In order to determine the perception of hospital experiences among school-age children’s (6–12 years), a descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed in 130 children hospitalized in a ...pediatric hospital with different diagnoses. Data were collected using a pediatric information form, questionnaire form, scale for attitudes towards hospital and healthcare personnel, and sources of anxiety generating thoughts scale (SAGTS). Children’s expectations of the nurses were to be well treated (62%), to perform painless procedures (20%), to play games together (12%), to be capable of their job (10%), and to be cheerful (10%). Children’s expectation of the hospital facilities was the availability of playgrounds and toys (19.2%), large and single rooms (15.4%), rooms with private bathroom (9.2%), and rooms with a television and Internet access (7.7%). A statistically significant, negative, and moderate linear relationship was found between the scale for attitudes towards hospital and healthcare personnel and SAGTS (p < 0.05, r: −0.296). The present study was performed to define the children’s hospital experiences, keeping in mind that the best opinion on this matter is the child’s own opinion. The foundation of this understanding depends on admitting that the children can express their own opinions about the care they receive.
Purpose
The present study aimed to determine the level of Netlessphobia in the general population by developing the “Fırat Netlessphobia Scale.”
Design and Measures
Trial form consisting of 19 items, ...which was tested in terms of language and psychometric validity, was applied to a sample group of 690 people. The reliability of the scale was verified by evaluating Cronbach's α reliability coefficient and test‐retest consistency.
Results
The developed “Fırat Netlessphobia Scale” can account for 60.7% of the variance related to Netlessphobia. Cronbach's α reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated as 0.93.
Conclusions
According to the findings, the Fırat Netlessphobia Scale is a cost‐effective scale that facilitates the valid and reliable estimation of high variance and a low number of items.
Practice Implications
This practical and cost‐effective scale is widely applied owing to its small number of items and short expressions. The present study emphasizes the importance of exploring Netlessphobia and the need for future research in this area to recognize the risk groups and establish protection strategies.
This study was conducted to adapt the Fear of Earthquake Scale to Turkish. The methodological study, in which individuals in the 15–65 age group were included in the study, was carried out between ...March–April 2023. The sample consisted of 1054 participants 15 to 65 years of age divided into two for explanatory factor analysis (n = 431) and confirmatory factor analysis (n = 623). The original Fear of Earthquake Scale has a one, factor structure with 7 items. The explanatory factor analysis (EFA) sample had a mean age of 26.6 + 6.7 years. Over half of the EFA participants were women (65.1%) and single (69.8%). The Turkish version of the Fear of Earthquake Scale has acceptable content and construct validity. It consists of seven items without subscales. It accounts for 65.8% of the total variance, which is quite high for a single-factor scale. It has a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.91, indicating high reliability. The original Fear of Earthquake Scale items are scored on a five-point Likert scale. No items are reverse-scored. The total score is the sum of the item scores. The total score ranges from 7 to 35, with higher scores indicating greater fear of earthquakes. The results indicate that the Turkish version of the Fear of Earthquake Scale is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used to assess Turkish people’s fear of earthquakes.
This study aimed to examine the mediating role of social anxiety in the effect of self-esteem on the attitude of violence towards women. The sample of the study consists of 1093 university students. ...The study data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Social Anxiety Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Iskebe Violence Against Women Attitude Scale. The mediation analysis was conducted using the Process Macro developed by Hayes. According to the findings, social anxiety mediates the relationship between self-esteem and violence against women. Individuals with high levels of social anxiety and low self-esteem tend to have an increased attitude towards violence against women. When the results of the regression analysis, which showed the mediation effect, were examined, it was determined that the effect of self-esteem on the attitude of violence against women was negative and significant. As self-esteem increases, the level of violence against women decreases. Our results indicate that adopting positive self-esteem is significant for reducing the negative outcomes on attitudes towards violence against women.
•As the level of social anxiety increases, the attitude of violence against women increases.•Social anxiety mediates the relationship between self-esteem and violence against women.•As self-esteem increases, the attitude of violence against women decreases.
The cleft lip and palate (CL/P) define a heterogeneous group of congenital deformities, which are morphologically highly diverse, with a complex and multifactorial etiology. Affected children may ...experience social problems due to negative effects on speech, hearing, facial appearance, as well as negative psychological effects on the parents. In 2011, after the civil war began in Syria, a great wave of immigration began to Turkey and other neighboring countries. Refugees may not be able to receive optimal health care because of cultural differences, socioeconomic status, language problems, and psychosocial problems. To increase awareness about this issue, the authors investigated the demographic, perioperative, and post-operative data of Syrian refugee patients with CL/P who were admitted to our cleft center between January 2016 and May 2019. Sixty-eight refugees with CL/P were detected as the result of the screening. Unlike the protocol the authors follow in our center, cleft lip repair was performed at an average of 7.6 months and cleft palate repair was performed at an average of 28.7 months of age. The rate of fistula was found 26.2%.The civil war in Syria has caused the repair of the patients with cleft lip and palate at a later age, hampered the follow-up and treatment, and caused more complications. Considering the demographic, social, economic and cultural characteristics of the patients, it was demonstrated that the necessary health precautions and infrastructure should be provided on the pillar of plastic surgery.
This study aimed to determine the difficulties that the mothers of infants with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) go through, the problems they encounter in this process, and how they perceive the ...support of healthcare professionals, families, and friends. The study used a phenomenological approach from qualitative research methods. The study sample included 18 mothers of 0 to 3-month-old infants with CL/P. The data were collected using socio-demographic information form and semi-structured interview form. The data obtained from the interviews were evaluated using content and thematic analysis approaches. On the basis of the interviews conducted with mothers of infants with CL/P, the following themes emerged: (a) "unexpected event: having an infant with CL/P," (b) "using social media," (c) "stigma," and (d) "uncertainty of long-term treatment." In this study, it was determined that mothers experienced shock, confusion, sadness, and disappointment in this process; therefore, they used social media to seek support from the families as well as conducted research on the disease that involved a lot of uncertainty due to long-term treatments. The present study can help healthcare professionals, who play a role in the care and treatment of infants with CL/P, to understand and know what mothers need in the preoperative period.
Background
Empowerment is recognized as a crucial concept in strengthening the position of parents in healthcare services. This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish ...Family Empowerment Scale (FES).
Methods
This methodological study was conducted between January and March 2021, with 348 family members actively caring for their children in the age group of 0–18 years with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P). The English FES was translated into Turkish using back translation and modified so that it is generic and convenient for all families. The construct validity, internal validity, internal consistency, and split‐half test reliability and responsiveness of the Turkish FES were examined.
Results
The original FES structure with three factors (family, health services provided to the child and community participation) and 34 items was verified in Turkish culture. This obtained structure can explain 66% of the variance of the relevant concept. Scores of parents ranged between 34 and 170 points. Increasing scores indicated a positive significance regarding family empowerment. The Cronbach's α reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated as 0.976.
Conclusion
The study findings and the goodness‐of‐fit values indicated that the FES and its Turkish version are a valid and reliable measurement instrument to be used in Turkish culture.
This study aimed to investigate nursing students' levels of mindfulness and its effect on developing preventive health behaviors, and to examine the mediating role of COVID-19 risk perception on this ...effect.
This study used a descriptive and correlational study design.
The level of mindfulness, accompanied by COVID-19 risk perception caused a.104-unit increase in developing preventive health behavior.
The findings revealed that the indirect effect of the level of mindfulness on developing preventive health behavior was at a significant level; therefore, it is concluded that COVID-19 risk perception mediates the correlation between level of mindfulness.
The present study is important to investigate nursing students' levels of mindfulness and the effect of these on developing preventive health behaviors.
•Mindfulness is associated with engagement in preventive health behaviors.•COVID-19 risk perception is the mediating variable between mindfulness and developing preventive health behavior.•Developing preventive health behaviors against COVID-19 caused an increased perception of risk.
We studied the views of nursing students on family-centered care (FCC) and their knowledge, opinions, self-rated competence, current practice, and perceived implementation barriers with regard to ...trauma-informed pediatric nursing care.
This survey was a descriptive correlational study. The sample consisted of 261 nursing students, 3rd and 4th years, who had completed the Child Health and Diseases Nursing Course. The data were obtained using the “Student Information Form,” “Family-Centered Care Attitude Scale,” and “trauma-informed care (TIC) Provider Survey.”
Nursing students were knowledgeable and held favorable opinions about TIC. The survey showed that students with higher levels and those with a hospitalization experience during childhood had higher scores regarding TIC. A positive relationship was found between the students' TIC to mean score and FCC attitude mean score.
Nursing students are not competent to practice TIC, especially with pediatric patients. Therefore, they need to develop relevant skills for helping pediatric patients.
Efforts to improve nursing students' trauma-informed pediatric care should highlight specific skills related to helping pediatric patients manage emotional responses to difficult medical experiences. By integrating TIC into the baccalaureate curricula, nursing educators can provide the students with appropriate skills and facilities so that they can provide holistic and highly effective care to highly vulnerable patients.
•Age-appropriate interventions for patients gained significance, by realizing that hospitalization is a traumatic experience.•The study revealed that the majority of nursing students had no trauma-informed practices.•It is highly important to incorporate TIC practices systematically in the education of health professionals.
Predictors of parenting stress in parents of children with cancer Çınar, Sevil; Boztepe, Handan; Ay, Ayşe ...
European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society,
October 2021, 2021-10-00, 20211001, Letnik:
54
Journal Article
Recenzirano
In the present study, we investigated the parenting stress experienced by parents of children with cancer and the influencing factors.
This was a cross-sectional and descriptive correlational study ...that consisted of parents of 136 children in the age group of 0–18 years who were followed up for cancer in the outpatient clinics and services of a university hospital in Turkey. Parenting Stress Index, Burden Interview, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Marital Life Satisfaction Scale, and Ways of Coping Questionnaire were used to collect the data.
No statistically significant difference was found between the parenting stress mean scores and gender of the parents of children with cancer (t = −0.350; P = 0.727). The results of the present study showed that the economic status (t = −4.16; P = 0.000), parents’ physical (t = 3.606; P = 0.000) and mental health status after the child is diagnosed (t = 5.647; P = 0.000), accompanying mental health problems of the child (t = 2.567; P = 0.011), and diagnosis of children at a young age (t = −2.776; P = 0.006) increased the parenting stress of the parents.
Nursing interventions can reduce parental stress by providing sufficient care and support during the disease process.
•Financial status, parents’ physical and mental health status increased the parenting stress of the parents.•It is important to apply interventions that will reduce parental stress by providing sufficient care for the disease process.•Healthcare professionals should be trained to understand factors affecting parenting stress.
