Moral sensitivity, spiritual care perception, and compassion fatigue of nurses caring for earthquake victims.

Background: Two major earthquakes occurred within 10 hours in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023, which resulted in thousands of deaths and injured people within Turkey.

Aim: To determine the relationship between moral sensitivity, spiritual care perception, and compassion fatigue among nurses caring for earthquake victims.

Methods: The study population consisted of 483 nurses working in public, private, and university hospitals in earthquake-affected areas in Turkey.

The effect of the training provided to primiparous pregnant women based on the model on pregnancy risk perception and health literacy.

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of health education based on the health belief model (HBM) on the perception of risk in pregnancy and health literacy in primiparous pregnant women to maintain and improve their health. The study was carried out with 82 pregnant women who were in the second trimester. The number of samples was calculated using the G-Power program version 3.

The attitude towards Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries Questionnaire: a Turkish validity and reliability study.

Background: The attitudes of nurses should be measured using valid and reliable tools to develop effective nursing care strategies for the prevention of medical device-related pressure injuries and to organize necessary training programs.

Purpose: This study was planned to conduct the Turkish validity and reliability study of the Attitude towards Medical Device-Related Pressure Ulcers/Injuries Questionnaire (MDRPU/I Questionnaire (the English-language version)) in nurses.

Methods: This methodological study included 134 nurses working in hospitals of different sizes and characteristics (public hospitals, training and research hospitals, and university hospitals) in Turkey.

Adaptation of the Prenatal Comfort Scale into Turkish: A Validity and Reliability Study.

Aim: This study aims to test the validity and the reliability of the Turkish version of the Prenatal Comfort Scale.

Method: The sample of this methodological study included 260 pregnant women presenting to a prenatal screening outpatient clinic. The Prenatal Comfort Scale included 15 items and 5 subscales.

The effectiveness of an exercise intervention in reducing the severity of postpartum depression: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: This study aims to identify the effectiveness of an exercise program in reducing the severity of postnatal depression in women who had a spontaneous vaginal delivery.

Design And Methods: This randomized control trial was conducted with 65 postpartum women residing in a city located in south-eastern Turkey. In the first postpartum month, following random assignment of subjects, the experimental group (n = 40) performed exercises for 4 weeks, and the control group (n = 40) received standard care.

The adaptation of the Postpartum-Specific Anxiety Scale into the Turkish language.

: The Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale (PSAS) is used as a descriptive instrument to measure anxiety. : The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the PSAS. : The study is of methodological design.

The effects of psychoeducation based on the cognitive-behavioral approach on premenstrual syndrome symptoms: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: The present study investigated the effects of psychoeducation based on a cognitive-behavioral approach on premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms in young adult women.

Design And Methods: The study was performed as a randomized controlled trial. The sample size was identified as 90 (45 intervention group/45 control group) students.

The effects of acupressure and foot massage on pain during heel lancing in neonates: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To determine the effects of foot massage and acupressure on pain during heel lancing in neonates.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was performed in a university hospital in Turkey between February and December 2018. The neonates were randomized into three groups as acupressure, massage, and control groups.

Do university students' personality traits affect their attitudes towards gender roles?

Purpose: Attitudes of individuals towards gender roles may be affected by their experiences such as personality traits. This study is to identify the relationship between university students' personality traits and their attitudes towards gender roles.

Design And Methods: This cross-sectional was conducted with 301 university students between November 2018 and January 2019.

The effect of relaxation exercises on sleep quality in pregnant women in the third trimester: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To assess the effects of relaxation exercises on subjective sleep quality of in third-trimester pregnant women.

Materials And Methods: The pretest posttest randomized controlled trial recruited 84 pregnant women in the third trimester. Following random assignment of subjects, the treatment group (n = 46) performed relaxation exercises for four weeks and the control group (n = 46) received standart cares.

Attitudes of midwifery and nursing students in a Turkish university toward lesbians and gay men and opinions about healthcare approaches.

Lesbians and gay men are subjected to negative attitudes and poor quality health care by midwives in the process of having children and by nurses in the process of receiving general health care services. Our aim was to investigate midwifery and nursing students' attitudes towards lesbians and gay men and their opinions about health care approaches displayed towards them. The study was designed as a cross-sectional and descriptive one and conducted in one midwifery and two nursing schools in a city in Turkey and comprised 1321 students.