Factors Affecting COVID-19-Related Fear and Burnout in Surgical Nurses.

Background: Surgical nurses face the risk of psychological problems while trying to cope with the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aim: This study aimed to determine levels of COVID-19-related fear and burnout and affecting factors in surgical nurses.

Design: The study has a descriptive, cross-sectional design.

Effects of selfcare and selected factors on the quality of life in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema.

Background: This study was performed to examine the effects of selfcare and selected factors on the quality of life in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL).

Methods: The study was descriptive and cross-sectional and included 101 women with BCRL. Data were gathered with a descriptive characteristics questionnaire, the Lymphedema Quality of Life Scale-Arm and the Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Selfcare Scale.

Evaluation of Psychosocial Outcomes of Living Liver Donors in Liver Transplantation.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk factors affecting psychosocial outcomes of living liver donors after liver transplantations.

Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of living liver donors followed by 2 liver transplantation centers in 2 private hospitals in 2 different provinces, between August 2017 and October 2019.

Quality of work life and working conditions among oncology nurses: A national online descriptive cross-sectional study.

The aim of this study was to examine the quality of work life (QoWL) and working conditions of oncology nurses in Turkey. The study utilized a descriptive cross-sectional design. The data were collected via the introductory information form and Brooks' Quality of Nursing Work Life Survey.

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the lymphedema symptom intensity and distress survey.

Objectives: This study aims to adapt the Lymphedema Symptom Intensity and Distress Survey- Arm (LSIDS-Arm) into Turkish and to test its validity and reliability.

Patients And Methods: Between September 2017 and July 2018, this descriptive, methodological study included a total of 186 women (mean age: 55.4±10.

Self-care practices, patient education in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate self-care practices, sociodemographic and clinical factors that affect self-care and patient education among women with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL).

Patients And Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study included a total of 102 women with BCRL (median age: 59 years; range, 35 to 80 years) who received lymphedema (LE) treatment at least once between July 2014 and May 2016. A Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics Form and the Lymphedema Self-care Survey were used to collect data via face-to-face interviews.

Exploration Into Donor-Recipient Relationship After Living-Donor Liver Transplantation Using Gift-Exchange Theory.

Aim: This qualitative study aimed to explore the donor-recipient relationships following living-donor liver transplantation.

Method: A 1-time cross-sectional qualitative interview was conducted with liver transplant recipients ( = 17) and living liver donors ( = 11) post-transplant. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed manually by using thematic content analysis.

The effects of pain management education on knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs in nursing students in Turkey: A quasi-experimental study.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of pain management education on nursing students' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs concerning pain management in Turkey.

Design And Methods: A quasi-experimental design with pretest/posttest measures was used. The study sample included 79 students.

Clinical features of the diabetes eating problem survey-revised Turkish version in children and adolescent with type 1 diabetes.

Objectives We aim to delineate clinical characteristics that place individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) at risk of developing eating problems by using Turkish version of diabetes eating problem survey-revised (DEPS-R). Methods The patients aged 9-18 years with T1DM who came to the pediatric endocrine outpatient clinic for control between February and December 2019 completed Turkish version of DEPS-R. Clinical and laboratory findings were obtained from patient files.

Development of the Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema Self-Care Scale.

The purpose of study was to develop the Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema Self-Care Scale to evaluate the self-care practices of women with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BRCL); and to examine the psycholinguistic and psychometric characteristics of this scale. The item pool of the scale was created based on the literature in this descriptive study. Content validity, explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses used in evaluation of the validity; and item analyzes, the Cronbach's Alpha and Split Half analyzes were made for reliability in the study.

The effect of web-based training on life quality and spousal adjustment for women with breast cancer and their spouses.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine the effects of web-based training that was structured in line with Roy's Adaptation Model on the "life quality" of women with breast cancer, and on the "spousal adjustment" of women and their spouses.

Method: The study used a pretest-posttest, quasi-experimental controlled group design and 83 women with breast cancer and their spouses were enrolled. The data were collected at baseline and again three months later using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-breast cancer scale and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale as data collection tools.

Effects of a Roy's Adaptation Model-Guided Support Group Intervention on Sexual Adjustment, Body Image, and Perceived Social Support in Women With Breast Cancer.

Background: The side effects of local and systemic treatments for breast cancer negatively impact the body image, sexual functioning, and social life of women on treatment for breast cancer. One of the ways to help these women adapt to their disease and cope with the effects of the disease and the side effects of its treatment is through support groups.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a support group intervention, guided by Roy's Adaptation Model, on sexual adaptation, body image, and perceived social support in women on treatment for cancer.

Adaptation of Quality of Life Measure for Limb Lymphedema-Arm in Turkish Women With Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.

Background: Quality-of-life measures are needed for clinicians and researchers to identify quality of women's life with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL).

Objective: To adapt Quality of Life Measure for Limb Lymphedema-Arm into Turkish (TR) and to test its validity and reliability.

Methods: This is a methodological and cross-sectional study and was conducted in the lymphedema outpatient clinic of a university hospital.

The Effect of Selected Risk Factors on Perioperative Pressure Injury Development.

Patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures are at high risk for developing pressure injuries. This study aimed to determine the incidence of perioperative pressure injuries in patients who underwent procedures lasting two hours or more in Turkey and the risk factors that affect the development of pressure injuries. Data were collected during the perioperative period.

Evaluation of Illness Perception of Women with Breast Cancer in Turkey.

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the illness perceptions of women with breast cancer and possible relationships between these perceptions and descriptive characteristics such as sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted in compliance with correlational, descriptive research principles. Three hundred eighty women with breast cancer who were treated in various hospitals in seven regions of the country were included in the study.

Factors related to older patients' fear of falling during the first mobilization after total knee replacement and total hip replacement.

The aim of this study was to determine fear of falling in the first mobilization and affecting factors in older patients. The study had a descriptive and cross-sectional design. Data were collected in Izmir, Turkey between February 2014 and March 2016.

Pediatric liver transplant patients' transition to adulthood: Patient and parent experiences.

This qualitative research study describes the experiences of child and adolescent liver transplant recipients and their parents during the patients' transition to adulthood. Data were collected from pediatric liver transplant recipients and their parents during individual interviews, and these were later analyzed using conventional content analysis. Seven main themes emerged: coping, self-management, body image, social relationships, academic life, work life, and live donors.

Experience With A Support Group Intervention Offered to Breast Cancer Women.

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in Turkey and other countries. It is not sufficient for women with breast cancer to receive medical treatment protocols (i.e.

The incidence of pressure ulcer in patients on mechanical ventilation andeffects of selected risk factors on pressure ulcer development.

Background/aim: This study aimed to determine the incidence of pressure ulcers in patients on mechanical ventilation and selected risk factors likely to play a role in pressure ulcer development.

Materials And Methods: The study included 110 patients recruited from an anesthesia critical care unit of a university hospital. Data were collected with a demographic and clinical characteristics form.

The Impact of an Ostomy on the Sexual Lives of Persons With Stomas: A Phenomenological Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experiences of persons with stomas related to sexual function and perceptions and their expectations of the ostomy nurses who care for them.

Design: Qualitative, phenomenological study.

Subjects And Setting: Fourteen persons living with an ostomy for least 2 months participated in the study.

We as Spouses Have Experienced a Real Disaster!: A Qualitative Study of Women With Breast Cancer and Their Spouses.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Turkey. The emotional effects of this condition are experienced by the women and their families.

Objective: The aim of the study was to describe the experiences of women with breast cancer and their spouses from diagnosis to treatment completion.

Effects of a Support Group Intervention on Physical, Psychological, and Social Adaptation of Liver Transplant Recipients.

Objectives: Liver transplant recipients must adapt to a new life after transplant. We report the effects of a support group on physical and psychosocial adaptation of liver transplant recipients.

Materials And Methods: The study used a quasi-experimental design, comparing an intervention group and a control group.

Adaptation of the Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale in Turkish Breast Cancer Women.

Purpose: To investigate the validity and reliability of the Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale in Turkish breast cancer women.

Methods: This is a methodological and cross-sectional study, and included 161 breast cancer women.

Results: The factor loadings in the exploratory factor analysis ranged from 0.

Immunosuppressive Medication Adherence, Therapeutic Adherence, School Performance, Symptom Experience, and Depression Levels in Patients Having Undergone a Liver Transplant During Childhood.

Objectives: This study sought to investigate immunosuppressive medication adherence, therapeutic adherence, school performance, symptom experiences, and depression levels of patients having undergone liver transplant during childhood.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective, cross-sectional, case-controlled study to compare the depression levels of subjects with those of their healthy peers. Data were collected between June 23, 2014, and July 10, 2014, from 0- to 18-year-old patients having undergone a liver transplant between 1996 and 2014 (n = 27; the participant's mean age, 17.

Psychometric Properties of the Body Image Scale in Turkish Ostomy Patients.

Purpose: To investigate the validity and reliability of the Body Image Scale in Turkish ostomy patients.

Methods: This study has a methodological and cross-sectional design. A hundred patients with ostomy lasting for at least 2 months were recruited from an ostomy and wound care unit.