Effect of a diabetes education program on family members' attitudes toward diabetes.

Aim: Attitude is a response to certain events and phenomena based on past knowledge and experience. This study aimed to improve the attitudes of family members toward diabetes after the implementation of the program.

Method: The study was a one-group quasi-experimental design conducted with family members of patients with diabetes in a city in northern Turkey.

The Effect of Health-Related Media Messages on Fear and Uncertainty about the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate individuals' perceptions of media messages about the COVID-19 pandemic and the effect of these messages on their fear and uncertainty.

Methods: Data for this descriptive correlational study were collected between October and November 2020. A total of 653 individuals living in Turkey provided online survey data by completing a Personal Information Form, the Pandemic Uncertainty Scale, and the COVID-19 Pandemic Fear Scale.

Pregnancy and Childbirth Fear of Women from Poland, Greece, Turkey, Belarus, and Russia.

: Pregnancy and childbirth in many women cause various situations, from physical to emotional. The analysis of selected factors affecting pregnancy and childbirth in a group of women from Poland, Greece, Turkey, Belarus, and Russia and self-assessment of their impact on fear of pregnancy and childbirth. : A total of 2017 women were surveyed, including 584 pregnant women, 528 postpartum women, and 906 non-pregnant and never-pregnant women.

Promoting workplace retention during global crises: An international survey of the preventive role of psychological support among victims of social discrimination in long-term care facilities.

This international cross-sectional survey examined the potential role of organizational psychological support in mitigating the association between experiencing social discrimination against long-term care (LTC) facilities' healthcare professionals (HCPs) and their intention to stay in the current workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants included a convenience sample of 2,143 HCPs (nurses [21.5 %], nurse aids or residential care workers [40.

Menstrual poverty scale: reliability and validity study.

The tendency toward poverty in the globalizing world significantly affects women. Unlike men, women have mandatory expenses every month. Especially poor women have difficulty in accessing to the hygienic products they need during the menstrual period.

Adaptation of Caregivers of Individuals on Mechanical Ventilation to Caregiving Role.

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the adaptation of caregivers of individuals on mechanical ventilation (MV) at home to their caregiver role.

Study Design: The phenomenological research method, one of the qualitative research methods, was employed in the study.

Materials And Methods: The sample consisted of 21 individuals who agreed to participate in the research.

Impact of pregnancy/childbirth on dispositional optimism in the context of risk of depression, mental health status and satisfaction with life.

Introduction: Life optimism is an inseparable element accompanying every human being. It takes different values depending on the life situation. The present study aimed to measure the level of dispositional optimism in postpartum and pregnant women, compared to women who are not pregnant and have never given birth in Poland, Greece, Turkey, Belarus, and Russia, depending on the level of life satisfaction, risk of depression and mental health.

The effect of VR headsets used during burn dressing in children on satisfaction and anxiety level of their parents.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of virtual reality used during burn dressing in children on the satisfaction and anxiety levels of their parents.

Methods: The study, which was designed as a prospective randomized controlled trial, was carried out with the parents of children aged 5-10 years who visited the only burns unit of a hospital in the northern region of Turkiye between 5 July 2021 and 1 April 2022 for dressing. There were a total of 52 participants in the study, 26 in the control and 26 in the intervention group.

Analysis of post-migration traumatic events influence on immigrants and their personality traits.

Objectives: This study aims to analyse the way immigrants and their personality traits get affected by traumatic events in the post-migration process.

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted through Google Forms with the involvement of 2,509 immigrants. A descriptive questionnaire, the "IFOMA Post-Migration Post-Traumatic Effect Scale" and the "GADOT Personality Types Determination Scale" were used to collect the research data.

LGBTI + Persons' Experiences, Expectations, and Suggestions for Improving LGBTI + Healthcare Services in Turkey: A Qualitative Study.

This study aimed to explore the experiences, expectations, and suggestions of LGBTI + persons from the health system in Turkey and their views on what kind of a health system they wish to have. Qualitative descriptive research was used as one of the qualitative research methods. Thirteen LGBTI + persons living in different provinces of Turkey were interviewed.

Long-term care facilities' response to the COVID-19 pandemic: An international, cross-sectional survey.

Aims: To (i) assess the adherence of long-term care (LTC) facilities to the COVID-19 prevention and control recommendations, (ii) identify predictors of this adherence and (iii) examine the association between the adherence level and the impact of the pandemic on selected unfavourable conditions.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Methods: Managers (n = 212) and staff (n = 2143) of LTC facilities (n = 223) in 13 countries/regions (Brazil, Egypt, England, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and Turkey) evaluated the adherence of LTC facilities to COVID-19 prevention and control recommendations and the impact of the pandemic on unfavourable conditions related to staff, residents and residents' families.

Fear of Breast Cancer and Assessment of the Efficiency of Mammography Scanning in Working Women.

Objective: To determine the fear of breast cancer and assess the efficiency of mammography scanning among a female population working in a university.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive study was performed in a university in the city center of Samsun between March 2019 and October 2019. Instead of choosing samples, all volunteers were included.

Urinary Incontinence Awareness and Attitude Scale (URINAS): A Reliability and Validity Study.

Purpose: This purpose of this study was to develop an instrument, the Urinary Incontinence Awareness and Attitude Scale (URINAS), to measure incontinence awareness and attitude, and to evaluate its reliability and validity.

Design: Instrument development and psychometric evaluation.

Subjects And Setting: The URINAS was validated in a group of individuals cared for at a family health center in Samsun, in northern Turkey.

The effect of the Incontinence Health Belief Development Program on women's urinary incontinence awareness and health beliefs: a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction And Hypothesis: This study is aimed at determining the effects of the Incontinence Health Belief Development Program (IHBDP) on the urinary incontinence awareness and health beliefs of women in the pre-menopausal period.

Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted in 160 eligible women. The pre-test and post-test data of the study were collected from experimental and control groups using the Socio-Demographic Characteristics Information Form, the Incontinence Awareness Scale, the Health Belief Scale on Urinary Incontinence and Kegel Exercise, and the Broome Pelvic Muscle Self-Efficacy Scale.

The influence of the pandemic on fear of contagion, blood pressure management and adherence to medication in hypertensive older adults in Turkey.

The study was conducted to identify the impact of the pandemic on hypertensive older people's COVID-19 fear, blood pressure control, and medication adherence. In this descriptive, correlational study, mean medication adherence was taken as 45.6 ± 6.

Nurses as the leading fighters during the COVID-19 pandemic: Self-transcendence.

Background: The Covid 19 pandemic has led to and continues to pose challenges for healthcare systems globally, especially in intensive care units. This research was conducted to examine the self-transcendence of the leading fighters, intensive care nurses, during the Covid 19 pandemic.

Methods: The descriptive phenomenological research method was used in the study.

Non-medication coping strategies for urinary incontinence in older adults: factors associated with frequency of use.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of the use of non-medication coping strategies for urinary incontinence in older adults.

Methods: This methodological and cross-sectional study was conducted in 320 older adults. The data of the study were collected using a personal information form and a urinary incontinence questionnaire form regarding the frequency of the use of non-medication coping strategies for urinary incontinence.

Turkish adaptation of the Mishel uncertainty in illness scale-community form.

Purpose: The study aims to conduct the Turkish validity and reliability study of the Mishel uncertainty in illness scale-community form.

Design And Methods: This is a study with a methodological design. It was carried out in a family health center in a province in the Black Sea Region between May and October 2019.

Impact of Urinary Incontinence on Quality of Life Among Older Adults Living in a Rural Area of Turkey.

The current study aimed to identify the frequency of urinary incontinence (UI), its effects on quality of life, and risk factors in older adults living in rural areas of Turkey. For this descriptive study, 400 older adults aged 65 to 96 years were interviewed. Data were collected using a sociodemographic form and the Incontinence-Quality of Life Scale (I-QOL).

Evaluation of Illness Perception of Women with Breast Cancer in Turkey.

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the illness perceptions of women with breast cancer and possible relationships between these perceptions and descriptive characteristics such as sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted in compliance with correlational, descriptive research principles. Three hundred eighty women with breast cancer who were treated in various hospitals in seven regions of the country were included in the study.

Examination of Knowledge and Fear Levels of Breast Cancer With the Spiritual Characteristics of Nurses.

Breast cancer is a common problem and it is important to understand the beliefs that increase awareness of breast cancer and guide early diagnosis behaviors. This research is planned to examine the knowledge and fear levels of breast cancer along with the spiritual characteristics of nurses. This is a descriptive type research.

Needs of Patients with Prostate Cancer for Home Care.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the needs for home care of patients with prostate cancer.

Methods: A correlational descriptive study was conducted with 116 patients with prostate cancer who were admitted to a university hospital. The data were collected usingby means of surveys developed by the researchers.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Turkish Adaptation of the Supportive Care Needs Survey-Short Form.

Background And Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the construct validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the 34-item Supportive Care Needs Survey-Short Form (SCNS-SF34), which was developed by Boyes, Girgis, and Lecathelinais (2009), to assess the needs of cancer patients in Turkey.

Methods: The SCNS-SF34 has been translated and tested in various studies in other countries and cultures. The current study examined the validity and reliability of the Turkish adaptation of this survey among Turkish cancer patients.

Attitude and practice of family planning methods among Roma women living in northern Turkey.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the attitude and practice of family planning (FP) methods among Roma women living in northern Turkey.

Methods: A total of 120 Roma women living in northern Turkey participated in this descriptive study. Data were collected using a questionnaire.