Investigation of Posttraumatic Stress and Depression Symptoms in Children Who Experienced the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake.

Background: Trauma is important in the etiology of many problems including childhood anxiety, somatization, hostility and sleep disturbance.

Aims: This research was conducted to examine the posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms of children who experienced the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes in Türkiye.

Methods: The research, designed as a descriptive and relational type, was conducted with 636 children in the 10 to 18 age group who experienced the earthquake.

The impact of earthquakes on women: assessing women's mental health in aftermath of the Kahramanmaraş-centred earthquake in Türkiye.

Background: Earthquakes disproportionately affect women and exacerbate gender and social inequalities. This study aims to investigate the psychological impact of the earthquake in Türkiye on women and the associated factors.

Methods: This is a survey-based study.

The association between posttraumatic stress disorder and mental health of adolescents who exposed to the worst disaster of the century: Extensive data from southeast Turkey.

Problems: This study was conducted to examine the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and mental health status of adolescents exposed to the worst disaster of the century.

Methods: This study was descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational. This research was conducted between March 31 and July 1, 2023.

The mediating role of social support in the relationship between psychosocial problems and sleep patterns of adolescents with epilepsy.

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the mediating role of social support in the relationship between psychosocial problems of adolescents with epilepsy and their sleep patterns.

Methods: The data were collected with Adolescent Information Form, Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire, Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in this descriptive and correlational study. The mediating role of multidimensional social support that children with epilepsy received with the Process Macro program was examined in the relationship between their psychosocial problems and their sleep status.

Psychosocial conditions of children after liver transplant: Post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety.

Aim: This study aimed to determine psychosocial conditions, post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety of children who underwent a liver transplant.

Method: This is a relational descriptive study, which was conducted between March 2019 and December 2020 in the Inonu University Liver Transplantation Institute Pediatric Liver Transplant Clinic. The "Child Information Form," "Child Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction Index," "State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children-Trait Form," and "Children's Depression Inventory" were used to collect data.

Investigation of the Relationship Between Mental Health Status and Sleep Patterns of Children Who Experienced the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake: Data From the Earthquake Region.

Background: The psychological conditions of children exposed to earthquakes, such as somatization, obsessive-compulsive, hostility, and paranoid thought, have not been adequately studied.

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between the mental states and sleep patterns of children who experienced the Kahramanmaraş earthquake.

Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, and relational study that included 867 children from 11 provinces of Turkey affected by the earthquake that occurred in Kahramanmaraş on February 6th.

A follow up study on the effects of massage on preterm infants: A randomized controlled research.

Background: Preterm infants who leave the intrauterine environment early are deprived of tactile stimuli. This affects the physical, emotional and social developments of infants and their physical growth parameters such as weight, height and head circumference negatively.

Aim: This research was conducted to determine the effects of massage on the development of preterm infants.

The effects of massage therapy and white noise application on premature infants' sleep.

Aim: Sleep is vital to premature infants' physical, social and emotional development. The significance of sleep duration, efficiency, and function in premature infants regarding growth development, behavior and neurological development has been increasing.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design with three groups.

The effects of the posttraumatic stress and general health status on paediatric burns and their sleep habits.

Background: Burns are serious injuries that can require hospitalization and have physical and emotional sequelae. Sleep disturbance can occur after trauma as evidenced by posttraumatic stress symptoms such as re-experiencing of a trauma with repetitive dreams, memories and flashbacks. This area has been minimally examined with pediatric burn survivors; therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of posttraumatic stress and general health on sleep habits of pediatric burn survivors from.

The effect of perceived social support on the psychosocial status of parents whose child had liver transplantation.

Background: The aim of this study was to describe parental psychosocial outcomes following paediatric liver transplantation and the relationship between parental psychosocial outcomes and social support.

Method: This is a correlational, descriptive study conducted between April 2021 and October 2021 in the paediatric hepatology polyclinics of the liver transplantation institute of a university hospital. The SPSS 25 and AMOS 23 package programmes were used to perform data analyses.

Investigation of the Effect of Human Milk Expression Techniques on Milk Content: A Systematic Review.

Background: If the mother and infant cannot meet after birth, it is recommended to express milk and give it to the infant. There was evidence indicating that there might be decrease in essential nutrient values in human milk content depending on the expression technique in literature. The goal of this systematic review was to investigate the effect of human milk expression techniques on the macronutrient milk content and establish an evidence base for future studies.

The Effects of a Therapeutic Play/Play Therapy Program on the Fear and Anxiety Levels of Hospitalized Children After Liver Transplantation.

Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze the effects of a therapeutic play/play therapy (TP/PT) program on anxiety levels and fear of medical procedures in children with liver transplant.

Design: The study had a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design.

Methods: Sixty-five children aged between 6 and 12 years were included in this study.

Comparison of Quality of Life and Caregiving Burden of 2- to 4-Year-Old Children Post Liver Transplant and Their Parents.

A literature search determined there are no studies on children between 2 and 4 years of age who have had a liver transplant and their parents. For this reason, this study aimed to compare the quality of life of children between 2 and 4 years of age who have had a liver transplant, and the caregiving burden of their parents. The study was carried out as a descriptive cross-sectional study on 47 children who visited Inonu University Liver Transplant Institute outpatient clinic between March 2017 and March 2018.

Reducing Children's Pain and Parents' Anxiety in the Postoperative Period: A Therapeutic Model in Turkish Sample.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effect of a new therapeutic model (a therapeutic play/play therapy (TP/PT) program) on alleviating pain in children receiving inpatient treatment in paediatric surgery units and parents' anxiety levels in the post-operative period.

Design And Methods: The study was designed as a semi-experimental model using the TP/PT program. Four measurements (pre-test, two interim tests and post-test) for children and two measurements (pre-test and post-test) for parents were performed.

Mental Health Problems of Syrian Refugee Children: Post-Traumatic Stress, Depression and Anxiety.

Purpose: This study aims to examine the levels of post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety in Syrian children who live in refugee camps.

Designs And Methods: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted using the Child Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction Index (CPTS-RI), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children-Trait Form (STAIC-Trait Form) and the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). The study sample included 1115 Syrian refugee children.

A Comparison of Caregiving Burden and Social Support Levels of Parents of Children Undergoing Liver Transplant.

Purpose: This study was conducted to compare caregiving burden and social support levels of parents of children who have undergone a liver transplant.

Designs And Methods: This study utilized a descriptive, cross-sectional research design. Data were collected using a parent information form, the Zarit Burden Interview, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.

Determination of psychosocial conditions of refugee children living in society.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the psychosocial conditions of refugee children living in society.

Designs And Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional research which used the Socio-demographic Information Form for Children, Child Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Index (CPTS-RI), and Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) included 738 children.

Results: Social factors like the educational levels and professions of their parents, as well as economic status could affect the children's level of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety.

The effects of technology use on working young loneliness and social relationships.

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of technology use on working young loneliness and social relationships.

Designs And Methods: The relational descriptive study was conducted with 1,312 young using a young information form, the Internet Addiction Scale, the Peer Relationship Scale, and the Smart Phone Addiction Scale.

Conclusion: It was determined that young, who are exposed to violence, smoke, and work as unskilled labor force have a high dependence on the Internet and smartphones.