Effectiveness of psychoeducation intervention on subjective well being and self compassion of individuals with mental disabilities

Background: Our study aimed to evaluate the effects of psychoeducation on subjective well-being and self compassion given to parents of individuals with mental disabilities.Methods: We conducted our study with 66 parents (33 in control and 33 study groups) all of whom has children with mental disabilities attending to Special Education and Rehabilitation Center and Special Education-Technical School and Vocational Training Centres, Ministry of Education, Bitlis. We utilized pretest-posttest design to examine efficacy of psychoeducation programme on both control and study groups. Subjective Well-being and Self Compassion Scales were used to obtain data from control and study groups.Results: We identified significant increase in parents’ subjective well-being and self compassion levels after eight session of psychoeducation (p<0.05). Conclusions: As a result, we believe there is very few intervention practices directed to parents of children with mental disabilities and that these practices should be enhanced.

Study of health care providers and attitudes against homosexual, bisexual individuals

The present study was carried out in order to examine the attitudes of health care providers and of homosexual and bisexual individuals towards gays.The study, which was contemplated as descriptive and a correlation research, was carried out with 294 individuals who applied to the Lambda and Kaos GL Associations, and 261 health care providers employed at the Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi Uygulama ve Araştırma Hastanesi (Bülent Ecevit University Application and Research Hospital).The study was carried out between October 2010 and February 2011. The data were collected through “Homosexuality Attitudes Scale”, “The Attitudes Towards Lesbians and Gay Men Scale” via “Socio-demographical Information Form Addressed Towards LGBTT Individuals” and “Socio-demographical Information Form Addressed Towards Health Providers Employed at the Hospital”. It was determined that married health providers; those thinking homosexuality/bisexuality is a disease or a disorder (p=0,002); and those who do not have a homosexual/bisexual member in their families (p=0.022) tend to be more homophobic; it was also observed that, married LGBTT individuals (p=0.036); LGBTT individuals working in the public sector, are self-employed or business owners (p=0.00); and LGBTT individuals who are “always” timid of being homosexual/bisexual (p=0.00), tend to be more homophobic.We found that not knowing any homosexual individuals, being married and thinking that homosexuality is a disease were effective in the development of negative attitudes towards LGBTT individuals

Development and Assessment of a Coping Scale for Infertile Women in Turkey

Infertile women feel more psychological stress and pressure than their husbands, and the prevalence of anxiety and depression among them are higher. This study aimed to develop a culture-specific measurement tool to identify the strategies of infertile women in dealing with infertility-related problems. This was a scale development study. This study was carried out in three different fertility centers in the three largest cities in Turkey. The data were collected using personal information form and through the application of a Coping Scale for Infertile Women (CSIW) protocol. Ways of Coping with Stress Inventory. Cronbach‘s alpha, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient and Spearman‘s Rank correlation analyses were used to determine the reliability of the scale. The results of explanatory factor analysis and a factor structure of the Coping Scale for Infertile Women, comprising 50 items, were examined, and the data were determined to be suitable to perform factor analysis. The internal consistency of the scale was found to be 0.880. The number of factors in the scale was 10, and the internal consistency of the factors was 0.720. The results showed that the CSIW had good reliability and validity.Keywords: Infertility, Women, Coping, Scale developmen

Determination of factors affecting the mental health of underground minersYeraltı maden ocaklarında çalışan maden işçilerin ruh sağlığını etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi

Aim: This study aims to determine the impact of working conditions on mental health of underground miners.Method: It is a descriptive study. Research population consists of 1857 underground miners working at Zonguldak Kozlu Enterprise of Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises (TTK), and we tried to get in touch with all of them. However, we were able to contact 800 workers only and 684 questionnaires were taken into consideration. To collect data, Personal Information Form and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) were used. Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis and Bonferroni Correction Mann Whitney U tests were performed to assess the data.Findings: The study found that BSI mean scores of the miners who are 41[A1]  and older miner, have a low level of education and sufficient income to meet their expenses were lower compared to other groups (p&lt;0.05); and only hostility and BSI mean scores of the miners who have been working in the mine for 20 years or more were lower compared to other groups (p&gt;0.05) and statistically significant. The frequency of displaying psychiatric symptoms in the miners were not influenced by the variables marital status, family type, having children and living environment.Conclusions: The study found that the frequency of displaying psychiatric symptoms is lower in older miners who have a low level of education and income just meeting their expenses and have been working at the mine for 20 years or more. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetAmaç: Bu çalışma yeraltı maden ocaklarında çalışan işçilerin çalışma koşullarının ruh sağlığına etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı bir çalışmadır.  Araştırmanın evrenini Türkiye Taşkömürü Kurumu (TTK) Zonguldak Kozlu Müessesi’nde çalışan 1 857 yeraltı maden işçisi oluşturmuş ve evrenin tamamına ulaşılmaya çalışılmıştır. Ancak 800 işçiye ulaşılabilmiş ve 684 soru formu değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Kısa Semptom Envanteri (KSE) kullanılmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis ve Bonferroni Düzeltmeli Mann-Whitney U testi kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: 41 yaş ve üzeri, düşük eğitim düzeyine sahip ve geliri giderini karşılayan işçilerin KSE puan ortalamaları diğer gruplara göre düşük (p&lt;0.05); 20 yıl ve daha uzun süre madende çalışan işçilerin yalnızca hostilite ve KSE toplam puan ortalamaları diğer gruplara göre düşük (p&gt;0.05) ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlıdır. Maden işçilerinin psikiyatrik belirti gösterme sıklığı medeni durum, aile tipi, çocuk sahibi olma, yaşanılan yer değişkenlerinden etkilenmemiştir.Sonuçlar: Bu çalışmada ileri yaşta, düşük eğitim düzeyinde, geliri giderini karşılayan, 20 yıl ve üzerinde madende çalışan işçilerin psikiyatrik belirti gösterme sıklığının daha düşük olduğu belirlenmiştir

The relations between perceived stress, communication skills and psychological symptoms in oncology nurses

Objective: This study aims to determine the correlation between perceived stress, communication skills and psychological symptoms in oncology nurses. Methods: The study was conducted in collaboration with 102 nurses working in oncology departments of hospitals in Istanbul. The data was collected through Questionnaire Form, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Communication Skills Assessment Scale (CSAS) and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSS). Descriptive statistical analysis and spearman correlation analysis were used to evaluate the data. Results: Nurses received 16.85 (SD=6.08) points from PSS, 73.34 (SD=23.28) points from CSAS, and lastly 32.68 (SD=33.13) points from BSI. 84.3% of the nurses reported experiencing communication problems with angry and agitated patients. There was a negative correlation between PSS and CSAS (r=-0.28; p<0.01). A positive correlation was found between PSS and BSI total scores (r=0.50; p<0.01) and all the other sub-dimensions. Conclusion: Improving communication skills of oncology nurses and the interventions for their perceived stress levels may have effects as promoting their own psychological health as well as decreasing communicational difficulties with the patients and their families; and thus, it may affect the quality of car

Effect of disease acceptance in geriatric individuals on life satisfaction

Introduction: Elderly must maintain regular care and complex treatment of several chronic diseases that develop with age or that pre-exist. Having a chronic disease entail both a feeling of loss and the need to keep the disease and one’s life under control. It is important for these individuals to accept their illness while maintaining treatment and care. Life satisfaction, on the other hand, is the result of comparing what a person has with his or her expectations. This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the effect of disease acceptance on the life satisfaction of geriatric individuals. Methods: The research type is analytical cross-sectional study. The research was conducted between February 1-July 31, 2019 in a hospital in Izmir, in Türkiye. A total of 140 individuals over the age of 65 were included. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Disease Acceptance Scale, and the Life Satisfaction Scale were used as data collection tools. Results: The mean disease acceptance score of the elderly individuals was 25.95 ± 5.25, and the life satisfaction score was 20.39 ± 5.94. Cardiology, endocrinology, dermatology, and gastroenterology patients evaluated their health as good, while individuals with respiratory system diseases evaluated their health as bad. A significant relationship was also found between marital status, disease type, health assessment status, and life satisfaction. While the life satisfaction of married individuals was borderline significant, it was determined that the life satisfaction of individuals with respiratory problems and poor health status was low. When the scores of the two scales were compared, a moderate positive correlation was found. Conclusion: There is a strong correlation between the acceptance of illness and life satisfaction of elderly individuals. When older individuals accept their illness, their life satisfaction also increases. When older individuals accept their illness, their life satisfaction also increases. Socioeconomic status of elderly individuals and having more than one disease play an active role in accepting the disease and life satisfaction. The importance of accepting the disease should be considered in order to increase life satisfaction. Keywords: Aging, elderly, satisfactio

Psikiyatri kliniğinde çalışan hemşirelerin psikiyatri hemşiresinin rollerine ilişkin görüşleri

Psikiyatri kliniğinde çalışan hemşirelerin psikiyatri hemşiresinin rollerine ilişkin görüşleri Amaç: Bu çalışma, psikiyatri kliniklerinde çalışan hemşirelerin psikiyatri hemşiresinin rollerine ilişkin görüşlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu çalışma, Ocak 2011 ile Mayıs 2011 tarihleri arasında yapılmıştır. Çalışmada örneklem seçimine gidilmemiş, çalışmayı kabul eden 195 hemşire örneklemi oluşturmuştur. Veriler araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan 4 açık uçlu, toplam 27 sorudan oluşan anket formu ile toplanmıştır. Çalışma verileri tanımlayıcı istatistiksel analizlerle değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin %80.4’ü kadındır ve yaş ortalaması 34.27±1.19’dur. Psikiyatri kliniklerinde çalışan hemşireler, klinikte yaptıkları temel girişimlerin, %76.8’inin psikofarmakolojik tedavi, %52.6’sının gözlem, %41.8’inin hastaların öz bakımını sağlamak olduğunu belirtmişler ve terapötik iletişim, atölye/uğraş terapisi ve bireysel/grup terapileri gibi girişimleri daha az yaptıklarını çoğunlukla evrak işleri ile uğraştıklarını ifade etmişlerdir. Sonuç: Çalışma kapsamındaki hemşirelerin tamamına yakını (%96.4) rol ve sorumluluklarının net olmadığını, yasalarda da yer almadığını düşündüklerini ifade etmişlerdir. Çalışma bulguları sonucunda psikiyatri hemşirelerinin rollerinin ve yetkilerinin net olarak tanımlanması gerektiği söylenebilir