Opinions of pregnant women about vaginal birth after caesarean section.

Vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) is regarded as an effective option to reduce rapidly increasing C-section rates. The aim of the descriptive and cross-sectional study was to reveal opinions of women with experiences of prior C-section about VBAC and the factors affecting their opinions. The study included 283 pregnant women whit a history of previous C-section and followed up in a research and training hospital in İstanbul.

Effect of sexual counseling on sexual function and sexual quality of life for women undergoing open heart surgery: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Background: Sexual counseling can improve or may have benefit to patients' sexual function after open heart surgery.

Aim: The study aims to determine the effect of sexual counseling on sexual function and quality of sexual life with the PLISSIT model (ie, permission, limited information, specific suggestions, intensive therapy) for women undergoing open heart surgery.

Methods: The study was a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Sexual Counseling with the PLISSIT Model: A Systematic Review.

A systematic review was conducted to use recent and relevant literature resources in examining the sexual counseling with the PLISSIT model. Electronic literature search was conducted on Medline, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and PubMed between January 1, 2011, and March 1, 2021. 14 studies were included in the systematic review.

Relationship between self-efficacy and sexual function after open heart surgery.

Aims: The high level of self-efficacy that facilitates the adaptation of patients to their new lives and accelerates the healing process after open heart surgery has a positive effect on sexual function. The aims of the study are to examine the self-efficacy and sexual function of patients undergoing open heart surgery and factors affecting it.

Methods And Results: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 76 patients (44 females, 32 males).

Effect of supportive care on the psychosocial health status of women who had a miscarriage.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of individualized care provided based on Swanson's Caring Theory on the grief, depression, anxiety, and stress levels of women who had a miscarriage.

Design And Methods: A total of 104 women who experienced a miscarriage were randomized as study (n = 52) and control (n = 52) groups.

Findings: The women's physical, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive grief symptoms decreased after receiving Swanson's care (P < .

Psychosocial Adaptation and Depressive Manifestations in High-Risk Pregnant Women: Implications for Clinical Practice.

Background: High-risk pregnancy research has focused primarily on psychological well-being.

Aims: The aim is to determine psychosocial adaptation and depression levels of pregnant women who were admitted to hospital with diagnosis of high-risk pregnancy.

Methods: This study was descriptive.

Evaluation of sexual functions in Turkish alcohol-dependent males.

Introduction: It was reported that long-term and high amount of alcohol consumption cause sexual dysfunction in men. There is a lack of descriptive studies focusing on the sexual dysfunction of alcohol dependent men in Turkey.

Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate sexual functions of alcohol dependent men.

Use of alcoholic beverages and other psychoactive substances among women in Turkey: medical, biological, and social consequences. A pilot study.

This research was planned for determining the genitourinary health problems of alcohol and other psychoactive substance-dependent women. This research was conducted using a descriptive method at the Alcohol-Substance Research, Treatment and Education Center (ASRTEC). The research sample comprised 126 women who presented at ASRTEC clinic between September 15, 2006 and March 15, 2007, and were diagnosed as being alcohol/drug dependent according to DSM-IV.

A study on urogenital complaints of postmenopausal women aged 50 and over.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of urogenital complaints in postmenopausal women aged 50 and over.

Methods: The study was carried out in the city of Istanbul on women within the age range of 50 and over. The statistical figures for these women were obtained from the latest national census.