Turkish nurses' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care.

Aim: To explore Turkish nurses' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care and to investigate the relationship between their perceptions and their demographic/independent variables.

Background: Nurses' perception of spirituality can directly affect how they behave, deal with their patients and communicate with them in regard to the provision of spiritual care.

Design: Survey.

The evaluation of school of health students' knowledge and behavior of healthy life-styles of related to importance to prevent cancer.

This study was planned as a descriptive evaluation of School of Health students knowledge and healthy lifestyle behavior related to prevention of cancer. The study has been carried out in Nursing, Midwifery and Health Official Departments at Celal Bayar University School of Health, between November 2007 and January 2008. The subjects comprised 345 volunteer students.

Prevalence and risk factors concerning postpartum depression among women within early postnatal periods in Turkey.

Purpose: Postpartum depression (PPD) stands out as an important health issue that affects not only the mother but her partner and the entire family. A few studies from Turkey have found the high prevalence for PPD. In the current study we aimed: (1) to report the prevalence of postpartum depression among Turkish women in Manisa province; (2) description of the association of PPD with risk factors.