Effects of Education on Care Burden and Quality of Life to Caregivers of Patients with COPD.

Objective: This research was carried out in a single group, pretest-post-test design in order to determine the effect of education on care burden and life quality of caregivers provided to caregivers of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who received healthcare at their home.

Material And Methods: The population of the study was composed of 35 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease living in the city center and receiving home health care and the caregivers of these patients. Research data were obtained by using the Caregiver Information Form, Patient Information Form, Caregiver Burden Inventory, and World Health Organization Quality of Scale-Bref Quality of Life Scale.

Evaluating the Factors (Stress, Anxiety and Depression) Affecting the Mental Health Condition of Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study aimed to determine the depression, anxiety and stress levels that have negatively impacted nurses' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample group of 826 nurses working in Turkey were asked to fill in an online questionnaire in order to evaluate their psychological responses and the related factors that have adversely affected their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 696 nurses (84.

Preoperative Anxiety Levels in Surgical Patients: A Comparison of Three Different Scale Scores.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare Anxiety Specific to Surgery Questionnaire (ASSQ) with Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) in the assessment of preoperative anxiety level and to evaluate the fears associated with surgery and anesthesia in surgical patients.

Design: This is descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study.

Method: The study sample included 507 surgical patients in four surgery wards who underwent elective surgery.

Meanings of the Feelings and Thoughts on Children's Hematology and Oncology Service Nurses' Experience: A Qualitative Study.

Aim: This study aimed to analyze the feelings and thoughts related to working in the pediatric hematology-oncology unit of the nurses who have worked in this unit in the past, related and the meanings they attribute to it.

Method: In this qualitative study, 15 nurses between the age of 29 and 53 years, who had previously worked in the pediatric hematology-oncology unit and left the unit, were interviewed in depth. The interviews were held using a semi-structured interview form.

Autonomy Levels and Professional Attitudes of Nurse Educators.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the autonomy levels and the professional attitudes of nurse educators.

Methods: This study was a descriptive, cross-sectional design. Total of 486 people, including 172 faculty members, 103 lecturers, and 211 research assistants were included in this study.

Views of algology inpatients about ethical issues related to pain.

Objectives: To determine the views of patients hospitalized in the algology clinic about ethical issues related to pain.

Methods: A total of 135 patients admitted to the algology clinic comprised the population of this descriptive study. Data were collected using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the questionnaire on ethical issues related to pain.

Effect of Professionalism Level on Tendency to Make Medical Errors in Nurses.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between the occupational professionalism level of hospital nurses and their tendency to make medical errors. This was a descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study.

Method: The study was conducted between June 2013 and January 2015 in four hospitals providing general diagnosis, treatment, and care services.

The Effect of a Guide Based Application Bundle on the Catheter-Related Infection.

Aim: Central venous catheters are used extensively in intensive care units but can sometimes lead to catheter related blood stream infections. This study was carried out to determine the effect of guideline-based care bundle on possible catheter-related bloodstream infection in the application and care of central venous catheter in patients receiving follow-up and treatment in anesthesia intensive care unit.

Method: The study is a retrospective and experimental one.

Level of mother-baby bonding and influencing factors during pregnancy and postpartum period.

Background: Bonding is the process of an emotional relationship between mothers and babies. Pregnancy and postpartum periods are most important of developing a mother-child bonding. Here we aimed to determine the level of mother-baby bonding and identify the influencing factors during pregnancy and the postpartum period and to examine the relationship between bonding level during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

Effect of episiotomy training with beef tongue and sponge simulators on the self-confidence building of midwifery students.

This study assesses the efficacy of simulation-based episiotomy training (SBET) with beef tongue and sponge models in terms of the self confidence of midwifery students while performing episiotomy. Third-year midwifery students from Cumhuriyet University in the fall semesters of 2011 and 2012 were enrolled in the sponge and beef tongue model groups (n = 36 and n = 37, respectively). A checklist was prepared on the required skills for performing episiotomy which can be broken into three main parts, namely preparation, cutting and repairing and completion.

Investigation of self-compassion, self-confidence and submissive behaviors of nursing students studying in different curriculums.

Introduction: Today, nursing education which educates the future members of the nursing profession aims to gain them high self-esteem, selfconfidence and self-compassion, independence, assertiveness and ability to establish good human relations. This aim can only be achieved through a contemporary curriculum supporting students in the educational process and enabling those in charge to make arrangements by taking the characters and needs of each individual into account.

Objective: The study aims to investigate self-compassion, self-confidence and submissive behaviours of undergraduate nursing students studying in different curriculums.

The effect of a psychological empowerment program based on psychodrama on empowerment perception and burnout levels in oncology nurses: Psychological empowerment in oncology nurses.

Objective: Oncology nursing is stressful by its nature, and nurses in the field experience a high amount of stress and burnout. In order to cope with occupational stress, nurses need to employ flexible adjustment mechanisms that allow them the power to process their experiences. Failure of efficient stress management causes burnout, and burnout is closely related to powerlessness.

Validity and Reliability of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31) for Turkey.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate reliability and validity of the 31-item Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31) in Turkish epileptic patients.

Methods: This study was performed methodologically. To standardize the inventory, using a standard "forward-backward" translation and cultural adaptation procedure the English version of the QOLIE-31 was translated to Turkish.

The relation between pain perceived by the patients hospitalized in the algology clinic and their sleep and quality of life.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of perceived pain on quality of sleep and life in patients hospitalized in a pain clinic.

Methods: Population of the present descriptive study composed of patients (>18 years old) treated as inpatients in the algology clinic of a university located at the city center of Sivas, who consented to participate in the study (122 patients). Data were collected through Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Short Form 36.

Smoking prevalence and associated attitudes among high school students in Turkey.

This is a descriptive study to determine the smoking prevalence and attitudes with smoking among high school students in Sivas, Turkey. This study was carried out in 6 high schools located in Sivas, Turkey. The sample was constituted by 1050 students.

Prevalence and correlates of depression in pregnancy among Turkish women.

The aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence and correlates of depression in pregnancy among Turkish women in Sivas, a semi-urban region consisting partly of people with low or middle socioeconomic status. This cross-sectional population-based study was conducted in 19 primary health care centers from urban areas of Sivas in Turkey. Two hundred fifty-eight eligible pregnant women were interviewed at their home to gather the study data.