Publications by authors named "Z B Akmese"
Background: Communication and entrepreneurship skills, which have a very important place among the 21st century skills, are among the basic skills that a midwife should have.
Objective: This study was carried out to investigate the effect of the Communication Skills Education Program on the communication and entrepreneurship skills of the midwifery students.
Design: This study was designed a quasi-experimental study.
Background: Sexual life is very important for people's physical health, psychological health, and reproductive health. Depression and social support are among the factors that affect the quality of sexual life.
Aim: The present study aimed to determine the impact of perceived social support on the sexual quality of life and depression in married women between the ages of 18 and 49.
Introduction: Back pain is commonly experienced by pregnant women. Evidence suggests that progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) therapy, a complementary therapy widely used by pregnant women, may improve the physical and psychological outcomes of pregnancy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of PMR training accompanied by music on perceived pain and quality of life (QOL) in pregnant women with low back pain (LBP).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of the study was to determine risk factors for cervical cancer for women in Izmir.
Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive field covered a population of 4319 women of reproductive age (15-49) (household registration in the Mukhtar's office-2007). A total of 1,637 women were included in the sample given a four-part questionnaire through face-to-face interview by visiting the women in their homes in order to determine socio-demographic factors, obstetric history, genital hygiene and the use of family planning methods.