Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Sleep Quality Among Young Adults in Turkiye: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Aim: The current study was conducted to measure the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality and identify predisposing factors of psychological distress among young adults during the pandemic.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was adopted. The target population consisted of students studying at an associate degree health services school at a university in Turkiye.

Beyond the Visible: The Relationship Between Social Appearance Anxiety, Hopelessness, and Depression in Women with Urinary Incontinence.

Objective: This study aims to examine the relationship between the severity of urinary incontinence and levels of social appearance anxiety, hopelessness, and depression in women.

Methods: A total of 393 women participated in this descriptive and correlational study. Data were collected using the Introductory Information Form, Incontinence Severity Index (ISI), Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).

Sleep hygiene education in older adults: effectiveness and association with comprehensive geriatric assessment.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the results of sleep hygiene education via a comprehensive geriatric assessment.

Method: A cross-sectional research was conducted on insomnia outpatients at a tertiary hospital, and all participants received sleep hygiene education as well as a comprehensive geriatric assessment. Sleep parameters were assessed before and four weeks after education.

Effect of moulage on nursing students' endotracheal suctioning knowledge and skills.

Aim: The study compares knowledge, skills, anxiety, satisfaction and self-confidence regarding suctioning between students trained using a partial task trainer with moulage and those using a low-fidelity simulator.

Background: Moulage application in simulation has been used in nursing skills training, such as intravenous therapy, pressure ulcer and burn care, but not for suctioning.

Design: A randomized controlled study with pre-test, post-test design.

The Effect of the Flipped Classroom in a Nursing Informatics Course on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Readiness Levels, System Usability.

The flipped classroom method to be used in the nursing informatics course can increase nursing students' engagement and learning outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of flipped classroom education on nursing students' readiness for the flipped classroom model of education, as well as the usability of the flipped classroom and how this model impacts the level of students' knowledge in a nurse informatics course. The nursing students received 6 weeks of classic education and 6 weeks of flipped classroom education in the nursing informatics course.

Lymphedema, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors with Axillary Lymph Node Dissection.

Health-related quality of life (QOL) has gained importance due to the increasing incidence of breast cancer and the survival rate of breast cancer patients. We aimed to investigate the relationship between lymphedema, fatigue, and QOL in breast cancer survivors with axillary lymph node dissection. A total of 122 female breast cancer survivors with axillary lymph node dissection who applied to the oncology center of a teaching and research hospital between April 1, 2022, and July 1, 2022, were included in the cross-sectional study.

Stigma, Depression, and Attitudes Towards Seeking Psychological Help Among Nurses: The Role of Personal Stigma as an Inconsistent Mediator.

Rationale: Identifying whether perceived stigma or personal stigma more significantly affects nurses' attitudes towards seeking psychological help is essential for effectively addressing current challenges and facilitating early intervention for the well-being of nurses and their patients.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the mediating roles of personal stigma and depression in the relationship between perceived stigma among nurses and their attitudes towards seeking psychological help.

Methods: The sample of this descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 302 nurses working in a university hospital in southern Turkey, selected using the purposive sampling method, between April 1 and May 1, 2021.

The effect of telephone-assisted breastfeeding monitoring on physiological jaundice, exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months, development of colic, and breastfeeding self-efficacy: A randomized controlled trial.

This randomized controlled study was conducted to evaluate the effects of telephone-assisted breastfeeding monitoring on physiological jaundice, exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months, colic, breastfeeding success, and breastfeeding self-efficacy. Breastfeeding and infant care training were given to pregnant women by video calls (N = 54). Video call counseling was provided to the mothers in the intervention group (n = 27) every day for the first week after discharge and weekly until the 24th week, and the control group (n = 27) was only telephone called in follow-up weeks.

The Effect of storybook use in pediatric health services on children's fear and anxiety levels: A meta-analysis study.

Background: Invasive procedures are commonly used in pediatric healthcare, and storybooks can be used as an adjunct analgesic method.

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of using storybooks as a distraction technique to reduce fear and anxiety in pediatric healthcare. This study was conducted with the aim of revealing the level of effect of storybook use on children's fear and anxiety level in pediatric health services.

Effects of acupressure on pain and first mobilisation distance after caesarean section: A double-blind randomised controlled study.

Background: Postoperative pain is one of the most common problems after caesarean section (CS). Pain reduction and effective mobilisation after CS positively affect maternal and infant health.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the effects of acupressure applied to women after CS on pain intensity and first mobilisation distance.

"Engaged Nurses Are the Ones Who Love Their Profession": Work Engagement From the Perspectives of Oncology Nurses.

Work engagement in oncology nurses is crucial for improving nurse practice and healthcare outcomes. The study aimed to define and understand work engagement from the perspective of experienced oncology clinical nurses. This qualitative descriptive study used purposive sampling to select 15 oncology nurses from a University Oncology Hospital in Türkiye.

[Effect of the combination of "weight gain of more than 10 kg since age 20" and obesity on the new onset of diabetes mellitus].

Objective　Few reports have examined the association between "weight gain since the past combined with the presence of obesity" and diabetes mellitus (DM). Therefore, we longitudinally examined the influence of the combination of "weight gain of ≥10 kg since the age of 20 years" and the presence of obesity on the new onset of DM.Methods　We identified 8,704 National Health Insurance enrollees in Habikino City, Osaka Prefecture, who underwent specific health checkups in 2013.

Health literacy and successful aging in older adults: A predictive correlational design: Health literacy and successful aging.

Objective: This study aimed to measure health literacy and successful aging level and their predisposing factors among older adults.

Methods: A predictive correlational design was performed. The study was completed with 450 older individuals, resulting in a participation rate of 94.

The effects of Korean hand acupressure on postoperative pain, nausea, vomiting, and retching after thyroidectomy: A randomized controlled study protocol.

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Korean hand acupressure applied after thyroidectomy on postoperative pain, nausea, vomiting, and retching of number and severity.

Materials And Methods: The type of study is a randomized study with a post-test-control group. The protocol was prepared according to the SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) 2013 checklist.

Stakeholder perspectives on graduates' acquisition of competencies in nursing bachelor's degree programs: A qualitative study.

Background: In nursing education, greater emphasis should be placed on stakeholder perspectives, and these perspectives should be integrated into the educational process. Stakeholder perspectives are of great importance in determining the extent to which graduates achieve program competencies, and if necessary, in revising these competencies based on the relevant feedback.

Objective: This study aimed to determine stakeholder perspectives on the acquisition of nursing program competencies by graduates of undergraduate nursing programs.

Breastfeeding After Breast Augmentation Surgery: A Scoping Review.

The aim of this scoping review was to provide a comprehensive overview of research in the literature on breastfeeding experiences of mothers undergoing breast augmentation surgery and the factors influencing this, and to identify gaps in the literature that could inform future design and evaluation. The study was conducted as a comprehensive review based on the approach of Arksey and O'Malley. After scans of relevant databases, such as Scholar, Information Sciences Institute, Science Direct, Ovid, PubMed, and Scientific Information Database, all data were collected, summarized, and given a narrative explanation.

Workload and intention to leave among nurses in Turkey: The mediating roles of organizational identification and work satisfaction.

Aim: This study establishes the mediating roles of job satisfaction and organizational identification on the relationship between nurses' workload and their intention to leave.

Background: The shortage of nurses is a prevalent global concern. International studies have shown that many variables are associated with nurses' intention to leave.

Nurses' experiences and teaching suggestions regarding electronic patient record systems: Qualitative method study.

Aim: The study was conducted to determine nurses' experiences with electronic patient record systems and their suggestions for incorporating them into undergraduate nursing education.

Background: The integration of computers into healthcare represents one of the most significant developments of the 21st century. Understanding nursing professionals' experiences with electronic patient record systems and the innovations they seek in teaching can provide effective methods for training future users.

Effectiveness of health literacy-based motivational interviewing and health education on adolescents' nutrition and exercise behaviors in Turkiye: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To measure the effectiveness of health literacy-based motivational interviewing and health education to improve adolescents' nutrition and exercise behaviors.

Study Design: A randomized controlled trial.

Methods: The study was completed with 63 adolescents (aged 14-15 years) of which 21 were in the motivational interviewing group, 21 were in the health education group, and 21 were in the control group.

"Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the parenting scale for adolescents".

Background: Adolescence is the period of human development between childhood and adulthood. Parent-child interaction differs qualitatively in different developmental periods, the development of separate scales sensitive to different age periods regarding parental attitudes is one of the most important issues in this field.

Aim: This study aimed to adapt the Parenting Scale for Adolescents to Turkish culture and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the scale.

Risk Factors Affecting the Psychological Resilience of Adolescents in Institutional Care: A Systematic Review.

Background: Psychological resilience is defined as the resilience capacity and the power to recover in the face of stressful life events. Adolescents in institutional care have different individual, familial, and environmental risk factors that negatively affect their psychological resilience. This study aimed to comparatively examine studies that detect the risk factors affecting the resilience of adolescents living in institutional care and make recommendations regarding initiatives or specific outcomes related to this.

Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Skin-to-Skin Contact Scale for nurses.

Rationale: Skin-to-skin contact is the practice with the highest level of evidence that increases the growth, development, and healing rate of the newborn. Neonatal nurses are also the best practitioners of skin-to-skin contact.

Aims: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Skin-to-Skin Contact Scale for nurses.