A scale development study: Primary Caregiver Burden Scale Individuals Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment.

Introduction: As hemodialysis is a long-term treatment method requiring significant self-management skills, it affects both the patient and the caregiver in many ways. It is inevitable that changes in the burden perceived by the caregiver over time will not affect the patient's health care outcomes. The aim of this study was to develop an up-to-date scale by examining the psychometric properties of items created specifically for the care burden perceived by individuals who provide care for patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.

Relationship between hospitalised older people's fear of falling and adaptation to old age, quality of life, anxiety and depression.

Background: Fear of falling affects older people physically and psychosocially, causing a decrease in their daily activities.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between fear of falling (FoF) in hospitalised older people and their difficulty in adapting to old age, quality of life, anxiety, depression and other associated factors.

Methods: This descriptive correlational study was carried out in a university hospital.

Relationship between Caregiver Health Literacy and Caregiver Burden.

Objective: This study was conducted in order to examine the relationship between caregiver health literacy and caregiver burden.

Methods: A cross sectional and descriptive design was used. The research was carried out at the state hospital from November 2017 to January 2018.

Evaluation of Cognitive Functions of Individuals Older Than 65 With Diagnosis of Diabetes.

This study was conducted in order to examine the level of cognitive function of individuals ≥65 years of age with diabetes. The cross-sectional descriptive design was used. The research was carried out in the diabetes polyclinic of a university hospital between June 2016 and January 2018.

Examining Factors Affecting Caregiver Burden: A Comparison of Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.

This study was conducted to compare the caregiver burden with regard to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and to determine the factors affecting the caregiver burden of patients with AD and FTD. A comparative descriptive study design was used. The sample consisted of 90 patients with AD and 44 patients with FTD and their caregivers.

Effect of Support Group Intervention Applied to the Caregivers of Individuals With Heart Failure on Caregiver Outcomes.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of support group intervention applied to the caregivers of individuals with heart failure on caregiver outcomes. Quasi-experimental research was conducted with 69 caregivers as control (n = 35) and intervention (n = 34) groups in the cardiology outpatient clinic of a university hospital. The intervention group participated in support group meetings structured according to the Neuman Systems Model, and the data were collected from both the intervention and control groups before the intervention and 3 and 6 months later.

Psychometric Properties of Turkish Version of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory (DOBI) for the Turkish society.

Methods: This is a descriptive, methodological study. The sample was composed of 230 heart failure patients' caregivers.

The relationship between social support and quality of life in patients with heart failure.

Objective: To describe the level of social support and quality of life in heart failure patients, and to examine their relationship with perceived social support and quality of life.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was carried out in the cardiology outpatient units of two university hospitals in Izmir, Turkey, between January and September 2010. Using convenience sampling the study comprised 150 patients who were assessed on the 12-point Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the 36-point Left Ventricular Dysfunction Scale.