Medication Adherence and Its Relationship With Quality of Life and Functionality in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Correlational Study.

Purpose: The current cross-sectional correlational study aimed to determine the relationship of medication adherence with functionality and quality of life in individuals with bipolar disorder (BD).

Method: The research was conducted with 141 individuals with BD followed as outpatients. Data were collected using an information form, Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS), Quality of Life in Bipolar Disorder Scale (QoL.

The Effect of Listening to Music Presurgery on the Anxiety Level of Individuals who are Planned for Urological Surgery: Randomized Controlled Study.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effects of listening to music on preoperative anxiety levels in individuals planned for urological surgery.

Design: The study was a pretest-post-test randomized controlled study.

Methods: This research was conducted with 80 (intervention=40, control=40) individuals who applied to the urology clinic of a university hospital between September 2021 and February 2022 with surgery planned.

Experiences of nursing students during clinical education in mental health clinics: A phenomenological qualitative study.

Aim: Nursing students have both positive and negative experiences during clinical education. This study was conducted to identify experiences of nursing students during clinical education in mental health clinics.

Design: This phenomenological qualitative design study was conducted with 4th year undergraduate nursing students from a university in Turkey to identify their experiences specifically in mental health clinics.

A Comparison of Cognitive Functions and Nutritional Status in Nursing Home Residents and Community-Dwelling Elderly.

Objective: This descriptive and comparative study was conducted to determine the cognitive functions and nutritional status of nursing-home-residing and community-dwelling elderly.

Methods: The study was carried out with a total of 204 elderly people who were community dwelling (n = 104) and nursing home residents (n = 100). Data were collected with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and standardized with the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).

Student nurses' perceptions of aggression: An exploratory study of defensive styles, aggression experiences, and demographic factors.

Throughout the clinical learning process, nursing students' perception of aggression might have implications in terms of their future professional behavior toward patients. Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, we investigated the relationships between student nurses' perceptions of aggression and their personal characteristics, defense styles, and a convenience sample of 1539 experiences of aggressive behavior in clinical practice. Information about the students' personal features, their clinical practice, and experiences of aggressive behavior was obtained by questionnaire.