The effect of digital storytelling on women's human papilloma virus awareness: Randomized controlled experimental study

Objective: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the digital storytelling (DS) method in increasing human papilloma virus (HPV) awareness. Study Design: The study was conducted in the gynecology and obstetrics outpatient clinic of a state hospital between April and December 2023. The universe of the study consisted of women who applied to the outpatient clinic between these dates and volunteered. A total of 80 women who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study (n = 40 for each group). Data for the study were gathered using Personal Introduction Form and Human Papilloma Virus Knowledge Scale. Repeated measures ANOVA method was used to determine the difference between the pre-training, post-first training and post-second training measurement scores according to the intervention and control groups. For significant ANOVA results, measurements with differences were compared pairwise using Bonferroni correction. All statistical analyses were examined at the p 0.05). After the activity conducted with the digital story method in the intervention group, the HPV awareness levels of women in this group increased significantly (p < 0.05). Considering the development in each group, an increase in posttest scores is observed in both groups. However, when the increase amounts in each group in the intervention and control groups were examined, it was determined that all awareness levels increased more in the intervention group. In the intergroup comparison, it was determined that the mean measurements of general HPV knowledge, general HPV vaccine knowledge, and knowledge of the current HPV vaccination program of women in the intervention group at the first and second follow-ups after the training were higher than those in the control group. Conclusion: The DS method was effective in raising HPV awareness given to the intervention group. Health professionals and researchers can benefit from DS in providing health education and consultancy services such as HPV awareness

Do psychosocial factors predict disease severity in fibromyalgia syndrome? Predicen los factores psicosociales la gravedad de la enfermedad en el síndrome de fibromialgia?

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine anxiety, depression, pain centralization, and pain catastrophization in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and evaluate whether these factors are predictors of disease severity in FMS. Patient and methods: Depression was assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), anxiety with the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), pain centralization with the Centrality of Pain Scale (COPS), pain catastrophization with the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), and FMS severity with the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ). Two separate hierarchical linear regression analyses were performed to determine whether there was a significant association between disease severity and the assessed psychosocial factors. Results: The study was completed with a total of 48 FMS patients (mean age 49.54 ± 8.28 years). FIQ score was moderately correlated with COPS score (rSpearman = 0.670, p < 0.001) and PCS score (rSpearman = 0.663, p < 0.001). In the logistic regression model, COPS and PCS scores were significant predictors of FIQ score. The predictive variables explained 43.7% of the variation in FIQ score. Conclusion: This study showed that pain centralization and catastrophization can be considered indicators of disease severity in FMS. The results suggest that routine assessment of pain centralization and pain catastrophizing behaviors in individuals with FMS is needed and that cognitive behavioral therapy approaches may be beneficial in reducing disease severity

Clinical leadership in nursing in an ever-changing world: a bibliometric analysis

Purpose: Leadership plays a critical role in improving the quality of care, minimizing risks to patients and staff and improving patient care outcomes. The purpose of this study is to analyze the structure of publications in the field of clinical leadership in nursing and to provide an overview of its development, trends and focus. Design/methodology/approach: This study is descriptive bibliometric study. Data were collected from Web of Science on August 24, 2023. The population of the study consisted of 1,979 articles between 1994 and 2023 in the field of clinical leadership in nursing obtained from R Studio and WoS database. Findings: The country where clinical leadership was most frequently studied was USA (n = 706). The most frequently used keywords by authors were leadership (843 times), nursing (329 times) and nurses (143 times). In the early years, the most frequently used trending topics were “quality,” “culture,” “change” and “leadership style,” while in recent years the trending topics were “burnout” and “COVID-19.” Practical implications: Due to the limited knowledge on this subject, this study will make an important contribution to the literature and will shed light on new studies to be planned on clinical leadership. Originality/value: It has been observed that the issue of clinical leadership in nursing has become even more important in recent years following radical changes in the world such as pandemics and disasters. It has been observed that studies on this subject have increased rapidly in recent years. While the topics of job satisfaction, burnout and Covid-19 were frequently studied, it was observed that mentoring, collaboration, organization of new graduate nurses, moral difficulties and clinical leadership in nursing education were studied more limitedly