Determining the relationship between stigmatization and social support in tuberculosis patients.

Background & Aim: It is aimed to analyze the relationship between stigmatization levels and social support perceptions of tuberculosis patients.

Methods & Materials: Research data are collected using socio-demographic information form, Stigmatization Scale in Patients with Tuberculosis and Multidimensional Social Support Scale.

Results: 85.

Determination of Compassion and Compassion Fatigue in Intensive Care Nurses.

Introduction: Compassion is defined as the sadness felt by a living thing or a person due to a negative situation. Compassion fatigue describes emotional, physical, social and spiritual exhaustion or a decrease in these feelings. The concept of compassion, which is at the center of nursing, may be related to compassion fatigue in nurses.

Alexithymia and Forgiveness Levels of Forensic Psychiatric Patients.

The current cross-sectional study was performed to examine levels of alexithymia and forgiveness in forensic psychiatric patients. Data were collected between March 2022 and August 2022 at a high-security forensic psychiatric hospital affiliated with a city hospital in Turkey. A personal information form prepared by the researchers, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and the Heartland Forgiveness Scale were used to obtain data.

Could the Cerebral Involvement of COVID-19 Disease be Related to Microstructural Changes that are not Reflected in Conventional MRI Images?

In patients with COVID-19, neurodegeneration may develop before clinical symptoms appear. Diffusion-weighted (DW) MRI is an important technique for analyzing microstructural changes such as gliosis. In this study, a quantitative evaluation of microstructural changes in the brain with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in patients presenting with a headache after the COVID-19 disease was analyzed and compared.

The effect of functional remission and cognitive insight on criminal behavior in patients with schizophrenia.

Unlabelled: OBJECTıVE: This study was planned to determine the relationship of functional remission with a criminal history and determine its effect on criminal behavior in patients with schizophrenia.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 132 patients with schizophrenia (66 with and 66 without a criminal history). Data were collected between November 2020 and April 2021 using a personal information form, the Functional Remission of General Schizophrenia (FROGS), the Taylor Crime Violence Rating Scale, the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale, and the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) was used to collect data.

An analysis of the relationship between social support levels and treatment compliance of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between social support levels and treatment compliance of individuals with schizophrenia.

Design And Methods: A descriptive and correlational research design was used in the study. The sample was not selected from the universe and the study was completed with 110 patients.

The effect of acceptance and commitment therapy orientated anger management training on anger ruminations and impulsivity levels in forensic psychiatric patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: This study aimed at determining the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) orientated anger management training on levels of anger rumination and impulsivity in people receiving forensic mental healthcare.

Design And Methods: This was a randomized controlled study. The research data were collected between July 2018 and February 2019.

Examination of evidence-based nursing attitudes and the relationship with professional self-concept in nurses working in a psychiatric hospital.

Purpose: The study was carried out with nurses working in a psychiatric clinic to examine their attitudes toward evidence-based practices and levels of professional self-concept.

Design And Methods: This study was carried out using a descriptive and correlational search design. We used a Personal Information Form developed by the authors and Evidence-Based Nursing Attitude Scale (EBNAS) and Professional Self-Concept Scale for Clinical Nurses (PSCSCN) to obtain data.

Determination of the relationship of the spiritual orientation of nurses with compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the relationship of the spiritual orientation of nurses with compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction of nurses working in two large hospitals.

Design And Methods: This was a descriptive relational study conducted in Atatürk University Research Hospital between April and September 2016. Data were collected from 379 volunteer nurses using the convenience sampling method.

The prevalence of childhood psychopathology in Turkey: a cross-sectional multicenter nationwide study (EPICPAT-T).

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of childhood psychopathologies in Turkey.

Method: A nation-wide, randomly selected, representative population of 5830 children (6-13 years-old) enrolled as a 2nd,3rd or 4th grade student in 30 cities were evaluated for presence of a psychiatric or mental disorder by a Sociodemographic Form, Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL), and DSM-IV-Based Screening Scale for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents scales. Impairment criterion was assessed via a 3 point-Likert scale by the parent and the teacher independently.

The effect of cholecystectomy on 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

Unlabelled: Vitamin D deficiency has been reported in patients with gastrointestinal disorders. Little is known on the potentially deleterious effect of cholecystectomy on vitamin D levels and osteoporosis. We found that 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and bone mineral density were lower in patients with prior cholecystectomy.

Effect of Septoplasty on the Heart Rate Variability in Patients With Nasal Septum Deviation.

Background: Nasal septum deformities (NSD) are one of the most common causes of upper airway obstruction. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a physiologic parameter that is affected by the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic tonus.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a septoplasty operation on HRV parameters as assessed by 24 hours ambulatory Holter recordings in patients with NSD.

Association of Reactive-Proactive Aggression and Anxiety Sensitivity with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

This study evaluates the associations among the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and disruptive behavioral disorders (DBD) in the context of their relationships with reactive-proactive aggression and anxiety sensitivity in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The sample consisted of 342 treatment-naive children with ADHD. The severity of ADHD and DBD symptoms were assessed via parent- and teacher-rated inventories.

The Effect of Reflexology Applied to Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Dyspnea and Fatigue.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of reflexology on reducing dyspnea and fatigue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Design/methods: The study was conducted as a pretest-posttest experimental design. The population of the study consisted of 60 patients (30 in experimental group and 30 in control group).

Hopelessness, depression and social support with end of life Turkish cancer patients.

Background: This study was performed to evaluate relationships between different demographic variables and hopelessness and depression in end of life Turkish cancer patients. This study was a descriptive survey with repeated measures conducted a university hospital in the city of Erzurum, in the eastern part of Turkey. The study enrolled 216 patients undergoing palliative treatment at the hospital.

Determination of the breast cancer risk levels and health beliefs of women with and without previous mammography in the eastern part of Turkey.

Objective: This research was conducted to determine the breast cancer risk levels of women with and without previous mammography and their beliefs on breast cancer and mammography.

Methods: The sample for this descriptive research consisted of women aged 50 years or older who were registered at the Family Health Center in the city center of Erzurum. The research was conducted with a total of 420 women with at least one mammography (210) and without mammography (210) who presented to the center on Wednesdays and Thursdays for any reason between 1 January 2010 and 1 January 2011.

Development, validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Hung Postpartum Stress Scale.

Aim: The aim of the current study was to translate the Hung Postpartum Stress Scale into Turkish and test the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the scale.

Methods: The translation process of the Hung Postpartum Stress Scale into Turkish and the testing of reliability and validity of the newly developed scale on postpartum stress in women are described. The questionnaire was translated using a back-translation technique.