The impact of Reiki practice on episiotomy recovery and perineal pain: A randomized controlled study.

Energy therapies are complementary methods focused on revealing the existing energy and restoring the individual's (recipient's) energy. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of Reiki practice applied to postpartum women who had spontaneous childbirth without instrumental delivery on postpartum episiotomy recovery and perineal pain. The research was randomized controlled at a hospital in pre-test post-test design.

The Effect of Sleep Enhancement Educational Program on Maternal Sleep Quality for Nulliparous Pregnant Women: A Randomized-Controlled Trial.

Background: Pregnancy is a critical period during which women usually do not prefer taking medication. Therefore, non-pharmacological and safe methods are needed to improve sleep quality during pregnancy. This study aims to identify whether an educational program on sleep enhancement for pregnant women has any effect on maternal sleep quality.

Effect of delivery method on sexual dysfunction.

Aim: The aim of our study was to determine the effect of delivery on sexual dysfunction in women.

Materials And Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study. A total of 142 women who had given birth in the past year, are nursing at the moment and has not experienced postpartum depression participated in the study.

Assessment of cervical cancer risk in women between 15 and 49 years of age: case of Izmir.

Background: The aim of the study was to determine risk factors for cervical cancer for women in Izmir.

Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive field covered a population of 4319 women of reproductive age (15-49) (household registration in the Mukhtar's office-2007). A total of 1,637 women were included in the sample given a four-part questionnaire through face-to-face interview by visiting the women in their homes in order to determine socio-demographic factors, obstetric history, genital hygiene and the use of family planning methods.

Eating habits, knowledge about cancer prevention and the HPLP scale in Turkish adolescents.

Background: Nutritional status and healthy lifestyle are important factors not only in cancer etiology but also for prevention efforts. A good nutritional status contributes to a healthy life with high economic, social and cultural level. Unhealthy eating habits are part of risky behavior seen from adolescence.

Past and present midwifery education in Turkey.

Among criteria relating to the level of development in a country are health indicators such as total fertility, maternal mortality, infant mortality, and rates of life expectancy at birth. These have a close relationship with the quality of health-care services, especially those provided by midwives. An improvement in midwifery services can be achieved to a great extent by standardised and high-quality midwifery education.

Nutrition, lifestyle, and breast cancer risk among Turkish women.

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, with more than 1 million cases occurring worldwide annually. Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality in Turkey; deaths due to breast cancer constitute 24.1% of all carcinoma cases reported among women.

Prevention and health education: how recent advances in the science and art of health education have been applied in practical ways within medical and other settings for prevention and public health.

The terms health education, patient education, self-care education, school health education, and health promotion are distinguished from each other as follows. Health education is a subset or strategy within each of these but is the primary and dominant strategy in health promotion. Health education occurs through the health care providers in various settings: worksites, medical, community agencies and schools.

Cervical cancer prevention and early detection--the role of nurses and midwives.

Worldwide 31% of cancers in women are in the breast or uterine cervix. Cancer of the uterine cervix is one of the leading causes of cancer death among women. The estimated new cancer cervix cases per year is 500.