The Effect of Nurses' Fear of Catching COVID-19 on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Vitamin D use during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effect of the nurses' fear of catching COVID-19 on healthy lifestyle behaviors and vitamin D use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design and Methods: This study had a descriptive web-based design. The research population consists of 247 nurses working at Yozgat Bozok University Research and Application Hospital Findings: It was observed that high education level, chronic physiological disorder, not having children and being satisfied with their profession affect healthy lifestyle behaviors positively. Conclusion: It is considered that this study will provide valuable clues about the points that nurses should be supported to cope with the fear of COVID-19 and show healthy lifestyle behaviors during the pandemic. In order for nurses to adopt a healthier lifestyle during and after the pandemic process, to maintain this, to be an example to their patients

A social skills development training programme to improve adolescents' psychological resilience and emotional intelligence level

Study objectives: This experimental study was designed using pretest, posttest, follow-up, and control group models to explore the effect of a structured education program on adolescents' psychological resilience and emotional intelligence level. Method: This study was conducted on 70 students at a high school in Turkey. A total of 36 students were assigned to the intervention group and 34 students to the control group. Data were collected using the Adolescent Information Form, Resilience Scale (RS), and Emotional Intelligence Evaluation Scale (EIES). The scales were administered in the intervention group before initializing the education program, who later received a 7-week education program. One month after the administration of the education program, the scales were again administered during follow-up. Findings: It was found that the education program improved and increased adolescents' psychological resilience and total emotional intelligence level despite not being significant (p > 0.05). During the follow-up, adolescents in the intervention group demonstrated an important difference in follow-up scores in the optimism and communication subdimensions of the RS compared to that in the posttest scores, and the intervention group had a higher average total score in the EIES compared to that in students in the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Our results suggest that the training program has positive effects on improving adolescents' psychological resilience and emotional intelligence levels, especially in the long run, which needs to be developed and applied in different samples

The Effect of Nurses' Fear of Catching COVID-19 on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Vitamin D use during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Giriş: Pandemi sürecinde ön saflarda rol alan hemşireler, çalışma şartlarının zorlaşmasının yanı sıra sürekli ölüm riskiyle yüz yüze olmalarının yarattığı korku nedeniyle ciddi baskı altında çalışmaktadırlar. Amaç: Bu araştırma, COVID-19 salgını sırasında hemşirelerin COVID-19 olma korkusunun, sağlıklı yaşam davranışlarına ve D vitamini kullanımına etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma, tanımlayıcı desende düzenlendi. Araştırmanın verileri internet ortamında toplanmıştır. Veriler, bir üniversitenin araştırma ve uygulama hastanesinde görev yapmakta olan 233 hemşireden elde edilmiştir. Bulgular: Eğitim düzeyi yüksek olma, kronik fizyolojik bozukluk olması, çocuk sahibi olmama ve meslekten memnun olmanın sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarını olumlu yönde etkilediği görülmüştür. Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın, hemşirelerin COVID-19 korkusuyla baş edebilmeleri ve sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları gösterebilmeleri için desteklenmesi, pandemi süreci ve sonrasında daha sağlıklı bir yaşam tarzı benimsemeleri, bunu sürdürmeleri ve hastalarına örnek olmaları için değerli ipuçları sunacağı düşünülmektedir.</p

Determination of traditional beliefs and practices about self care of postpartum women Postpartum dönemde yapi{dotless}lan geleneksel i̇nanç ve uygulamalar

Objective: This study was conducted in order to explore traditional beliefs and practices done during postpartum period by the women who gave vaginal births (vaginal delivery) at a maternity hospital of a province located in Middle Anatolian Region. Material and Methods: During a month when the research was performed, a total of 206 women had vaginal delivery at the maternity hospital. 102 women were recruited because some women had just given birth and some women did not want to answer the questions. The data of the study were collected using Personal Information Form designed by the researchers and Form to Determine Traditional Practices of Mother Care during Postpartum. Chi-square test was used for the analysis of the data. Results: It was found out that mean age of the participant women was 24.5±5.0 years. 42.2% of them were literate and had primary school degree and 48% lived in extended family. It was noted that 52.9% of the women wrapped their abdomen with a piece of cloth after vaginal delivery, 81.4% were not left alone at home and 89.2% did not have sexual intercourse within the 40 days after delivery. It was explored that 72.5% of women hung Koran on the wall of their bedroom, 63.7% did not turn off the lights in the room at all, 70.6% did not let the women who had menstruation enter the room and 52% kept male clothes in their room in order to prevent incubus. It was observed that women aged ≥29, had primary school degree and who gave 3 births kept male clothes in their room more compared to other groups. Conclusion: Most of the participant women regard traditional practices important and some of these practices continue during postpartum period. According to this result; health care providers have the responsibility protect and develop to community health should know the traditional beliefs and practices of that community and should interventions for this. Copyright © 2014 by Türkiye Klinikleri

Terminal care and death through the eyes of turkish nursing students: A qualitative research study

Aim: This study was aimed to determine the thoughts and feelings of nursing students emerging during the provision of care to terminally ill patients.Material and Method: It is a qualitative study. The study population consisted of 12 students who volunteered to participate in the study. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview form and focus group interview technique. Descriptive and content analysis techniques were used for the data analyses.Results: The study found out that the majority of the students defined death as a “sad ending” and “loss”. Some students stated that they kept an attitude of acceptance, while others stated that they experienced intense feelings of fear when they encountered death. The students stated that they generally felt sorry for the patient, felt ineffective, and experienced an intensification of their fears of death when providing care for terminally ill patients. Furthermore, all of the students said that terminal care should aim to “minimize pain and provide an abundance of resources”.Conclusion: This study shows that nursing students need to get more education about terminal care and that further qualitative studies should be conducted to investigate the feelings of nursing students from various aspects.</p