Body mass index and social media addiction as predictors of hedonic hunger in adolescents.

This study was planned to determine the relationship between hedonic hunger, social media addiction and body mass index (BMI) in adolescents. The study was conducted with 720 adolescents receiving education in high schools. Data was collected online using the Children's Power of Food Scale (CPFS) and Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS).

Turkish adaptation of the state-trait anxiety inventory short version (STAIS-5, STAIT-5).

Aim: This study examines the validity and reliability of a Turkish version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Short Version.

Methods: The sample consisted of 306 people between the ages of 18-59 who agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected with the demographic questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Short Version, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale.

The predictors of objectified body consciousness among adolescents: Socıal appearance anxiety and social media use.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of social appearance anxiety and social media addiction on objectified body consciousness among adolescents.

Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study included 502 adolescents. The Child and Family Information Form, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, Objectified Body Consciousness Scale-Youth Form, and Social Media Addiction Scale for Adolescents were used to collect data.

The effect of music on pain, comfort, and physiological parameters during premature retinopathy examination.

Aim: To determine the effect of music applied during the ROP examination on pain, comfort, and physiological parameters in preterm infants.

Methods: The sample of this prospective randomized controlled double-blind experimental study consisted of 28 preterm infants who were examined for ROP of a tertiary hospital in the Neonatal Unit. Data were collected with a Questionnaire, Physiological Parameters Observation Form (PPOF), Revised-Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP-R), and Premature Infant Comfort Scale (PICS).

The Effect of Hand Massage Applied Before Cataract Surgery on Anxiety, Surgical Fear, Pain and Physiological Parameters.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hand massage applied before cataract surgery on anxiety, surgical fear, pain, and physiological parameters.

Design: Randomized controlled experimental study.

Methods: The sample of this prospective randomized controlled experimental study comprised 60 patients (30 intervention and 30 control) who had cataract surgery in the Eye Operating Room of a hospital.

Managing food allergies at school: A qualitative study.

Introduction: The prevalence of childhood allergic diseases, including food allergies, has increased globally. Parents and children have experienced psychosocial and financial difficulties, decreased quality of life, anxiety, and depression in the management of food allergies in schools.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the challenges experienced by mothers of children with food allergies during their children's school life.

Determining family relations through drawing: Family relations in images drawn by immigrant children.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate family relations of immigrant children with the drawing method.

Design And Methods: The sample, which was carried out using the visual phenomenology method, consisted of 60 immigrant children between the ages of 4-14. The data were collected by face-to-face interviews with the children and family, using the Family Information Form and the Family Drawing Test.

The effect of mothers' fears of Covid-19 on their attitudes towards feeding their children and using food supplements.

This study aims to investigate the correlation between mothers' COVID-19 fears and their attitudes toward feeding their children and using food supplements. The mothers of 312 children aged 3-6 years participated in this study. Data were collected online using the Descriptive Characteristics Form for Children and Their Families, the Questionnaire Form on Food Supplement Use, the Mother's Attitudes Toward the Feeding Process Scale (MAFPS), and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale.

Nursing and Maternity in the Pandemic: A Qualitative Study from Turkey.

Objectives: This study was conducted to examine the experiences and perceived challenges of nurses who are also mothers having a child during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: A descriptive phenomenological design. The study was conducted with 18 nurse mothers working at COVID-19 clinics in Turkey.

A predictor of emotional eating in adolescents: Social anxiety.

This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the effect of social anxiety on emotional eating in adolescents. The sample consisted of 1027 adolescents between aged 14-18 studying in the 9-12th grades of the high schools in the Central Anatolia Region in the 2018-2019 academic year. Ethics Committee and institutional permission was obtained in this study, data were collected by a questionnaire, the Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised (SASC-R), and The Emotional Eating Scale Adapted for Use in Children and Adolescents (EES-C).

The effect of gentle human touch on pain, comfort and physiological parameters in preterm infants during heel lancing.

Objective: This research was conducted to evaluate the effects of gentle human touch (GHT) on pain, comfort, and physiologic parameters in preterm infants during heel lancing.

Method: This prospective, assessor-blind, randomized controlled study was performed between August 10, 2021 and September 10, 2021 in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) of a tertiary hospital in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. Fifty preterm infants were randomly appointed to GHT and control groups.

The contribution of social media addiction to adolescent LIFE: Social appearance anxiety.

The use of social media by adolescents, who spend about 3 hours a day on social media, is dominated by visual communication. Nowadays, appearance ideals are presented through social media platforms. Exposure to these popular ideals of appearance could cause appearance-based anxiety and adolescents to develop binge-eating behavior.

Anxiety and healthcare satisfaction of mothers with children hospitalized in the pediatric emergency service.

Objectives: This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the anxiety and healthcare satisfaction levels of mothers with children hospitalized in the pediatric emergency service and the relationship between them.

Methods: The study sample comprised mothers (n = 316) with children hospitalized in the pediatric emergency service of a tertiary hospital in Turkey. Intsitutional and ethics committee approval was obtained, and data were collected using the Questionnare Form, State Anxiety Inventory (SAI), and PedsQL Healthcare Satisfaction Scale (PHSS).

Social exclusion and behavior problems in adolescents with cancer and healthy counterparts.

Purpose: This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine social exclusion, internalized and externalized behavioral problems in adolescents with cancer and to compare them with healthy counterparts.

Design And Methods: The sample consisted of adolescents age 10-19 years (N = 70) followed up in the hemato-oncology outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital and healthy adolescents age 10-19 years (N = 92) who were studying in secondary and high schools. The data were collected with a questionnaire for adolescents with cancer and healthy adolescents, The Ostracism Experience Scale for Adolescents (OES-A), Youth Externalizing Behavior Screener (YEBS), and Youth Internalizing Problems Screener (YIPS).

A comparison of emotional eating, social anxiety and parental attitude among adolescents with obesity and healthy: A case-control study.

This case-controlled study was conducted to determine and compare the emotional eating, social anxiety and parental attitude in those adolescents with obesity and healthy counterparts. The sample of the study consist of obese adolescents in 14-18 aged (n = 150) followed up in the pediatric endocrinology outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital and healthy adolescents in 14-18 aged (n = 150) who were studying in high schools. The data were collected using a questionnaire form, Emotional Eating Scale Adapted to Use in Children and Adolescents (EES-C), Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised (SASC-R) and Parenting Style Scale (PSS).

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Methods Used Among Turkish Pediatric Oncology Patients.

Purpose: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods are gradually becoming common in pediatric oncology. The aim of this study was to determine the current use of CAM methods by Turkish mothers for their children with cancer.

Design And Methods: The sample for this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of the mothers (n = 110) of children with cancer undergoing treatment in a hematology-oncology clinic and outpatient clinic.

The Effect of Daily Exercise Program on Bone Mineral Density and Cortisol Level in Preterm Infants with Very Low Birth Weight: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: This randomized controlled double-blinded experimental study was carried out to determine the effects of the daily exercise program on bone mineral density and cortisol level in preterm infants with VLBW matched for birth weight, gestation week, and gender.

Design And Methods: The study was carried out with preterm infants (n = 24) hospitalized in the NICU of a tertiary hospital. Ethical committee approval, institutional permission, parental written consent were obtained.

A Comparison of Aggression and Self-injury Among Type 1 Diabetic and Healthy Adolescents: A Sample From Turkey.

Background: Adolescents tend to have risky behaviors like aggression and self-injury due to the age period characteristics. The risk of aggression and self-injury may increase in adolescents with the addition of chronic diseases.

Objectives: This study was conducted descriptively to determine and compare the aggression and self-injury in those with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and healthy counterparts.