Factors Affecting the Burden and Quality of Life of Caregivers for Gynecological Cancer Patients

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the care burden and quality of life of caregivers of patients with gynecologic cancer. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 251 individuals who provided care to patients with gynecologic cancer in gynecologic oncology services of a university hospital and a state oncology hospital. The data were collected by a semi-structured questionnaire form, Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI), and Quality of Life Family Version. Results: The mean age of the participants was 39.76 ± 14.20; 79.3% of them were female, 65.3% were married, 28.7% were high school graduates, 57.4% were employed and 56.2% were unemployed before starting care, 91.2% had health insurance, 58.6% perceived their income as moderate, and 57% had relatives of the patient receiving care. Care burden was statistically significant in terms of gender, marital status, educational level, and degree of affinity with the patient (P < .005). The correlation between caregivers’ quality of life, gender, health insurance, income status, and the degree of affinity with the patient was statistically significant (P < .005). Conclusion: As a result of this study, it was determined that some socio-demographic characteristics of the caregivers of patients with gynecologic cancer affected the care burden and quality of life

The relationship of perceived social support, personality traits and self-esteem of the pregnant women with the fear of childbirth

This research was conducted to examine the relationship of perceived social support, personality traits, and self-esteem of pregnant women with fear of childbirth. The study was performed between April 15, 2016 and May 15, 2016 using face-to-face interviews with 128 pregnant women who were at 28–40 weeks of pregnancy. A negative correlation between the fear of childbirth and the levels of social support perceived by pregnant women and a positive correlation between the fear of childbirth and self-esteem were observed. Furthermore, a negative correlation between the fear of childbirth and extraversion, self-discipline, and openness to development and a positive correlation between the fear of childbirth and neurotic personality traits were noted. Hence, we propose that social support status, personality traits, and self-esteem of pregnant women should be viewed as risk factors for the fear of childbirth

Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale: Validity and Reliability Studies

Amaç: Disiplinlerarası Eğitim Algısı Ölçeği (DEAÖ) Türkçe versiyonunungeçerlik ve güvenilirliğini değerlendirmektir.Yöntem: Bu metodolojik çalışmadaki ölçek, farklı meslek grupları ileçalışan sağlık çalışanları ve öğrencilerinin, disiplinlerarası eğitime ilişkinalgılarını belirlemek amacıyla Ankara’da bir üniversitenin beş farklısağlık disiplininden toplam 215 öğrenciye uygulanmıştır. Ölçek geçerlikve güvenirliği açıklayıcı faktör analizi, iç tutarlık katsayısı (?) vesınıf içi korelasyon katsayısı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir.Bulgular: Faktör analizi sonucunda; 17 maddeli ve 3 faktörlü ölçeğeulaşılmıştır. Ölçeğin Cronbach alpha (?) katsayısı 0.926 olarak bulunmuşturve ölçeğin geçerli ve güvenilir olduğu saptanmıştır.Sonuç: Çalışma sonuçlarımız, DEAÖ Türkçe versiyonunun geçerli vegüvenilir bir araç olduğunu göstermektedir. DEAÖ Türkçe versiyonufarklı meslek grupları ile çalışan sağlık bakım öğrencilerinin disiplinlerarasıeğitime ilişkin algılarını ölçmede kullanılabilir.Aim: To adapt and evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS-TR). Methods: The IEPS-TR was used in this methodological study to identify the perceptions of interdisciplinary education of health professionals and students working with different occupational groups. The population of the study comprised 215 university students from five different undergraduate health science programs of a university in Ankara, Turkey. The validity and reliability of the scale were assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), Cronbach’s alpha, and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: As a result of the factor analysis, a seventeen-item scale with three factors was achieved. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was found to be 0.926, and the scale was determined to be valid and reliable. Conclusion: Our study results show that the Turkish version of the IEPS is a valid and reliable instrument. The IEPS-TR can be used in measuring interdisciplinary perceptions of health care students working with different occupational groups

Does cigarette smoking really have detrimental effects on outcomes of IVF?

WOS: 000333505500019PubMed: 24424210Objective: Cigarette smoke contains many toxic chemicals associated with poor reproductive outcome and reduced fertility. It also has a negative effect on sperm motility and morphology. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of male and female cigarette smoking on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Study design: In this comparative prospective analysis, the effects of smoking on outcomes of IVF including semen parameters, oocyte quality, fertilization rate, transfer day embryo scores and pregnancy rates were analyzed. For this purpose, patients were grouped based on their follicular or seminal fluid cotinine (a nicotine metabolite) levels as smokers and non-smokers (non-smokers: female (n = 171), male (n = 118), smokers: female (n = 43), male (n = 96)). Results: The mean age and baseline hormonal levels of all groups were found to be comparable. While the numbers of total and mature oocytes collected were higher in the smoker group (p = 0.005 and p = 0.006, respectively), oocyte quality index, fertilization rate, embryo development rate and pregnancy rate were not significantly different between the groups (p > 0.05). Analysis based on the type of ovarian hyperstimulation protocol (GnRH agonist, antagonist and others) showed that within the antagonist group the mean age of smokers was significantly lower and the total number of collected oocytes was significantly higher compared with non-smokers. Cigarette smoking among men did not have a significant negative effect on outcomes of IVF whether their partners were smokers or nonsmokers. Regression analysis did not give any significant difference when male and/or female smoking status was analyzed for fertilization rates, transferred embryo qualities and clinical pregnancy rates. Conclusion: Cigarette smoking does not have detrimental effects on outcomes of IVF. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.Scientific Research Section of Hacettepe UniversityHacettepe UniversityA part of this study was supported by Scientific Research Section of Hacettepe University

Toplumsal Cinsiyet Dersinin Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Toplumsal Cinsiyet Tutumları, Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimleri ve Medya Okuryazarlığı Becerileri Üzerine Etkisi

This study aims to determine the effect of a university elective course focusing on gender on students' gender attitudes, critical thinking dispositions, and media literacy skills. The research design was quasi-experimental, and the study was conducted with a pretest/posttest control group. The sample of the study consisted of 74 students who took a course on gender during the fall semester of the 2016-2017 academic year and 70 students who had similar characteristics but did not receive the course. In the pretest and posttest evaluation conducted in the first week and the last week of the semester, respectively, the Student Information Form, the Gender Roles Attitude Scale (GRAS), the Critical Thinking Dispositions Scale (CTDS), and the Media Literacy Scale (MLS) were administered to the students in both groups. The Course Satisfaction Assessment Form was administered at the end of the term to the students who enrolled for the gender course. The GRAS scores of the experimental group increased at the end of the course (p<0.05). The GRAS total mean scores of both the groups were similar in the pretest, but there was a statistically significant difference between their total mean scores in the posttest (p<0.05). This study recommends more comprehensive and long-term studies on integrating a gender course into the university curriculum, which will help develop students' critical thinking disposition and media literacy skills and raise awareness of gender equality among students.Araştırmada, üniversite öğrencilerine seçmeli olarak verilen Toplumsal Cinsiyet dersinin öğrencilerin toplumsal cinsiyet tutumuna, eleştirel düşünme eğilimine ve medya-okuryazarlığı becerisine etkisini değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır. Bu çalışma ön test-son test kontrol gruplu yarı deneysel desen kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 2016-2017 öğretim yılı güz döneminde Toplumsal Cinsiyet dersini alan 74 ve dersi alanlarla benzer özellikte olan ve dersi almayan 70 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Sömesterin ilk haftasında yapılan ön test ve son haftasında yapılan son test değerlendirmelerinde, her iki grupta bulunan öğrencilere Öğrenci Bilgilendirme Formu, Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolleri Tutum Ölçeği (TCRTÖ), Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimi Ölçeği (EDEÖ), Medya Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği (MOÖ) uygulanmıştır. Toplumsal Cinsiyet dersini alan öğrencilere dönem sonunda Ders Memnuniyeti Değerlendirme Formu uygulanmıştır. Toplumsal cinsiyet dersi alan öğrencilerin dersin sonunda TCRTÖ puanlarının arttığı (ön test: 98.90±12.18, son test: 104.42±11.28; p<0.05), her iki grubun TCRTÖ ön test toplam puan ortalamalarının benzer olmasına rağmen, son test toplam puan ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel açıdan önemli fark olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda; öğrencilerde toplumsal cinsiyet farkındalığı kazandırılmasında, müfredata Toplumsal Cinsiyet dersinin entegre edilmesi ve öğrencilerde eleştirel düşünme eğiliminin ve medya okuryazarlığı becerisinin geliştirilmesi amacıyla daha kapsamlı ve uzun süreli çalışmaların yapılması önerilebilir