Supportive care needs after surgery in patients with breast cancer.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine supportive care needs and related factors after surgery in patients with breast cancer.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 98 breast cancer patients in a Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul between September 2022 and November 2023. The Personal Information Form and the Supportive Care Needs Survey Short Form Turkish version were used to collect data.

The Effect on Anxiety and Satisfaction of Video-Assisted Education Given Before an ERCP Procedure.

Providing education in medical procedures may ensure patients' compliance, reduce anxiety, and increase satisfaction. This randomized controlled research study was conducted to determine the effect of video-assisted education on anxiety and satisfaction given before an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure. A total of 70 patients participated between September 2017 and December 2018.

Determination of body image and sexual adjustment in women with breast cancer after surgery.

The aim of the study is to determine body image, sexual adjustment and the factors affecting them in women with breast cancer after surgery. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with breast cancer patients admitted to a foundation hospital. Data were collected with the Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale, evaluated with t-test, MWU, Kruskall Wallis and correlation analysis.

Patient comfort in percutaneous coronary interventions.

Objectives: To identify patients' general comfort levels in percutaneous coronary intervention.

Methods: This descriptive research included 2 hundred cardiac patients, whom were in the Medipol Mega University Hospital, Istanbul, during the period between May 2018 and May 2019. The data were obtained by General Comfort Questionnaire and evaluated using mean, standard deviation, percentage and t-test.

Spirituality and Hope Levels of Lung Cancer Patients Who Had Surgery in Turkey.

This study explores the relationship between spirituality and hope levels in lung cancer patients. Cancer patients often use their spirituality as a way of coping. Among a sample of 124 Turkish lung cancer patients, spirituality levels were assessed using the Spiritual Orientation Scale (SOS) and hope levels were measured using the Herth Hope Scale (HHS).

Effectiveness of negative-pressure wound therapy compared to wet-dry dressing in pressure injuries.

This study aims to compare the effects of Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and wet-to-dry dressing on Stages 3 and 4 pressure injuries (PI), This study is a randomized controlled trial. A total of 30 patients with Stages 3 and 4 pressure injuries were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups: NPWT group and the wet-to-dry dressing group.

Effect of Early Postoperative Feeding on the Recovery of Children Post Appendectomy.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of early postoperative feeding on recovery after appendectomy in children. It was undertaken as a multicenter study. Patients were randomly assigned to 2 groups, each containing 46 children.

The patient safety culture perception of Turkish nurses who work in operating room and intensive care unit.

Objective: To determine the patient safety culture perception of operating room and intensive care nurses and the factors affecting this perception.

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 232 nurses working in a Turkish city hospitals. The data obtained from the nurses were collected using personal information form and Patient Safety Culture Scale (PSCS) from June to July 2015.

University Students' Awareness of Breast and Cervical Cancers: A Comparison of Two Countries and Two Different Cultures.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate Turkish and Polish female university students' awareness of breast and cervical cancers. The study was conducted in Turkey and Poland with 350 female students.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study's data were collected using Self-Administered Form questioning students' sociodemographic characteristics and awareness of breast and cervical cancer.

Breast and cervical cancer knowledge and awareness among university students.

Background: Breast and cervical cancers are the most common types of cancer in women worldwide. Previous studies in Asia have shown that related knowledge and awareness is low among female university students. The goal of this study was to assess breast and cervical cancer knowledge, practices, and awareness among female university students in Samsun,Turkey.

Effect of perceived social support on psychosocial adjustment of Turkish patients with breast cancer.

Aims: To identify the psychosocial adjustment of Turkish patients with breast cancer and the effects of perceived social support on their adjustment.

Materials And Methods: The sample comprised 100 volunteering patients diagnosed with breast cancer in the last six months reporting to the Outpatient Chemotherapy Unit at the Medical Faculty Hospital in northern Turkey. The data for the study were collected through the Descriptive Information Form, the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale-Self-reflection (PAIS-SR) and the Cancer-Specific Social Support Scale and analyzed via SPSS 16.

Nurses' protective measures during chemotherapy preparation and administration in Turkey*.

Chemotherapeutic agents are known to be carcinogenic, teratogenic and mutagenic to humans. Occupational exposure to chemotherapeutic agents is a potential risk. The aim of this study was to determine the safety measures on personal and environmental protection taken by nurses during chemotherapy preparation and administration.