The Effect of Video Information Before Insertion of an Implantable Port Catheter on Cancer Patients' Fear of Pain and Pain Levels.

Background: Implantable port catheters and their needles may cause cancer patients to experience fear of pain.

Objective: The aim of this article was to study the effect of video information provided before implantable port catheter insertion on the fear of pain and on postoperative pain level.

Methods: The study is a randomized controlled trial conducted between July and December 2022 at a university hospital with a total of 84 cancer patients: intervention group (42) and control group (42).

Stress level and sleep quality of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: COVID-19 infection is transmitted easily and quickly, and nurses constitute the riskiest group of healthcare workers. Therefore, they may experience high levels of stress and sleep problems.

Objective: This study was conducted in order to evaluate the stress levels and sleep quality of nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coping with stress during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by Turkish people with Multiple Sclerosis: The relationship between perceived stress and quality of life.

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease and acute exacerbations are also a part of the clinical course. The presence of the disease and relapses cause stress in people with MS (pwMS). For this reason, stress coping strategies of the patients are important in reducing perceived stress.

Effect of Short Message Service Use on Bowel Preparation Quality in Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy.

This study aimed to determine the effect of SMS use on the bowel preparation quality and satisfaction in patients who underwent colonoscopy. This study was conducted as an experimental-control study with 200 patients who had received colonoscopy in the endoscopy unit of a university hospital in Eastern Thrace of Turkey between December 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017. All patients received a standard bowel preparation.