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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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    Oncology nurses' perspectives on safe handling precautions: a qualitative study
    (Taylor & Francis, 2017) Topcu, Sevcan; Beşer, Ayşe; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; 143490
    Background: Oncology nurses can be exposed to hazardous drugs during their preparation, administration, transfer and storage and elimination of their waste. Aim: This study was directed towards describing attitudes, opinions and experiences of nurses administering these drugs about safe handling precautions. Methods: A qualitative study design was used. Fifteen nurses working for at least three months involved in preparation, administration and transfer of antineoplastic drugs and management of wastes. Findings: Experiences, viewpoints and attitudes of nurses about safe handling precautions were analyzed in accordance with basic components of Health Belief Model. Conclusions: Based on experiences, viewpoints and attitudes emphasized most by nurses, the most important factors about safe handling precautions were perceived barriers and cues to action. As well as heavy work schedules and high number of patients per nurse, lack of equipment and insufficient knowledge were found to be barriers to taking safe handling precautions.
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    Critical thinking dispositions of doctoral students in medical sciences institute
    (Gaziosmanpaşa Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 2021) Açıl, Dilay; Çal, Ayşe; Cengiz, Burcu; Bahar, Zuhal; Beşer, Ayşe; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; 143490
    Objective: The study was conducted to assess critical thinking dispositions of doctoral students in medical sciences institute. Methods: Sample of this descriptive study consists of 86 doctoral students in Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Medical Sciences. Data were collected by using sociodemographic data form and California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory. Descriptive statistics, t-test, correlation and simple regression were used in data assessment. Results: 64% of the students were receiving doctoral education in the field of nursing, while 36% were in other programs of institute of medical sciences. Students’ critical thinking disposition score was 248,29±36,48, with the highest disposition in analyticity sub-dimension (47,94±4,87). According to regression analysis results, male students were found to have high inquisitiveness and systematicity disposition, while students in course period had high truth-seeking and openmindedness dispositions. Conclusion: It was concluded that students had moderate level of critical thinking disposition and the curriculum had to be improved for students to have higher critical thinking skills. It is recommended for educational environment to develop truth-seeking and open-mindedness dispositions and to support female students’ dispositions to be inquisitive and systematic. / Amaç: Çalışma sağlık bilimleri enstitüsünde doktora eğitimi alan öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme eğilimlerini değerlendirmek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı olarak yürütülen araştırmanın örneklemini Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü’nde doktora eğitimi alan 86 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Veriler sosyodemografik veri formu ve Kalifornia Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilim Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistiklerin beraberinde t testi, korelasyon ve basit regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan öğrencilerin %64’ü hemşirelik alanında, %36’sı sağlık bilimleri enstitüsüne bağlı diğer programlarda doktora eğitimi almaktadır. Öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme eğilimi puanı 248,29±36,48 olup, en yüksek eğilimin analitiklik alt boyutunda (47,94±4,87) olduğu belirlenmiştir. Regresyon analizi sonuçlarına göre erkek öğrencilerin meraklılık ve sistematiklik eğilimlerinin, doktora ders dönemindeki öğrencilerin ise doğruyu arama ve açık fikirlilik eğilimlerinin yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Çalışmada öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme düzeylerinin orta düzeyde olduğu ve doktora sürecinde eleştirel düşünme becerisi daha yüksek öğrenciler yetiştirmek için müfredatın bu yönde iyileştirmesine gereksinim olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Eğitim ortamının doğruyu arama ve açık fikirli olma eğilimlerini geliştirici özellikte olması ve özellikle kadın öğrencilerin meraklı ve sistematik olma ile ilgili eğilimlerinin desteklenmesi önerilmektedir.
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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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    A study on the adaptation of the HIV/AIDS-related stigma scale into Turkish
    (Wiley, 2022) Bahar, Zuhal; Cal, Ayse; Cavusoglu, Figen; Deveci, Aydin; Badur, Selim; Bahar, Ismail Hakki; Beşer, Ayşe; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; 143490
    Purpose This study aims to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the HIV/AIDS-related Stigma Scale. Design and Methods The study has a methodological design. The sample included a total of 428 participants. of the participants, 198 were HIV/AIDS patients, 230 were HIV-negative individuals. The data were analyzed using the Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Findings The Turkish version of the HIV/AIDS-related Stigma Scale was found to be valid and reliable for the Turkish society. Cronbach's alpha was 0.93 for the community perspectives subscale and 0.89 for the patient perspectives subscale, and all the model fit indices were acceptable. Practice Implications The level of stigmatization revealed by the scale helps gain an insight into the community and patient perspectives on HIV/AIDS.
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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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    Ambivalent sexism of nursing students in Turkey and South Korea: a cross-cultural comparison study
    (Wiley, 2020) Park, Sihyun; Kerman, Kader Tekkaş; Beşer, Ayşe; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; School of Nursing; 34111; 143490
    Culture has become increasingly important concepts in nursing in the era of globalization. Nurses' cultural biases and prejudices are huge obstacles to their caring for patients from diverse cultural backgrounds. Therefore, this study examined sexism among nursing students from two patriarchal societies: Turkey influenced by Islam, and South Korea influenced by Confucianism. For this comparative study, we used the survey data from the sample of 560 nursing students, 309 from Turkey and 251 from South Korea. The findings showed that both samples showed high levels of sexism, both hostile and benevolent. When comparing the two samples, Turkish nursing students showed significantly higher sexism than did Korean students. Additionally, in both countries, male participants showed higher scores on sexism, especially hostile sexism. In terms of age, older students in Turkey showed lower levels of benevolent sexism. We hope the findings of this study can provide evidence to develop customized transcultural nursing education content in the context of different ethnicities and to help nurses and nursing students from specific cultural backgrounds in becoming aware of their own cultures.
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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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    Psychometric testing of the Turkish version of the stroke self-efficacy questionnaire
    (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (LWW), 2019) Arkan, Gulcihan; Ozturk Haney, Meryem; Ozturk, Vesile; Beşer, Ayşe; Faculty Member; School of Nursing; 143490
    Background: When stroke survivors return to their lives in society, they often face issues such as physical or cognitive impairment, dependence on others, social isolation, and reduced self-esteem, which may lead to disastrous consequences in patients' self-perceived self-efficacy and self-confidence in everyday life. Self-efficacy plays an important role in the well-being of stroke patients. Accurate assessment of the stroke patients' self-efficacy by health professionals is critical to obtaining data regarding their functioning levels. Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (T-SSEQ). Methods: A sample of 185 stroke patients(meanage = 64.78 +/- 10.7) was recruited from a university hospital in Izmir, Turkey. Data were collected between April and October 2016. Translation and back-translation processes were used to translate the T-SSEQ into Turkish. Data were analyzed using the Rasch partial credit model with the Winsteps program to investigate the response scale analysis, tests of fit to the model, unidimensionality, local dependency, item and person separation reliability, separation index, and differential item functioning. Results: The Rasch analysis showed goodness of fit for both the activity and self-management subscales. Moreover, both scales were identified as being unidimensional in structure. Furthermore, the participants were able to distinguish between the categories of the response options, and scale reliability was supported for both subscales using Rasch analyses. Conclusions/Implications for Practice: These results indicate that the T-SSEQ is acceptable for use with Turkish stroke patients in both practice and research settings. Furthermore, the questionnaire is suitable for nurses to use in designing interventions and evaluating stroke patients' self-efficacy in clinics, home care, and rehabilitation centers.