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    Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the caregiver reaction assessment scale
    (Taylor & Francis, 2017) Küçükgüçlü, Özlem; Ugur, Özlem; Söylemez, Burcu Akpinar; N/A; N/A; N/A; Bahar, Zühal; Elçigil, Ayfer; Beşer, Ayşe; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; School of Nursing; School of Nursing; 3918; N/A; 143490
    The scales need to be adapted for the society so that they can be used. This study aims to assess the reliability and validity of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment Scale. The phases of the testing of the scale included the translation and adaptation of the Preparedness for Caregiving Scale construct analysis by an expert group, and pre-test and psychometric evaluation (factor analysis, reliability coefficient and inter-item correlations). Pearson Correlation analysis of the results showed a significant positive relationship between test-retest scores of the scale (r= .775, p= .000; t=781, p= .439). Cronbach alpha coefficient was α=.88 and standardized α value was .89. The scale explains the fifty-six percent of total variance. The scales were found to be reliable and valid in Turkish population. These findings suggest that the Turkish version of the instrument is available for measuring specific aspects of the caregiving experience in the Turkish population.
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    Effectiveness of flavonoid rich fruits for hypertension in adults: a systematic review protocol
    (Joanna Briggs Institute, 2018) Ellwood, Laura; Fernandez, Ritin; N/A; N/A; Torun, Gizemnur; Bahar, Zühal; Nurse; Faculty Member; N/A; School of Nursing; Koc University Hospital; 303765; 3918
    Review question: The question of this review is: what is the effectiveness of flavonoid rich fruits for blood pressure in adults with hypertension?
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    Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the pediatric quality of life: the family impact module in parents of children with type 1 diabetes
    (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020) Gürkan, Kübra Pınar; Çapık, Cantürk; Aydoğdu, Nihal Gördes; Bahar, Zühal; Beşer, Ayşe; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; School of Nursing; 3918; 143490
    The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL (TM)): The Family Impact Module. The sample of this methodological study included 201 parents whose children were diagnosed with diabetes in the endocrinology policlinics of two hospitals. The data were statistically analyzed based on frequency counts, percentages, and reliability/validity analyses. The internal consistency reliability coefficient of the scale was 0.926. The alpha coefficients of the sub-scales varied from 0.518 to 0.954. According to confirmatory factor analysis, the model fit indices of the scale were determined as follows: a goodness-of-fit index of 0.97 and a comparative fit index of 0.96. The findings indicate that the scale can be used as a valid and reliable tool to identify the difficulties that families of children with diabetes face.
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    Cultural attitudes of society towards tuberculosis patients: a qualitative study
    (Pakistan Medical Assoc, 2018) Haney, Meryem Ozturk; Aydogdu, Nihal Gordes; Gurkan, Kubra Pinar; Arkan, Gulcihan; Cengiz, Burcu; Beşer, Ayşe; Bahar, Zühal; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; School of Nursing; 143490; 3918
    Objective: To evaluate the view on tuberculosis of individuals living in an urban setting. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted between April and May in 2015 in in the Balcova region of Izmir, Turkey, and comprised healthy adults who did not have tuberculosis. Data was collected via information form of socio-demographic features and a semi-structured questionnaire. Focus group interviews were conducted. Data collection was terminated when data reached saturation point. Data was analysed using content analysis. Results: Data analysis of 26 subjects in all revealed three main themes; information about tuberculosis, perceptions, attitudes and behaviour regarding tuberculosis or tuberculosis patients and stigmatisation and its causes. Conclusion: Findings showed that participants didn't have sufficient information about tuberculosis, had prejudices and fears about the disease and patients, and isolated them.
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    Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the tuberculosis-related stigma scale
    (Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Enfermagen, 2018) Kissal, Aygul; Cal, Ayse; Cavusoglu, Figen; Mert, Hatice; Capik, Canturk; Beşer, Ayşe; Bahar, Zühal; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; School of Nursing; 143490; 3918
    Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish "Tuberculosis-Related Stigma Scale". Methods: This study used methodological design. This methodological study was conducted with 263 with individuals who not being diagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis. We also used Pearson correlation analysis, Cronbach alpha coefficient, item total correlation and factor analysis for the study data. Results: In this study, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was .83 for the subscale community perspectives and .89 for the subscale patient perspectives. RMSEA was 0.077, NFI was 0.91, CFI was 0.94, RMR was 0.056, SRM was 0.079, GFI was 0.95, AGFI was 0.94, x2 was 582.84, SD was 228 and x2/SD was 2.55 (p=0.000). Clearly, all model fit indices were acceptable. Conclusion: In the light of the findings, Turkish version of Tuberculosis-Related Stigma Scale has acceptable validity and reliability for use in Turkish population.
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    Barriers to and factors affecting use of research findings by nurses in university hospitals in two different regions of Turkey
    (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, 2015) Gözüm, Sebahat; Çapık, Cantürk; Kıssal, Aygül; Aydoğdu, Nihal Gördes; Ersin, Fatma; N/A; Bahar, Zühal; Beşer, Ayşe; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; School of Nursing; 3918; 143490
    Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate use of nursing research findings by nurses in two University hospitals in the west and east of Turkey. Methods: This is a descriptive and comparative study and is being conducted in two university hospitals in the west and east of Turkey. The study population includes all nurses working at these two hospitals. Sampling will not be performed and all nurses accepting to participate in the study are going to be included in the study. Data are being collected with Socio-Demographic Characteristics Form and Barriers to Research Findings Scale. For analysis of the data, importance test of difference between two groups and ANOVA analysis were used. Results: Seventy-eight point nine percent of the nurses at University Hospital in east of Turkey and 95.5% of the nurses at University Hospital in west of Turkey took a research course. Eleven point nine percent of the nurses at University Hospital in east of Turkey and 9.8% of the nurses at University Hospital in east of Turkey noted that they read a nursing journal regularly. The only significant difference between the nurses at University Hospital in east of Turkey and the nurses at University Hospital in west of Turkey was in the subscale of setting (p < .05). However, there was no significant difference in the subscales of nurse, presentation and research (p > .05). Conclusion: Effects of organizational factors were more predictive of research utilization. The nurses had perceived barriers to research utilization to a moderate degree. Administrators should develop strategies directed towards creating a research culture. Nursing research centers should be established in hospitals. Nursing schools and hospitals should cooperate in conduction of research projects. In-service training programs should be offered to spread research findings. National research centers which will help to spread research findings among nurses should be established. /Öz: Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye'nin batı ve doğu'sunda yer alan iki üniversite hastanesinde çalışan hemşirelerin araştırma kullanımdurumlarının değerlendirilmesidir. Yöntem:Karşılaştırmalı tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu çalışma Türkiye'nin doğu ve batı'sında yer alan ikiüniversite hastanesinde yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın evrenini iki hastanede çalışan tüm hemşireler, örneklemini araştırmaya katılmayı kabuleden hemşireler oluşturmuştur. Veriler Sosyo-Demografik Özellikler Bilgi Formu ve Araştırma Kullanım Engelleri Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır.Verilerin analizinde iki ortalama arasındaki farkın önemlilik testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Türkiye'nindoğusunda bulunan üniversite hastanesi'nde çalışan hemşirelerin %78.9'u ile Türkiye'nin batısında bulunan üniversitesi hastanesi'ndeçalışan hemşirelerin %95.5'i eğitimleri süresince araştırma dersi almıştır ve doğu bölgesinde çalışan hemşirelerin %11.9'u ile batı bölgesindeçalışan hemşirelerin %9.8'i düzenli olarak hemşirelik dergisi okumaktadır. Her iki hastanede çalışan hemşirelerin Araştırma KullanımEngelleri Ölçeği alt boyutları puan ortalamalarının karşılaştırılmasında yalnızca kurum alt boyutu puan ortalamaları arasında istatistikselolarak anlamlı bir fark varken (p = .000) sunum, hemşire, ve araştırma alt boyutları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farksaptanmamıştır (p > .05). Sonuç: Araştırma kullanımını etkileyen en önemli etmenlerden bir tanesi organizasyonel faktörlerdir. Buna yönelikolarak yöneticiler kurumlarda araştırma kültürü oluşturmada stratejiler geliştirmeli, hastanelerde hemşirelik araştırma merkezleri kurularak,hemşirelik fakülte/yüksekokulları ve hastane işbirliği ile çalışmalar yürütülmelidir. Hizmetiçi eğitimler düzenlenerek araştırma bulgularınınpaylaşımı sağlanmalı ve ulusal araştırma merkezleri kurulmalıdır.
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    Perceived barriers and home care needs when adapting to a fecal ostomy: a phenomenological study
    (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (LWW), 2017) Cengiz, Burcu; N/A; Bahar, Zühal; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; 3918
    Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine perceived barriers to adaptation to life with a fecal ostomy based on the Health Belief Model and to reveal home care needs related to these perceptions. Design: Phenomenological study. Subjects and Setting: Twelve participants undergoing ileostomy or colostomy within 3 months of data collection participated in the study. The participants were recruited from Stomatherapy Outpatient Clinic of Dokuz Eylul University Hospital. Their mean age was 54.41 19.14 years (mean SD). Eight (67%) underwent ostomy surgery 2 to 3 months prior to study participation; 9 (75%) underwent stoma surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer, 5 (42%) had a temporary stoma, and 8 also received chemotherapy for the management of an underlying malignancy. METHODS: A semistructured interview form was used to collect data, and obtained data were analyzed with inductive content analysis. The questions were based on the Health Belief Model and were directed at identifying challenges to adaptation to life at home and home care needs in patients with stoma. Results: Inductive content analysis identified 4 main themes: restriction of daily life activities; factors affecting adaptation to stoma; need for health professionals; and emotional effects. The theme, need for health professionals, was expressed by the highest number of the participants. The respondents explained that services from ostomy nurse specialists should begin in the hospital and continue into the home. Participants suggested that ostomy nurses are needed to improve self-care skills via telephone contact and home visits. They also expressed the need for nursing interventions for the management of adverse effects associated with chemotherapy. Conclusions: Individuals experience physical, mental, and social barriers when adapting to live with a new stoma and when receiving chemotherapy for underlying cancer. Additional services from ostomy nurses are needed to aid patients when adapting to these challenges.
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    The reliability and validity of prostate cancer fatalism inventory in Turkish language
    (Springer, 2017) Aydogdu, Nihal Gordes; Capik, Canturk; Ersin, Fatma; Kissal, Aygul; Bahar, Zühal; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; 3918
    This study aimed to conduct the reliability and validity study of the Prostate Cancer Fatalism Inventory in Turkish language. The study carried out in methodological type and consisted of 171 men. The ages of the participants ranged between 40 and 82. The content validity index was determined to be 0.80, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value 0.825, Bartlett's test X (2) = 750.779 and p = 0.000. Then the principal component analysis was applied to the 15-item inventory. The inventory consisted of one dimension, and the load factors were over 0.30 for all items. The explained variance of the inventory was found 33.3 %. The Kuder-Richardson-20 coefficient was determined to be 0.849 and the item-total correlations ranged between 0.335 and 0.627. The Prostate Cancer Fatalism Inventory was a reliable and valid measurement tool in Turkish language. Integrating psychological strategies for prostate cancer screening may be required to strengthen the positive effects of nursing education.
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    The effects of patient care results of applied nursing intervention to individuals with stoma according to the health belief model
    (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (LWW), 2020) Cengiz, Burcu; Canda, Aras Emre; N/A; Bahar, Zühal; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; 3918
    Background: Individuals who have undergone stoma surgery take time to adjust to the stoma, and their quality of life is decreasing. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of home-based nursing interventions informed by the Health Belief Model on patient care outcomes for individuals having a stoma. Methods:This pretest, posttest, and semiexperimental design with a control group included adults who underwent a stoma operation in the previous 3 months. In total, 30 were assigned to the experimental group and 31 to the control group. Study forms included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Stoma Quality of Life Scale, the Ostomy Adjustment Inventory, and the Pittman Complication Severity Index. Results: After home nursing interventions, there was a significant difference between the compliance rates of the individuals in the experimental group and the complication rates and cost averages (P < .05) with individuals in the control group; no significant difference in quality-of-life scores was found between the 2 groups. Conclusion: In order to effectively support postoperative individuals following stoma surgery when they are released from the hospital, postdischarge follow-up care informed by the Health Belief Model components should be offered. Implications for Practice We recommend creating hospital-based, home care teams that follow individuals with a stoma for at least 6 months after discharge.
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    Women's barriers to prevention of lymphedema after breast surgery and home care needs: a qualitative study
    (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (LWW), 2016) Cal, Ayse; N/A; Bahar, Zühal; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; 3918
    Background: The incidence of lymphedema occurring after breast surgery poses a high risk of public health. Women undergoing breast surgery have been shown to experience an uncertainty about the prognosis and outcomes of the treatment of lymphedema. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine women's barriers to prevention of lymphedema after breast surgery and home care needs. Methods: In this qualitative study using semistructured in-depth interviews, 14 women with lymphedema selected through purposeful sampling were interviewed. Data were analyzed using inductive content analysis techniques. Results: The following themes were identified and defined: "lymphedema development," "coping with lymphedema," and effects of lymphedema on life." Subthemes were also identified. Conclusion: This study revealed physical, psychological, and social difficulties in the consistent use of behaviors to manage lymphedema. It turned out that the women were not provided with sufficient information and counseling before lymphedema development. Familial support and meeting with women experiencing the same disease were found to have a positive effect on management of lymphedema. Implications for Practice: Management of lymphedema should be initiated before surgery and continued even when treatment for the cancer is concluded. Patients should be offered information and monitored throughout their life. Individual methods of managing lymphedema should be determined in patients' own home environments at the time of home visits. Families and social networks of women should also be involved. Support groups including patients with similar problems are recommended to create awareness and motivation.