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted between May 1 and August 1, 2017, and comprised fibromyalgia syndrome patients who were followed up at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Polyclinic of Bingöl State Hospital, Bingöl, Turkey. Data collection was done using a predesigned questionnaire.

Nurses interventions to reduce unwanted noise.

The study evaluated the nurses' interventions to reduce unwanted noise. This hospital-based, descriptive study was conducted at a Training Hospital in the Eastern part of Turkey, Trabzon, between 15-30 January 2016. It was participated by 248 volunteer nurses.

Knowledge of Turkish mothers with children in the 0-13 age group about cancer symptoms.

Background: There have been few studies in Turkey on the incidence of childhood cancers. A mother's knowledge about signs and symptoms of cancer is important for early diagnosis, effective treatment, and improvement of life expectancy. This study was conducted with a group of mothers of children, aged 0-13, at a Family Health Center (FHC) in Turkey's Eastern Black Sea Region, to analyze their knowledge about cancer symptoms in childhood.

Genitourinary infection prevalence among women who used an intrauterine device or oral contraceptives.

Purpose: The study aimed at investigating genitourinary infection prevalence among women who used an intrauterine device (IUD) and oral contraceptives (OC) in relation with their socio-demographic characteristics.

Methods: The study was conducted at the Mother and Child Health and Family Planning center between October 2011 and February 2012 and included 81 women who used IUD, 84 who used OC, and 84 who did not use artificial contraceptive methods (coitus interruptus).

Results: It was found that there was a difference between the three groups in terms of urinary system infection (X (2) = 9.

Impact of home education on levels of perceived social support for caregivers of cancer patients.

Background: The healthcare needs of cancer patients are complex and persons involved in their caregiving process are faced with many issues that need to be addressed. The entire family and particularly the person taking on responsibility for patient care develop expectations from healthcare professionals, especially nurses.

Objective: The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of a home education program provided to caregivers of cancer patients on the level of their perceived social support and problems in caregiving.