Publications by authors named "Cansu Akdag Topal"
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- * Thirty-five second-year nursing students were randomly split into two groups: one learned through the Escape Room method, and the other through Storytelling.
- * Results showed that the Escape Room group had significantly higher knowledge scores compared to the Storytelling group, suggesting that interactive methods improve learning outcomes and student satisfaction.
Empathy and LGBTI perspectives among university nursing students in Türkiye.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The research investigates what affects nursing students' views on the LGBTI community to ensure inclusive healthcare practices.
- Data was gathered from 386 nursing students through various scales assessing attitudes and empathy, revealing significant relationships between demographics and attitudes towards LGBTI individuals.
- The study emphasizes the need for nursing programs to include LGBTI-related education and empathy training, as positive attitudes significantly correlated with personal connections and higher empathy levels.
Dysmenorrhea, characterized by pain and related symptoms, significantly impacts women's quality of life in work and education, prompting a comprehensive evaluation of associated factors. The objective of this study was to utilize structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze and assess the biopsychosocial factors influencing dysmenorrhea among university students. Three hundred and thirty-nine university students were included in this cross-sectional descriptive study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPregnancy is an important period in which mother-infant attachment begins, includes bio-psychological changes, and has physical and psychological effects on the future life of the fetus. This study aims to evaluate the prenatal attachment levels of Syrian refugee and Turkish mothers in Turkey and to determine the variables that affect these. This cross-sectional study conducted in the obstetric outpatient clinics with 397 pregnant women 197 Syrian and 200 native women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis trial was carried out to investigate the effect of forced air warming in various body areas of women on hypothermia during cesarean delivery. The patients in the study groups ( = 76) were assigned to the full-body warming group, upper-extremity warming group, lower-extremity warming group, and control groups. The intervention groups received forced-air warming 30 min before the surgery and continued until 30 min after surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to investigate nursing students' levels of mindfulness and its effect on developing preventive health behaviors, and to examine the mediating role of COVID-19 risk perception on this effect.
Design And Measures: This study used a descriptive and correlational study design.
Results: The level of mindfulness, accompanied by COVID-19 risk perception caused a.
Assessment of depression, anxiety, and social support in the context of therapeutic abortion.
Perspect Psychiatr Care
October 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the levels of anxiety, depression, social support, and nursing care needed by women undergoing therapeutic abortion.
Designs And Methods: Sixty women were administered a sociodemographic form, the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale and the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale.
Results: More than half of the women experienced anxiety (61.