Prevalence and risk factors for low sexual function in women: a study of 1,009 women in an outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Istanbul.

Introduction: Sexual functioning is a common and multidimensional problem, associated with multiple biological, medical, psychological, sociocultural, political, economic, and interpersonal factors.

Aim: The study was planned to determine the prevalence and risk factors for low sexual function in women in an outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Istanbul.

Methods: Totally, 1,009 women over 20 years of age or their healthy female companions were interviewed in the outpatient clinics of the Department of Internal Medicine in a university hospital in Istanbul.

Congenital anomalies: parents' anxiety and women's concerns before prenatal testing and women's opinions towards the risk factors.

Aims: The aims of the study were to determine parents' anxiety and women's concerns before prenatal testing and women's opinions towards the risk factors for congenital anomalies.

Background: Undergoing prenatal screening or diagnostic tests cause potential distress and worry for parents. Little attention has been paid to the psychological aspect of such testing in clinical and research areas.

The Turkish version of the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Care Scale used on medical and surgical patients.

Aim And Objectives: The aim of this study is to test the validity and reliability of the modified version of the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Care Scale on medical and surgical patients.

Background: Measuring patient satisfaction with nursing care is important in evaluating the extent to which patients' needs are met and for determining the appropriate nursing care. In recent years there has been increasing interest in patient satisfaction with nursing care in Turkey, but there are no validated scales available to measure this.

Effects of fathers' attendance to labor and delivery on the experience of childbirth in Turkey.

This study was planned to experimentally determine the effects of fathers' attendance to labor and delivery on the experience of childbirth. Fifty primigravidae low-risk women and their partners were recruited to the study. The first 25 women were included in the experimental group, and their partners were allowed to participate in birth.

Safety of personnel working in endoscopy units.

All personnel performing or assisting with endoscopic procedures and those responsible for reprocessing the equipment should be trained in how to handle the infectious and chemical hazards associated with the endoscopic environment. Endoscopy personnel should follow a comprehensive safety program that outlines the steps individuals should take to prevent injuries from the potential hazards they may encounter in endoscopy units. Safety measures include ensuring that there is adequate lighting and ventilation in the endoscopy unit, cleaning endoscopy instruments thoroughly, and operating equipment safely.

The Turkish version of the Omaha System: its use in practice-based family nursing education.

The aims of this manuscript are to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Omaha System, and to demonstrate its effectiveness as a tool for nursing education. In this methodological and descriptive study, seventy students attending a training program used the Omaha System in clinical practice settings for assessing health problems of 157 clients and for nursing interventions during 378 home visits. After the system's adaptation to the Turkish language, its content validity was reconfirmed through feedback from the students and interrater reliability was tested on six independent students with kappa statistics.