Breastfeeding health literacy scale for pregnant women: A scale development study.

Rationale, Aims, And Objective: Breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for infants, and health literacy significantly influences breastfeeding rates. This study aimed to develop a tool to assess the breastfeeding health literacy levels of pregnant women.

Methods: This methodologically structured study was conducted with 590 pregnant women who visited the pregnancy follow-up clinic between January and April 2024 and met the sampling criteria.

The Turkish version of the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ): Examination of the validity and reliability and scale structure.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ).

Design And Methods: This methodological study was conducted with 250 women who presented to three family health centers in Istanbul/Turkey between April and June 2022 and met the sampling criteria. Validity analysis was performed using the content validity index, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis.

The effect of online group based acceptance and commitment therapy on psychotic symptoms and functioning levels of individuals with early psychosis.

Objective: This study examined the effect of online group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) applied to individuals with early psychosis on psychotic symptoms and functionality levels.

Methods: This randomized controlled study population consisted of 77 individuals who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria at most three years ago. The study sample consisted of 53 individuals who met the inclusion criteria and were assigned to the intervention (n = 26) and control (n = 27) groups by simple randomization method.

Development and psychometric properties of the Respectful Maternity Care Scale (RMCS).

Aims/background: The Respectful Maternity Care Scale (RMCS) was developed specifically to assess the health care that women receive during pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period. The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the RMCS.

Design/methods: This study used a methodological design.

Reliability and validity of the Toileting Behaviors-Women's Elimination Behaviors scale in a Turkish pregnant population.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Toileting behaviors are related to lower urinary tract symptoms and bladder dysfunction and are an important factor affecting bladder health. The aim of this study was to translate the Toileting Behaviors-Women's Elimination Behaviors (TB-WEB) Scale into Turkish and to validate its internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct and criterion validity for use in Turkish pregnant women.

Method: The research was conducted with 226 pregnant women who presented to the antenatal outpatient clinics of a university hospital in Türkiye for antenatal follow-up.

Psychodrama as a new intervention for reducing fear of childbirth: a randomised controlled trial.

This study was designed to examine the potential benefit of the addition of psychodrama classes to antenatal education as a new technique to address fear of childbirth. This was a randomised controlled trial. A total of 150 women were initially enrolled in two groups.

Premenstrual Syndrome and Childbirth Fear Prior to Pregnancy in Young Women: An Association and Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the association between premenstrual syndrome and the childbirth fear prior to pregnancy.

Methods: This was an association and cross-sectional study conducted on 327 university students. Data were collected using "Participant Information Form," "Premenstrual Syndrome Scale," and "Childbirth Fear-Prior to Pregnancy Scale.

Psychometric properties of the Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis (PUQE-24) Scale.

The objective of this study is to conduct a reliability and validity study of the Turkish version of the 'Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis (PUQE-24)' in pregnant women. In the Turkish version, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.75, and the item-total score correlations were between 0.

Does large breast problem and macromastıa surgery affect a woman's body image, depressıon level, sexual lıfe, and qualıty of lıfe? A prospectıve study.

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the change in the body perception, sexual life, quality of life, and depression levels in women undergoing a reduction mammaplasty due to breast hypertrophy problem.

Methods: This descriptive and comparative study was carried out prospectively with 34 women who were diagnosed with breast hypertrophy in a public hospital in the province of Kayseri between 1 April and 31 December 2019 and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected via the self-reporting method using the Introductory Information Form prepared in line with the literature, Preoperative Data Collection Form, Postoperative Data Collection Form, Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Quality of Life Questionnaire, Body Perception Scale (BPS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the COVID Stress Scale.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the Turkish adaptation of the COVID Stress Scale (CSS) on the basis of determining the stress caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and to test its validity and reliability.

Methods: The English CSS was translated into Turkish using forward and backward translation. Data were collected online from 360 participants.

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the City Birth Trauma Scale (CityBiTS).

The City Birth Trauma Scale (CityBiTS) was developed to be consistent with the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-DSM-5. It has been used as a complementary instrument that measures the psychological trauma related to childbirth. The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the CityBiTS.

Effects of Music during Multiple Cesarean Section Delivery.

This experimental study was conducted to determine the level of anxiety in women undergoing multiple cesarean section. Sixty multiple cesarean section referrals were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control groups. Data was collected at the Karaman Public Health Hospital in Turkey, from June 2015 to June 2016.

The Effects of Alcohol Dependence on the Quality of Life and Sex Life of Women.

Background: Alcohol dependence is a multi-dimensional and chronic disorder which affects the physical, psychological, social, sexual health and thus the quality of life of the individual.

Objectives: This research was designed in order to determine the effect of alcohol dependence on the quality of life and sexual life of women.

Methods: The research was a cross-sectional and comparative relation study, consisting of a case study group constituted of women who consulted Prof.

Evaluation of sexual functions in Turkish alcohol-dependent males.

Introduction: It was reported that long-term and high amount of alcohol consumption cause sexual dysfunction in men. There is a lack of descriptive studies focusing on the sexual dysfunction of alcohol dependent men in Turkey.

Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate sexual functions of alcohol dependent men.

Use of alcoholic beverages and other psychoactive substances among women in Turkey: medical, biological, and social consequences. A pilot study.

This research was planned for determining the genitourinary health problems of alcohol and other psychoactive substance-dependent women. This research was conducted using a descriptive method at the Alcohol-Substance Research, Treatment and Education Center (ASRTEC). The research sample comprised 126 women who presented at ASRTEC clinic between September 15, 2006 and March 15, 2007, and were diagnosed as being alcohol/drug dependent according to DSM-IV.