Identifying malnutrition risk in hospitalized patients: an analysis of five tools in the light of GLIM criteria.

Background: The prompt identification of malnutrition among hospitalized patients using the appropriate screening tool is paramount. The objective of our study is to compare the most recommended screening tools concerning the new GLIM criteria for malnutrition in hospitalized patients.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed the data on 1,397 patients receiving inpatient treatment at Bandırma Training and Research Hospital between August 2022 and May 2023 to assess and compare malnutrition in them.

Dietary Modulations in Preventing Cardiometabolic Risk in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes.

Purpose Of Review: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex health issue include obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and chronic inflammation that increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). CVDs are of great concern in the disease progression and prognosis of T2DM. This review is a comprehensive examination of the literature on the relationship between T2DM and cardiovascular risk, nutrition-related cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors, and impact of dietary modulations on CMR.

Energy expenditure in healthy pregnant women: a systematic review.

Context: Since pregnancy is a decisive period for women and children in terms of future health, it is very important to determine changes in energy expenditure and requirements. However, there is no reference method to determine the energy expenditure as there are many factors that change maternal energy homeostasis during this period.

Objective: This review aims to evaluate the changes in energy expenditure during pregnancy and the effects of these changes on maternal weight gain, as well as the methods used to determine energy expenditure.

An Overview of the Potential Role of Nutrition in Mental Disorders in the Light of Advances in Nutripsychiatry.

Purpose Of Review: As research on the potential impact of nutrition on mental disorders, a significant component of global disability continues to grow the concepts of "nutritional psychiatry, psycho-dietetics/nutripsychiatry" have taken their place in the literature. This review is a comprehensive examination of the literature on the the potential mechanisms between common mental disorders and nutrition and evaluates the effectiveness of dietary interventions.

Recent Findings: Inflammation, oxidative stress, intestinal microbiota, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neural plasticity are shown as potential mechanisms in the relationship between mental disorders and nutrition.

Attitudes of Married Muslim Women Regarding Family Planning Methods During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Western Turkey.

COVID-19 had negative effects upon family planning. Women cannot visit healthcare facilities because of a fear of curfew-related sanctions or exposure to COVID-19. It is seen that religious beliefs are influential especially in terms of family planning method preference and having abortions.

Relationship of knowledge about and attitudes towards violence with recognition of violence against women among health staff in pre-hospital emergency medical services.

Background: Domestic violence, specifically, violence against women, is prevalent in all segments of society regardless of social class, ethnicity, culture or country. In other words, domestic violence is a global concern.

Aim: The study aims to investigate the relationship between the attitude and knowledge of the health staff in pre-hospital emergency medical services about violence against women and their recognition of such form of violence.

Intercultural awareness, communication, and empathy skills in nurses and midwives working in provinces with mass migration.

Purpose: The study was to evaluate the intercultural awareness, communication, and empathy skills of midwives and nurses (n = 479) DESIGN AND METHODS: The descriptive study data were collected using the Communication-Skills-Scale (CSS), the Basic-Empathy-Scale (BES), and the Intercultural-Awareness-Scale (IAS).

Findings: The total average scores of the CSS, BES, and IAS were found to be 100.07 ± 13.

The information requirements and self-perceptions of Turkish women undergoing hysterectomy.

Objectives: To investigate the affects, information requirements and self-perceptions of Turkish women undergoing hysterectomy.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 37 Turkish women undergoing hysterectomy and followed in a gynecology unit of a state hospital in Canakkale, Turkey, between February and August 2012. Data were collected before discharge with a questionnaire composed of 32 questions.

Evaluation of School of health students' ethics position in Turkey.

Background: The advances in science and technology increasingly lead to the appearance of ethical issues and to the complexity of care. Therefore, it is important to define the ethics position of students studying in health departments so that high quality patient care can be achieved.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the ethics position of the students at Shool of Health of an University in western Turkey.

Effectiveness of online education in teaching breast self- examination.

Background: This research evaluated the effectiveness of an online education model in teaching breast self- examination to university staff and students.

Materials And Methods: 1,679 women participated in a breast self-examination online training program. Breast self-examination knowledge evaluation forms developed by Maurer (1997) were used in the research and were evaluated on a 100 point scale.