The effects of aromatherapy massage given to patients after colorectal cancer surgery on symptom management: A randomized controlled study.

Background And Purpose: It was aimed to investigate the effects of massage with or without aromatherapy given to patients after colorectal cancer surgery on symptom management in the first three postoperative days.

Materials And Methods: This study was carried out with a pretest-posttest randomized controlled design. The study included the aromatherapy massage group (AG; n = 30), the classical massage group (MG; n = 30), and one control group (CG; n = 30).

Use of different debriefing methods after in situ simulation with intensive care unit nurses.

Background: The debriefing phase is the simulation phase where performance improves and learning occurs.

Aim: This study examined the effects of the learning conversation (LC)-based, 3D (defusing, discovering and deepening) model-based and unstructured debriefing methods on satisfaction and debriefing experience after in-situ simulation among intensive care unit (ICU) nurses.

Study Design: In this randomized controlled experimental study, three debriefing methods were compared, according to which 119 ICU nurses were divided into the following groups: LC group (n = 38), 3D group (n = 40) and control group (n = 41).

Evaluation of the effects of three natural products and a hemostatic agent on wound healing: an experimental study.

Background: People have used many natural materials such as plant leaves, roots, liquids derived from plants, and animal products to treat wounds throughout history. It can be said that the research on wound care in recent years have focused on traditional and natural products again. This study aimed to investigate the effects of sweetgum oil, propolis, silk protein, and Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) on wound healing in an experimental excisional wound model.

Effect of structured training programme on arm dysfunction, lymphoedema and quality of life after breast cancer surgery.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of education given according to daily living activities model on arm dysfunction, lymphoedema and quality of life in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.

Methods: The randomised controlled study was done at a tertiary hospital and comprised patients undergoing breast cancer surgery who underwent breast cancer surgery from November 2017 to October 2018. After randomisation, the intervention group received education through specifically-designed tools, while the control group received routine care.

Healthcare professionals' social distance towards immigrant patients: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the attitudes, beliefs, experiences, and the level of social distance among healthcare professionals who provide healthcare to refugee patients.

Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: The researchers obtained the ethical approval of the study from the Non-Interventional Ethical Committee of Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine on 23/11/2018.

HONEY DRESSING IN WOUND TREATMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

Objective: The use of honey for wound treatment and care purposes is based on thousands of years of history. The development of science and in vitro/in vivo studies have demonstrated that honey contributes to wound healing by showing therapeutic effects by means of the bioactive compounds it contains. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the place of honey in wound treatment by investigating the randomized controlled studies.

The Study of Validity and Reliability of the SPOFIA Scale in Patients With Postoperative Breast Cancer.

Introduction And Aim: This study investigates the validity and reliability of the Subjective Perception of Post-Operative Functional Impairment of the Arm (SPOFIA) scale in patients with postoperative breast cancer.

Materials And Methods: Research was designed as a methodological type. Required permissions were taken from the ethics committee, relevant institutions, and researchers who developed the SPOFIA scale.

Efficacy of Guided Imagery for Postoperative Symptoms, Sleep Quality, Anxiety, and Satisfaction Regarding Nursing Care: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of perioperatively applied guided imagery on nausea, satisfaction, and anxiety.

Design: This is a prospective randomized controlled study.

Methods: In addition to standard treatment and nursing care, guided imagery was applied to the intervention group once in the preoperative period, once on the first day of postoperative period, twice in the second and third days, for six times in total.

Acupressure on Anxiety and Sleep Quality After Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: To determine the effect of acupressure on anxiety and sleep quality after cardiac surgery.

Design: A randomized pre-post test control group design.

Methods: Patients after cardiac surgery were divided into two groups: the intervention group (n = 50), who received acupressure on four different acupoints plus standard care, and the control group (n = 50), who received only standard care.

Validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the Postoperative Recovery Index of patients undergoing surgical intervention.

Background/aim: For the purpose of providing the optimal postoperative care for patients and assisting them in terms of recovery, their health conditions and particular symptoms should be evaluated systematically with an appropriate measurement tool. This research was designed with the purpose of conducting the validity and reliability study of the Postoperative Recovery Index-Turkish Version (PoRITR) and determining the postoperative recovery conditions.

Materials And Methods: The sample of this study, which was planned methodologically and analytically, consisted of 382 patients who had a surgical intervention in a university hospital between September 2016 and June 2017.

Exposure to violence in breast cancer patients: systematic review.

Results: The nine studies included were reviewed under two titles as descriptive and qualitative. Based on the results of six descriptive studies, it was determined that the majority of these studies focused on violence and abuse in childhood; depression is high among breast cancer patients exposed to violence; healing is unfavorably influenced among breast cancer patients exposed to spouse violence or abuse/violence in childhood; physical, emotional and functional welfare/comforts are restricted and quality of life is low during disease process; there is positive correlation between advanced-stage cancer and history of violence; they hesitate to ask the clinical staff for support. Although breast cancer women underreport the violence they have been exposed to, a study stated that 55% of women are exposed to violence after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Life quality of patients who underwent breast reconstruction after prophylactic mastectomy: systematic review.

Background: Prophylactic mastectomy is used to reduce the incidence of breast cancer in women with genetic predisposition and family history of breast cancer, and the rate of application is increased nowadays. Chronic pain, body image, and sexuality may negatively affect quality of life, while patients generally have increased quality of life and satisfaction after prophylactic mastectomy. The aim of this study is the evaluation of the results of the studies about quality of life of patients who underwent breast reconstruction after prophylactic mastectomy.

Assessment of resting electrocardiogram, P wave dispersion and duration in different genders applying for registration to the School of Physical Education and Sports - results of a single centre Turkish Trial with 2093 healthy subjects.

Background: The 12-lead electrocardiogram shows a broad range of abnormal patterns in trained athletes. The primary end point of this study was to investigate P wave dispersion, and P wave durations and related factors in different genders applying for registration to the School of Physical Education and Sports.

Methods And Results: From 2006 to 2009, a total of 2093 students - 1674 boys with a mean age of 19.

The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and related factors among university students in Turkey.

The frequency and risk factors for contamination of Helicobacter pylori infection was investigated among Sakarya University students. Two-hundred students randomly chosen from among those who volunteered for the study and met its criteria were included. Data were obtained by a questionnaire.

[Pain severity and analgesia approaches in adult trauma patients].

This study was carried out descriptive for determine trauma patient's pain severity and pain relief approaches. This scope of the research covered 418 patients who were between 18-65 years and applied to emergency unit of two training hospitals because of the trauma in Istanbul. The data of the research were collected by using individual characteristics form and forth section of Mc Gill Pain Questionnaire form.