Publications by authors named "Pasalak S"
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of a symptom management mobile application on quality of life and symptom severity in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
Sample & Setting: This parallel randomized pilot study consisted of women with breast cancer admitted to oncology outpatient clinics between November 2019 and January 2021 in Turkey.
Methods & Variables: Participants (N = 40) were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 20) or control group (n = 20).
Background: Patients with cancer experience symptoms concurrently. Nurses need to make multisymptom management and educate patients about self-management strategies.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led symptom management program (NL-SMP), developed based on the Symptom Management Model, quality of life (QoL), and symptom severity of women with gynecological cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
Palliative care needs of the cancer patients receiving active therapy.
Support Care Cancer
January 2022
Purpose: To identify cancer patients' palliative care needs with problem burden, problem intensity, and felt needs related to these problems while receiving cancer treatment.
Methods: This is a descriptive survey study conducted at a tertiary hospital with no palliative care services in Istanbul, Turkey, from September 2019 to February 2020. Data were collected using the Patient Information Form and the Three Levels of Needs Questionnaire (3LNQ).
Professional Values in a Sample of Nursing Students from Different Countries.
Florence Nightingale J Nurs
February 2021
Aim: This study aimed to determine the professional values of nursing students from different countries.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with a convenience sample of nursing students from different countries. The data were collected using an identification form and the Nurses' Professional Values Scale-Revised.
The aim of this scoping review was to explore interventions and their effect in facilitating decision making on prenatal screening and testing among pregnant women. This review was conducted according to the Joanna Briggs Institute Methods Manual for scoping reviews. Studies published 2000-2019 that consist of interventions to facilitate pregnant women's decision making in prenatal screening and testing were specifically reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study aimed to explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of breast cancer survivors.
Methods: This qualitative descriptive study included 18 breast cancer survivors who completed cancer treatment within the last five years in Istanbul, Turkey. A directed content analysis was performed using the quality-of-life domains as guiding themes.
This study was conducted to determine pregnant women's health literacy level and its effect on health-promoting lifestyle and perception of teratogenic risk related to medicine. The sample of the study consisted of 326 pregnant women. Women with high health literacy have more health-promoting lifestyles and lower teratogenic risk perceptions toward using antidepressants and influenza immunization during pregnancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study evaluated how genetic literacy of pregnant women in Turkey affects their use of prenatal screening and diagnostic tests. As a descriptive cross-sectional study, a Participant Identification Form and the Genetic literacy and Comprehension Measure (GLAC) were used to collect data. The sample of study consisted of 189 pregnant women who made regular antenatal care visits in Giresun, Turkey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study evaluated Turkish oncology nurses' knowledge and educational needs regarding genetics of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers.
Method: An online survey was used to collect data from 104 Turkish oncology nurses.
Results: The mean level of knowledge in oncology genetics was 6.