Effect of toys made from medical materials on anxiety among hospitalized children: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of toys made from medical materials on anxiety among hospitalized children.

Design And Methods: This study was conducted with pediatric patients aged 4-6 years who were hospitalized in the pediatrics department of a teaching and research hospital in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. The study was completed with 90 children, allocated to the toys made of medical materials group (45) and the control group (45).

Experiences of nursing students providing support in disaster areas: A qualitative study.

This study was conducted as a qualitative inquiry to deeply explore the thoughts and experiences of nursing students involved in support activities in disaster areas. It was conducted as a qualitative study. Data for the study were collected through face-to-face interviews or video conferencing using a Personal Information Form and a Semi-Structured Interview Form created by the researcher.

Development study of 2-5 age Technology Addiction Scale (TAS).

Purpose: Although it is known that technology use increases in early childhood, no measurement tool has been found to examine technology addictions in children in this period. In this study, the development and validation process of the Technology Addiction Scale (TAS), which can be used to evaluate the technology addiction of children 2-5 years, is described.

Design: The sample of the study consists of 308 children 2-5 years living in one of the big cities of Turkey.

The effect of therapeutic touch and music rest on sleep parameters in children with liver transplantation.

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of therapeutic touch and music rest on the sleep of children with liver transplantation.

Design And Methods: The data of the study were collected between February 2021 and November 2021. The study was completed with 50 patients included in the therapeutic touch and music rest groups.

The relationship between the care burden and quality of life of parents who have children with hematological problems and their perceived social support.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the interrelationship of the caregiver burden, perceived social support, and quality of life of parents who have children with hematological problems.

Design And Methods: The design and methods included a descriptive study with 141 parents of children with hematological problems. The introductory information form, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS), and the EUROHIS-QOL.