Factors affecting medication adherence in patients using oral chemotherapy: A descriptive study.

Introduction: The utilization of oral chemotherapy agents for cancer treatment has witnessed a steady rise in recent years. The pivotal determinant for the success of oral chemotherapy lies in the adherence of cancer patients to the prescribed treatment. This study aims to explore oral chemotherapy adherence and identify factors influencing medication adherence among cancer patients.

The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on the psychological well-being of nurses: A systematic review.

Background: There is a rising demand for methods to support well-being at work. Mindfulness-based interventions have the potential to enhance nurses' psychological well-being.

Purpose: To identify mindfulness-based interventions and outcome measures and to evaluate the effect on the psychological well-being of nurses.

Non-adherence to colchicine treatment is a common misevaluation in familial Mediterranean fever.

Background/aim: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease that requires lifelong colchicine treatment. Colchicine is the mainstay of the treatment, which decreases the frequency and the severity of recurrent FMF attacks and prevents the development of amyloidosis. This study aimed to investigate the rates of colchicine treatment adherence in patients with FMF and the factors related to treatment non-adherence.

Use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Objective: Some studies have shown that the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common in patients with chronic painful conditions, such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study aimed to determine the prevalence and types of CAM usage in patients with AS and to evaluate the impact of treatment adherence and beliefs about medicines on CAM usage.

Methods: This study has a descriptive design.

Assessment of the effects of loneliness, perceived social support, and depression on medication adherence in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of loneliness, perceived social support, and depression on medication adherence of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Design And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 119 AS patients. Data were collected using the Morisky-Green-Levine Medication Adherence Scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).

Does Being A Cancer Patient or Family Caregiver of A Cancer Patient Affect Stem Cell Donation Awareness?

Objective: One of the most difficult challenges regarding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Turkey is finding donors for allogeneic transplantation candidates who do not have related donors. This study aims to determine whether there is any difference in the awareness of stem cell donation and transplantation between cancer and noncancer patients and their family caregivers. In addition, this study aims to determine the awareness of stem cell donation and transplantation in the entire study population.

Do patients with diabetes use the insulin pen properly?

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the insulin pen application knowledge and skills of patients with diabetes.

Methods: In our descriptive study, 200 patients with diabetes were asked to present the insulin pen injection technique on a mannequin and the steps of the pen injection implementation were noted on the data collection form as correct/incorrect by researchers.

Results: More than 3 out of 4 (79.

Nonadherence in Hemodialysis Patients and Related Factors: A Multicenter Study.

Background: Nonadherence to dietary and fluid restrictions, hemodialysis (HD), and medication treatment has been shown to increase the risks of hospitalization and mortality significantly. Sociodemographic and biochemical parameters as well as psychosocial conditions such as depression and anxiety are known to affect nonadherence in HD patients. However, evidence related to the relative importance and actual impact of these factors varies among studies.

Gastric residual volume measurement in the intensive care unit: an international survey reporting nursing practice.

Background: Gastric residual volume measurement is routinely used to evaluate the feeding tolerance and gastro-oesophageal reflux in patients receiving enteral feeding therapy in the intensive care unit. However, little supportive evidence for this intervention is available as the usefulness of gastric residual volume measurements in patients receiving enteral feeding therapy in the intensive care is controversial.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the practice of intensive care unit nurses related to gastric residual volume measurement in patients receiving enteral nutrition.

Uremic pruritus and associated factors in hemodialysis patients: A multi-center study.

Background: Uremic pruritus is a common and disturbing problem in hemodialysis patients. Although its pathogenesis is not completely understood, it is thought to be multifactorial. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors of uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients.

Integrating simulation based learning into nursing education programs: Hybrid simulation.

Background: Hybrid simulation can be developed with mannequins of any fidelity and tabletop simulators with a standardized patient to create a complex, high-level learning activity.

Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of a hybrid simulation technique used with nursing students in a scenario about the emergency setting.

Methods: This one-group pre-test post-test model quasi-experimental study was carried out with 39 students in Ankara, Turkey, from October 2014 to July 2015.

Investigation of the knowledge and attitudes of patients who are undergoing hemodialysis treatment regarding their arteriovenous fistula.

Purpose: The major cause of morbidity in hemodialysis patients is arteriovenous fistula deficiency. The patient should have adequate knowledge to ensure arteriovenous fistula patency. Our aim is to investigate the knowledge and attitude of the patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment regarding arteriovenous fistula.

Reliability and validity of the Turkish translation of the beliefs about medicines questionnaire (BMQ-T) in patients with Behçet's disease.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Turkish translation of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ-T, ©Prof. Rob Horne) for patients with Behçet's disease.

Methods: This methodological study enrolled a sample of 125 patients.

The effects of music on the cardiac resuscitation education of nursing students.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of music on the appropriate performance of the rate and depth of chest compression for nursing students.

Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted in the School of Nursing in Turkey between November 2014 and January 2015. The study's participants were second-year nursing school students with no previous formal cardiac resuscitation training (n=77).

Living with pain in ankylosing spondylitis: a qualitative study.

Background: Despite various quantitative studies reporting that pain is among the most serious problem in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), no detailed qualitative studies address how pain affects the life of patients with AS.

Aim: To explore AS patients' experiences with pain and its effect on their lives.

Design: Descriptive qualitative study.

Relationship between dialysis adequacy and sleep quality in haemodialysis patients.

Aim And Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between dialysis adequacy and sleep quality in haemodialysis patients.

Background: Sleep problems are common in haemodialysis patients. Dialysis adequacy is one of the factors associated with sleep quality.

Determination of nursing students' expectations for faculty members and the perceived stressors during their education.

Background: In nursing education, there are several different factors which can affect the efficacy and quality of the education besides the interaction between the students and the educator. The necessity of giving theoretical and clinical education together may lead to various difficulties.

Purpose: We aimed to determine the features of faculties that are most sought after by nursing students and to identify the conditions that lead to stress in the education process.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Compliance Questionnaire on Rheumatology in Patients With Behçet's Disease.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish versionof the Compliance Questionnaire on Rheumatology (CQR-T) for patients with Behçet's disease (BD).

Method: A sample of 105 Turkish patients with BD participated in this study. The scale was cross-culturally adapted through a process including translation, comparison with versions in other languages, back translation, and pretesting.

A patient-reported outcome measures-based composite index (RAPID3) for the assessment of disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis.

A single questionnaire regarding to disease activity for all rheumatic diseases may present advantages to introduce quantitative measurement into routine care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation of routine assessment of patient index data 3 (RAPID3) with Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS). A total of 341 consecutive AS patients who met the modified New York classification criteria were included.

Thoughts and perceptions of ankylosing spondylitis patients with regard to TNF inhibitors.

The risk of infections and malignancies is the major area of concern with anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents. The aim of this study was to investigate patients' views about their treatments and the factors that influence patients' treatment decisions concerning the use of anti-TNF-α drugs. This descriptive study was conducted in a single rheumatology unit.