Examining the relationship between perinatal anxiety, COVID-19 phobia and birth type preferences: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: To examine the relationship between the COVID-19 phobia and perinatal anxiety levels and birth type preferences of pregnant women in the third trimester.

Design: This was designed a cross-sectional study using the non-random convenience sampling method following the STROBE checklist.

Methods: The research was conducted with 315 pregnant women from April to May 2021.

Qualitative exploration of nurses' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic using the Reconceptualized Uncertainty in Illness Theory: An interpretive descriptive study.

Aims: To explore nurses' personal, social and professional experiences in COVID-19 emergency departments and intensive care units based on the Reconceptualized Uncertainty in Illness Theory.

Design: This study used an interpretive qualitative descriptive design.

Methods: Open-ended interviews were conducted between August and November 2020 with 21 nurses using interview questions based on the Reconceptualized Uncertainty in Illness Theory.

Relationship between menopausal symptoms and perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study aimed to examine the relationship between menopausal symptoms and perceived stress in middle-aged women during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected online from 239 middle-aged women using the Personal Information Form, Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14). A positive correlation was found between the total MRS score and the total PSS-14 score.

Effects of a nursing care program based on the theory of human caring on women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer: a pilot study from Turkey.

Purpose/objectives: This pilot study aimed to determine the effects of a nursing care program based on the Theory of Human Caring (THC) on chemotherapy symptoms, hope, and meaning in life in women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer.

Design/methods: This pilot study was conducted in a single-blinded, randomized controlled trial on 52 women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer in Turkey. In the present study, the experimental group was given a nursing care program based on the THC alongside routine nursing care for five sessions, while the control group received solely routine nursing care.

Theory-Based Nursing Research: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Experiences of Nurse Educators.

Background And Purpose: Investigation of thoughts, experiences, and attitudes of nurse educators regarding theory-based research is important. Ultimately, nurse educators are the producers of nursing knowledge and providers of education. The aim of this study is to understand the experiences of nurse educators in selecting and using nursing theory to guide and inform the quality of their research.

Experiences of women regarding vaginal examination during labor: A qualitative study.

The authors' aim in this study was to examine the experiences of women regarding vaginal examination (VE) performed during labor. This qualitative study is based on a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach. Fourteen women within the first 24 hours of the postpartum period following vaginal birth were enrolled in the study.

A survey on the correlation between sexual satisfaction and depressive symptoms during infertility.

This cross-sectional study has been conducted in a descriptive, correlational design in order to determine the correlation between sexual satisfaction and depressive symptoms. In this respect, sexual satisfaction and depression scores were assessed in 102 infertile couples in a Turkish university hospital. There was a positive and meaningful correlation between Beck Depression scores and educational status and monthly income of infertile women on the one hand, and among marriage, infertility, infertility treatment durations, and the number of assisted-reproduction treatments on the other hand.

Life experiences of women with breast cancer in south western Turkey: a qualitative study.

Purpose: This qualitative study explores the experience of women living with breast cancer.

Methods: The study was conducted among eight women with ongoing breast cancer chemotherapy treatment, which occurred in an ambulatory unit. The data were collected using semi-structured and in-depth individual interviews.

Investigation of the sexual behavior of pregnant women residing in squatter neighborhoods in southwestern Turkey: a qualitative study.

The authors designed this study in order to understand changes in sexual behavior during pregnancy. The sample comprised 26 healthy women who were in at least their 37th week of pregnancy. The authors collected data through in-depth individual interviews.

The perception of menopause among Turkish women.

The perception of menopause, menopausal attitudes, and problems faced during this period vary from one society to another. This study was conducted in order to determine the symptoms and perception of menopause, as well as factors affecting and influencing this perception. This study was made with the help of 300 women in menopause who applied to Akdeniz University Research and Application Hospital in January 2007.

The relationship between depression and sexual function in menopause period.

Objectives: Menopause is a physiological process that is lived universally by every middle age woman. This study has been made with the aim of determining the relation between depression situation and sexual function of women in menopause period.

Methods: This study was made with 300 women in menopause who applied to Akdeniz University Research and Application Hospital on January 2007.