Assessing psychometric properties of Turkish version of the stressor scale for emergency nurses

KONAKCI, GULBIN/0000-0002-6913-4256WOS: 000539359000003PubMed: 32587925OBJECTIVES: This study was carried out as a methodological study to adapt the stressor scale for emergency nurses to Turkish and to test its validity and reliability. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were collected between April 2019 and December 2019 from 250 emergency nurses working in the emergency department of two different universities and two state hospitals. the scale was reapplied to 40 emergency nurses from the sample group 3 weeks after the first application. For the validity studies of the scale, language validity, content validity, and construct validity studies were used, and for the reliability studies, internal consistency and test-retest reliability methods were used. RESULTS: It was found that the content validity index of the final form was determined as 0.92 (0.78-1.00) according to expert opinions, the scale explained 69.19% of the total variance in four subdimensions, the Cronbach's alpha value was 0.90, and the test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient value was 0.97. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the reliability and validity of the scale was high for Turkish society

The Impact of the Otago Exercise Program on Frailty and Empowerment in Older Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: This study assessed the impact of Otago exercises on frailty and empowerment in older nursing home residents. Methods: This randomized controlled trial included 72 individuals aged over 65 years residing in a single nursing home in Izmir, Turkey. The participants were randomly assigned to the Otago exercise group (OEG) or control group (CG). The OEG performed Otago exercises for 45 minutes, 3 days per week for 12 weeks plus a walking program the 3 other days of the week. In addition to Otago exercise training, the OEG received training based on empowerment consisting of 10 sessions lasting 30 minutes each. The CG received no intervention except routine care in the nursing home. The data collected were sociodemographic characteristics, Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) scores, and Elderly Empowerment Scale (EES) scores before and 3 months after the intervention. Results: We observed significant differences between the mean EFS (p=0.0001) and mean EES (p=0.0001) before and 3 months after the intervention in the OEG compared to the CG. We also observed a significant difference between the OEG and CG in mean EFS (p=0.018) and EES (p=0.0001) 3 months after the intervention. Conclusion: The results of the present study demonstrated the positive impact of the Otago exercise program on preventing/delaying frailty and enhancing empowerment in older people

Symptom Incidence and Defining the Symptom Clusters in the Patients with Heart Failure

3rd World Heart Failure Congress -- NOV 29-DEC 02, 2012 -- Istanbul, TURKEYWOS: 00031169820017

Attitudes of Medical Malpractice in Pediatric Surgery

WOS: 000418537000006Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the proportion of pediatric surgeons who committed medical malpractice (MM) while on duty in hospitals, whether this proportion changed according to age and experience, and if they reported MM or not, and to determine their level of knowledge related to the legal processes. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used with a two-part web-questionnaire developed by the authors. The webquestionnaire consisted of twenty-four questions and was prepared after a review of the relevant literature as required to address the aims of the study. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 18.0. Results: One hundred and fifty-one pediatric surgeons answered the questionnaire; 46% were specialists, 87% were working in public hospitals, and 9% had never committed MM. The type of institution did not affect the occurrence of MM. The major factors that affected the occurrence of MM seemed to be lack of knowledge and experience alongside lack of attention. Working conditions and exhaustion played minor roles. While junior pediatric surgeons mostly committed MM in abdominal, urogenital, newborn and thoracic surgeries, the area was mostly newborn surgery for senior surgeons. Conclusion: Few MM cases were taken to court. Lack of experience, knowledge and attention play major roles in the occurrence of MM. MM cases should be archived meticulously

Development and testing of a novel symptom assessment scale for Behcet's disease

WOS: 000435653900007PubMed ID: 29914243Background/aim: This study was designed to develop a Behcet's disease (BD) symptom assessment scale based on the theory of unpleasant symptoms, which deals with understanding symptom experiences in a disease. Materials and methods: The BD Symptom Assessment Scale has two sections: the factors influencing symptoms and the situations influenced by symptoms. Both of these sections were developed through an initial item pool, and expert opinions were consulted during a pilot test performed with 30 patients with BD. We then tested the validity and reliability of this scale on 218 different patients with BD fulfilling the ISG criteria. Finally, we scored this scale. Results: The validity and reliability study of the first section found that the scale had favorable fit indices (chi(2) = 525.86, chi(2)/SD = 3.15, GFI = 0.90, CFI = 0.89, IFI = 0.89), constituting three dimensions and 20 items. The validity and reliability study of the second section found that the scale had favorable fit indices (chi(2) = 579.14, chi(2)/SD = 3.48, GFI = 0.91, CFI = 0.89, IFI = 0.89) and constituted three dimensions and 20 items. Conclusion: This novel symptom assessment scale for BD is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating patients with BD

The effect of web-based education on disease activity, symptom management and quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: randomized-controlled study

###EgeUn###Background/Aims: The aim of the study is to determine the effect of web-based education on disease activity, symptom management and quality of life in individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases. Methods: This randomized controlled study was carried out with two groups that were web-based and standard education groups. The disease information was given either via website or educational books. Results: At the beginning of the study, it was found that the majority of the patients who were in the mild disease stage mostly entered remission during the study, however, there was no significant difference found between the groups in terms of disease activity according to measurement times. It was determined that there was a significant difference among severity averages of diarrhea, abdominal pain and faecal blood symptoms of patients in both two groups with regard to the time interaction. It was observed that there was no significant intra-and intergroup difference in terms of the quality of life scores of the education groups, but there was an improvement observed in the quality of life of the patients over time. Conclusion: In this study, there were no significant differences found between the web-based and standard education, however symptom severity, disease activity and quality of life were found to be improved in both groups. It was concluded that is structured or individualized education is effective and important

Adaptation of Diabetic Empowerment Scale-Short Form to Older Individuals and to Turkish Language: Validity and Reliability Study

WOS: 000542299000005PubMed: 32612417Objective: the empowerment of old people is important in order for them to gain control over their own lives and to raise their quality of life. the purpose of this study was to adapt the Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form (DES-SF) to old people and to the Turkish language, and to determine its validity and reliability. Materials and Methods: This methodological type study was conducted between 1 January and 30 March 2017 with 106 old people fitting the criteria of acceptance in the study who attended the geriatrics clinic of a university hospital. in determining validity, language equivalence, content, and predictive validity were used, while reliability was tested with temporal invariance, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and item total correlation. We examined its reliability and validity via item analyses, content validity (expert panel), confirmatory factor analyses, and construct validity (exploratory factor analyses). Results: the Cronbach's alpha of the scale was 0.883. the scale items were grouped under a single factor in accordance with the original. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis showed good fit signs. Conclusion: After conducting validity and reliability testing on the adaptation of the Diabetic Empowerment Scale-Short Form to old people and the Turkish language, it is was concluded that it is a reliable scale to determine the empowerment levels of old people. Based on the statistical analyses applied to evaluate the validity and reliability of the scale obtained by adapting the DES-SF to old people, it was inferred that it is an instrument with high validity and reliability. the scale is a short and practical instrument to evaluate the empowerment levels of old people. the new name of the scale is the elderly empowerment scale

Attitudes Toward Patient Safety and Tendencies to Medical Error Among Turkish Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Nurses

###EgeUn###Background Patient safety and medical errors are among the most discussed topics in recent years. Identifying and reporting medical errors is one of the most significant steps toward the adoption of measures to increase patient safety. Objectives The goal of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to evaluate attitudes toward patient safety and the tendencies to medical error among cardiology and cardiovascular surgery nurses in Turkey. Methods The study sample consisted of nurses who worked in the cardiology and cardiovascular surgery departments of a University Hospital in Izmir, the third largest city in Turkey. A total of 103 nurses working in the day shift of the mentioned departments volunteered and participated in the study. A "Nurse Information Form," a "Patient Safety Attitude Questionnaire (PSAQ)," and a "Malpractice Tendency Scale in Nursing-(MTSN)" were used as data collection instruments. Results The mean +/- 1 standard deviation of the nurses' PSAQ scores were 141.86 +/- 18.39, whereas their MTSN scores were 237.20 +/- 18.12. Although no statistically significant difference could be evidenced between cardiology and cardiovascular surgery nurses in their total MTSN scores (t = -0.99, P = 0.32), their PSAQ scores showed a significant difference (t = 2.34, P = 0.02). Conclusions This study showed that the tendencies to medical error among cardiology and cardiovascular surgery nurses working in a Turkish facility were low, whereas their attitudes toward patient safety were not at a particularly satisfactory level. The cardiology nurses were found to have a more positive attitude toward patient safety than their colleagues in cardiovascular surgery