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Item Adaptation of the Dementia Attitudes Scale into TurkishÇetinkaya, A; Elbi, H; Altan, S; Rahman, S; Aydemir, ÖIntroduction: The aim of this study was to assess psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Dementia Attitudes Scale which is developed to determine attitudes towards dementia. Methods: 326 volunteered students between the age of 20-44 years, studying in Manisa Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences are included in this methodological study. Data of the study were collected with Demographic Data Form, Dementia Attitudes Scale and UCLA-Geriatrics Attitudes Scale. For the analysis of the data, the SPSS and Lisrel software were used. Results: The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the Dementia Attitudes Scale is 0.84 which is quite high. Confirmatory factor analysis has supported three factor-structure of the scale: Supporting attitude, Accepting attitude and Exclusionary attitude. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed goodness of fit coefficients as 0.076 for RMSEA, 2.86 for the chi-square/sd, and 0.93 for CFI. The analysis showed that the adapted scale fits the model very well. The scale can discriminate between demographic characteristics and attitudes to dementia. The scale significantly correlates with UCLA-Geriatric Attitudes Scale measuring attitude towards the elderly. Conclusion: Dementia Attitude Scale is a valid and reliable scale that can be used in studies evaluating the attitude towards dementia.Item A qualitative study of the operating room experience of patients who underwent surgery under spinal anesthesia: It was like an adventureYilmaz, E; Togaç, HK; Çetinkaya, A; Togaç, SThis study aimed to explore the experiences of the people who underwent orthopedic surgery under spinal anesthesia and to report their feelings and thoughts. The study was carried out using a qualitative approach. Twenty-one patients were interviewed who underwent orthopedic surgery on the first or second postoperative day. Content analysis was performed after the collection of raw data. NVIVO 12 Pro software was used for data analysis. The frequency count (f) and participant codes (P) were used for the presentation of the findings. The themes and frequency counts obtained by analyzing the interviews with the patients were as follows: Time passed like watching a movie (f = 213), Like an adventure (f = 587), and See, feel, look (f = 405). Five of 21 participants (23.8%) stated that they would not recommend spinal anesthesia. The findings generally indicated the anxiety caused by the unknown, fear in the preanesthetic period, operation experienced like an adventure, and a process generally completed with satisfaction.Item Variables that predict nurses' job stress and intention to leave during the COVID-19 pandemic in TurkeyBingöl,Ü; Bilgin, N; Çetinkaya, A; Kutlu, AAimTo investigate the variables predicting job stress and intention to leave the job among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.DesignThis research was designed as an analytical cross-sectional study.MethodsThe population of the study consisted of 450 nurses working in a training and research hospital (N = 450). The study sample consisted of 178 nurses who worked in that hospital between February and July 2021. The Nurse Information Form, Job Stress Scale, and Intention to Leave Scale were used as data collection tools. The independent-sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation analysis were applied for univariate analysis while multiple regression analysis was used for multivariate analysis.ResultsIt was determined that the main factors predicting nurses' job stress levels were their Intention to Leave Scale scores, level of organizational satisfaction, and level of job satisfaction. The main factors predicting intention to leave were their Job Stress Scale scores, working conditions, and job satisfaction. A positive moderate correlation was found between job stress and intention to leave.ConclusionThis study demonstrates that the predictors of job stress and intention to leave the job among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic included working conditions and job satisfaction. Hospital managers, especially nursing services managers, should develop strategies for extraordinary situations such as pandemics and evaluate the professional satisfaction of nurses while providing a healthy working environment.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contributions.Item Time Spent on the Internet, Blood Pressure, and Loneliness in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional StudyÇakir, O; Çetinkaya, AObjective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among the time spent on the internet, blood pressure values, and loneliness levels in adolescents. Materials and Methods: The study was planned with an analytical cross-sectional approach in the Manisa province, Turkey. The study was conducted in five high schools in a Turkish city in 2016. The study was carried out with 686 high school students in the Manisa province, Turkey. Data collection tools used in the study were personal information form, height and blood pressure measurement form, and UCLA loneliness scale. Results: According to this study, 34.4% of participants were found to be excessively spending their time on the internet. The prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension in adolescents was found to be 10.3% and 5.4%, respectively. There was no relationship between the time spent on the internet and blood pressure levels of adolescents (p=0.751). However, there is a relationship between the time spent on the internet and loneliness levels of adolescents (p=0.041). Conclusion: Particularly, integrating these dimensions of adolescent health into school guidance and psychological counseling units and primary health care services is considered to be important.Item The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Constipation in the Elderly Residing in Rest HomesÇevik, K; Çetinkaya, A; Gökbel, KY; Menekse, B; Saza, S; Tikiz, CConstipation is a health problem commonly seen in the elderly. In the present study, the effect of abdominal massage on constipation in the elderly was examined. The study sample consisted of 22 elderly people residing in a nursing home in the province of Manisa who were suffering from constipation in June 2014 to February 2015. The following were used to collect data: a case identification form; the Rome III Functional Constipation Diagnosis Criteria Form; the Bristol Stool Scale, consisting of the Recall Bias and Visual Scale Analog; and the Standard Diary Constipation Monitoring Form. The comparison of the mean scores obtained before, during, and after the implementation of abdominal massage in the elderly revealed that the number of bowel movements, stool weight, and stool consistency scores increased during and after the implementation. The differences between the mean intra- and postimplementation scores in terms of stool weight and between the pre- and postimplementation mean scores in terms of stool consistency were not statistically significant. There was a statistically significant difference between straining scores except for those obtained during intra- and postimplementation application. It was determined that abdominal massage increased the number of bowel movements, stool weight, and stool consistency, decreased the mean scores for straining, and decreased inability to completely empty the bowels (except on the implementation days).Item Adaptation of the Short-form 6-item UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6) into TurkishElbi, H; Çetinkaya, A; Cambaz Ulas, S; Atay, E; Aydemir, ÖObjective: The short-form 6-item UCLA Loneliness Scale is a brief assessment scale developed to determine the level of loneliness from a onedimensional perspective while preserving psychometric properties equivalent to the original 20-item version. This study aimed to adapt the shortform 6-item UCLA Loneliness Scale into Turkish and to analyze its validity and reliability. Method: The convenience sampling method was preferred for this methodological study, in which 411 clinical and non-clinical individuals were included. The clinical group included 41 patients with major depressive disorders attending the psychiatric outpatient ward. The study's data were collected with the Descriptive Information Form, short-form 6-item UCLA Loneliness Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Beck Depression Inventory, and Trait Anxiety (A-Trait) Scale. Results: The Cronbach's alpha value of the UCLA Loneliness Scale-6 Item Short Form was calculated as 0.884, and the scale's internal consistency level was quite high. For the UCLA Loneliness Scale-6 Item Short Form, the variability level of the items constituting the one-dimensional structure produced from the explanatory factor analysis was 63.411%, and it could distinguish patients with descriptive features and clinical diagnosis (p<0.05). The scores of the UCLA Loneliness Scale-6 Item Short Form and other scales assessing loneliness showed a significant correlation (r=0.476- 0.618). Conclusion: The short-form 6-item UCLA Loneliness Scale is a simple, easy-to-apply, reliable, and valid scale that can be used in studies assessing loneliness.Item Perceptions of intern physicians about nursing profession: a qualitative researchÇetinkaya, A; Rahman, S; Elbi, H; Altan, SPurpose: The aim of this study was to determine how the concept of 'nursing' was perceived by intern doctors working at a medical faculty hospital. Materials and Methods: This study used a qualitative approach. The study was conducted at a medical faculty with intern doctors using the word association test, and a conceptual analysis of the nursing profession was conducted. Study participants comprised 54 intern doctors (30 males and 24 females) who voluntarily participated in the study, and the saturation point was considered (n=54). Results: Tags and frequency numbers of the themes were as follows: task conflict (f=62), negative perception burden (f=128) and professional nursing perception (f=117). The participants stated that nurses sometimes acted as physicians (occupational disorder). Nursing-related professional identity items included expressions such as altruism, devotion and self-sacrifice. The participants expressed a negative perception of nursing (e.g. sullenness and aggressiveness). Conclusion: According to the results of the study, negative perception about nursing is dominant among the intern doctors. At the point of changing relations between colleagues, interprofessional education can be applied at the undergraduate level. Joint courses should be conducted under the name of doctor-nurse cooperation. However, the answers to some questions in clinical practice can help improve professional cooperation between nurses and physicians: Why cannot we turn negative perception into a positive one? And can interprofessional learning help?Item The phenomenon of yoga in the imagination of Turkish nursing students: The way to place goodness in the heartErkin, Ö; Çetinkaya, A; Güler, BBackgroundThe aim of the research is to shed light on the experiences of a group of nursing students enrolled in a yoga elective course who practiced yoga regularly for 14 weeks, regarding yoga and the phenomenon of doing yoga, with a qualitative approach.MethodsThis qualitative study was conducted at a public university in Izmir, Turkey. The study sample consisted of 61 students enrolled in the 1st-year yoga course at the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences. Except for two students, 59 of them participated in the study. Participants attended a face-to-face yoga course once a week for 1.5 h over a 14-week period. Each session comprised 30 min of theoretical instruction and 60 min of practice. In data collection, an interview form containing five questions was used to understand nursing students' experiences and thoughts about practicing yoga. In addition, A4 sized papers in different colors were presented to the participants. The participants were asked to draw and/or cut a shape by choosing the paper in the color that most evokes yoga. Then they were asked to explain why they chose this color and why they drew this shape. Participants were given one hour. After the data were collected, the pictures drawn by the participants and their descriptions of their drawings were transferred to the computer and included in the analysis. Qualitative data were hand-coded by the researchers. Within in-vivo coding, code names were formed from the participants' expressions. The findings analyzed by content analysis were interpreted with the literature under the themes by presenting quotations.ResultsIt was determined that the participants used nature figures (sun, cloud, tree, sky, flower) (f = 75), people doing yoga (f = 12), and sound, light and other figures (bird sound, wave sound, candle, light bulb, traffic light, heart, eye, left key, peace, swing, India, circle, etc.) (f = 29) in the shapes they drew and cut out on A4 sized papers in different colors to describe their experiences and thoughts about practicing yoga. The participants mostly chose blue-green-yellow colors (n = 41). With qualitative question analysis, a list of codes was created from the answers given by the students to the questions for the phenomenon of doing yoga (number of codes = 98). After the analysis of the data, four categories were reached. The category names and frequency numbers explaining the phenomenon of practicing yoga were distributed as symbol of health and serenity (f = 345), the way to place goodness in your heart (f = 110), the most effective way to meet the self (f = 93) and no guarantee of relaxation (f = 71), respectively.ConclusionsThe results indicate that yoga is perceived by nursing students as a multifaceted practice that evokes a range of emotional and physical responses. Most participants associate yoga with symbols of health, serenity, and self-awareness, often using natural elements and blue-green-yellow the colors to represent these feelings. However, there is also recognition that yoga may not guarantee relaxation for everyone, as some students reported difficulties in meditation, physical discomfort, and challenges in focusing. The study highlights the variability in how individuals experience yoga, emphasizing both its positive effects on well-being and the potential challenges in practice. These findings suggest that while yoga is widely valued for its calming and health-promoting benefits, it may not be universally effective in achieving relaxation or mindfulness.Item Medication Errors of Nursing StudentsAyik, G; Özsoy, SA; Çetinkaya, AObjective: To analyze the errors of medicine applications made by nursing students during their scientific education. Method: The universe of the descriptive research was composed by students of Ege University School of Nursing (class 2nd, 3rd, 4th) (N=510). The sample of the research was composed by 224 students selected by random sampling (n=224). As a data collecting instrument, questionnaire forms prepared by researchers by using literature were used. When determining data collected, number - percent distribution was used. Results: At the end of the research these mistakes frequently encountering were determined as below: Not to wait and aware of the patient during oral medicine application (73.7%), leaving oral medicine near by the patient (71.9%) and, give the patient the medicine prepared by someone else (70.1%) Here are the mistakes less frequently encountering: Applying medicine through wrong way/route (2.7%), applying medicine on wrong patient (4.4%) and using wrong method when applying medicine on eyes and ear (4.4%). Conclusion: At the end of the research these mistakes frequently encountering by nursing students were determined as below; not to wait and aware of the patient during oral medicine application, leaving oral medicine near by the patient and, give the patient the medicine prepared by someone else.Item Creating normal values of home blood pressure measurement of high grade students in manisaAkil, I; Özmen, D; Çetinkaya, A; Tayhan, AItem The operating room as a clinical learning environment in the views of nursing students: A qualitative researchÇetinkaya, A; Togaç, HK; Yilmaz, EThis study was conducted to discover what nursing students experience during their first impressions regarding the operating room and describe the feelings and thoughts they feel. Qualitative research study design. It included 32 students who were having their first internships at the operating room. The in-depth interviews conducted with the participants lasted for about 30-45 minutes. Five themes explaining the phenomenon of being a student at the operating room were determined. By in vivo coding, the expression of waiting like a robot by a male student was determined as a theme label and it received 73 references. The other four themes were as follows: Interpersonal and environmental factors: supportive (f = 282), preventive (f = 275), live observation (f = 97) permanent learning involving knowledge, skill, behavior and value (f = 155) and recommendations for a prepared process (f = 109). The results reflected the factors affecting learning at the operating room and clues regarding a contextual structure in terms of providing a clinically feasible environment. Internship experience in the operating room offers to develop students' critical practice skills. Knowledge, skills and values can be better understood through live testimony in the operating room.Item Development and psychometric analysis: Fluoride varnish parent attitude, belief scaleTayhan, A; Çetinkaya, AObjective: To develop a scale to determine parents' attitudes and beliefs regarding fluoride varnish.Design and methods: This study had a cross-sectional design and was conducted between 2019 and 2021. A total of 810 parents were included in the study sample. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), discriminant validity, and convergent validity methods were used to estimate the scale validity. For reliability, the Cronbach alpha coefficient, item-total correlation coefficients, and test-retest method were used.Results: As a result of psychometric analysis, the scale was found to have a three-factor structure. The factor loads of the items were between 0.838 and 0.715. The three-factor construct showed a good fit in confirmatory factor analysis (X-2(41): 110.06, p <.001; RMSEA: 0.065; RMSR, 0.02; GFI, 0.95; and NFI, 0.94). Cronbach's alpha coefficient on the scale was 0.85. The item-total correlation of the scale was found to be between 0.355 and 0.626. The test-retest intra-class correlation coefficient of the scale was 0.72.Conclusions: This study suggests that the developed scale is a reliable tool to evaluate the attitudes and beliefs of parents toward fluoride varnish. It is thought that the scale will make a contribution to public health.Item An Academic-Clinical Partnership Project: The Effects of a Scientific Research Skills Education ProgramÇetinkaya, A; Büyük, DS; Özmen, D; Tayhan, A; Uyar, FObjective: The present study aims to reveal the effects of the education program provided to nurses on their perceived obstacles to conducting scientific research and attitude for scientific research. Materials and Methods: This interventional study in the pre-test post-test model was carried out between February 2018 and August 2018. The universe of this study consisted of nurses working in three maior public hospitals in Manisa (N= 1023). The sample was composed of nurses who worked in these hospitals and agreed to participate in this research (n= 106). The sociodemographic questionnaire, the nurse and presentation subscales of the barriers to research utilization scale and the attitude scale for scientific research were used in data collection. The scientific research skills education program was presented to the nurses participating in this research. Results: There was a significant difference between pre and post scores of the participants in the reluctance to help researchers, negative attitude towards research and positive attitude towards researchers subscales of attitude towards scientific research scale (p<0.05), but there was no significant difference between the pre and post scores of the participants in the subscales of the barriers to research utilization scale and positive attitude towards research subscale of attitude towards scientific research scale (p>0.05). Conclusion: After the educational program, the findings showed that the participants' reluctance to help the researchers and their negative attitudes towards research decreased, and a positive attitude towards researchers increased. As a result, while education intervention affected nurses' attitudes towards research, it had no effect on their perceptions of an obstacle to scientific research.Item Trait anger and anger expression styles in adolescentsÖzmen, D; Özmen, E; Çetinkaya, A; Akil, IÖObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate the trait anger levels and anger expression styles of students in the second stage of primary education and the factors affecting them. Methods: The study was carried out on students in the second stage of primary education (classes 6, 7 and 8th) at three schools in the center of the city of Manisa in an area with inhabitants at various socioeconomic levels. A sociodemographic form, the State-Trait Anxiety Scale for Children, and the State Trait Anger Scale were applied to the students. Variables affecting students' trait anger and anger expression styles were examined using multiple linear regression analysis. Results: It was observed that levels of trait anger in the adolescents remained at the level of 'a little', that they did not express out their anger and that they tended to control their anger moderately, and that the levels of suppressed anger were not high. The factors which most affected levels of trait anger and anger expression styles in the adolescents were anxiety, gender and family type. A positive correlation was found between anxiety and trait anger, suppressed anger and expressed anger, while a negative correlation was found between anxiety and anger which was kept under control. Male students had a higher level of trait anger and expressed their anger more often, while female students controlled their anger more. The levels of trait anger, expressed anger and suppressed anger were higher in adolescents living in split-up families, and their anger was less controlled. Discussion: The results of this study suggest that adolescents in Turkey are not prone to experiencing anger and they tend to control their anger; when they get angry; they do not suppress it or bear grudges, they are not prone to argue with others; and when they get angry they do not express it in words or behavior. Because of the reduction of anxiety levels increase the ability to control the anger level, reduction of anxiety should definitely be placed in anger control training programs and therapeutic attempts in adolescents.Item A Qualitative Study on Being an Emergency Nurse in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Trying to Stay Balanced on the Life-Death LineYilmaz, E; Çetinkaya, A; Helvaci, D; Cengiz, TObjective: The aim of this study is to describe the perceptions and experiences of emergency nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The research was conducted with content analysis based on a qualitative approach. The study was conducted in the emergency department of a training and research hospital in western Turkey between July and December 2021. Forty-nine nurses who were determined by the criterion sampling method, which is one of the purposeful sampling method, were interviewed. Nurses working in the emergency department, caring for patients with COVID-19, and volunteering to participate in the study were included in the study group. The data were collected using an information form consisting of 8 questions containing the socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses, and a data collection form consisting of 10 semi-structured open-ended questions was created in line with the literature. NVIVO 12 Pro program was used in the analysis of the data. The data were evaluated by thematic analysis. Results: Five categories were reached in this research based on qualitative question analysis conducted with nurses who worked as emergency nurses in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The category labels and citation numbers from the most cited to the least are as follows: negative affect reflection (f:275), difficult working conditions (f:273), fatigue in the struggle (f:205), the promise of the profession (f:112), and head efforts (f:103). Conclusion: As a result of the research, it was determined that emergency nurses were affected negatively physically and psychologically during the COVID-19 process, experienced various personal and professional problems, and used effective methods to cope with all these negativities. In order to improve and maintain the physical and mental health of nurses, their support needs should be closely monitored and support systems should be established.Item Exploring Turkish women's gynecological examination perceptions based on their metaphors: a qualitative studyUlas, SC; Çalim, SI; Çetinkaya, ABackgroundDuring the gynecological examination, women especially feel uncomfortable with the lithotomy position and experience shame and anxiety. This study aims to explore metaphors used by women who have experienced gynecological examinations.MethodsThis study is qualitative and phenomenological. The study group consisted of 90 women. Data were collected online using a data form in May-June 2021. It consisted of the sociodemographic characteristics of women and their metaphorical perceptions of gynecological examination. Data were analyzed and interpreted using a metaphorical analytical method inspired by Kochis and Gillespie. Metaphoric linguistic expressions, sequences, words, and sentences related to each other, were highlighted. The Consolidated criteria for Reporting Qualitative research (COREQ) checklist was used in the study report.ResultsThe average age of the women was 37.29 +/- 10.14, and 73.0% were high school graduates. Three different conceptual categories were created by associating each metaphor image with a certain theme concerning women's perspective on gynecological examination. The characteristics compiled during the category development phase were used to collect 24 metaphors under a specific category. The metaphor revealed that the process, instrument (examination table), and affective aspects of the gynecological examination are in interaction. In this study was found that the main metaphor image for the gynecological table was a fork, the gynecological examination brought to mind the pregnancy because of the reason for the procedure, and most of the women used the metaphors of ache/pain for their gynecological examination experience.ConclusionsThe metaphors used for the gynecological examination expressions suggested that women's experiences were negative. Such metaphors may reflect physical and emotional discomfort experienced during the examination. Health professionals' understanding of these negative perceptions and their empathy may facilitate positive experiences for women and the detection and treatment of health problems.